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各个年代的流行词儿你会说吗?

2013-01-25来源:和谐英语
1980s 20世纪80年代

iron rice bowl 铁饭碗

A secure, lifetime job assigned by the government. Where was no fear of losing the job. By the 1980s, with the new market economy, there was a competitive model of employment. And the cherished iron rice bowl was gone after more than 30 years.


“铁饭碗”指由政府提供的有保证的终生制工作。因此,这些人永远不愁失去工作。然而,到了80年代,在新的市场经济体制下,就业竞争机制出现。存在了30多年之后,备受人们喜爱的“铁饭碗”退出了历史舞台。

all-round good student 三好学生

Literally, "thrice-good", given to students who were virtuous, talented, and good at P.E.; first used in the 1950s by Mao to encourage young people to keep fit, study well, and work hard.

“三好学生”直译为"thrice-good",指在德、智、体三方面都很优秀的学生。该词最早在50年代由毛主席提出,旨在鼓励年轻人强身健体、努力学习、勤奋工作。

profiteering 倒爷

For the market economy, a dual-pricing system was tried in 1979. The price of certain goods was fixed and they were distributed instead of sold. If a factory exceeded its quota, it could sell the surplus at a higher price. People close to government or factory officials got the low-priced goods and sold them at a higher price. This profiteering was outlawed in 1987.


在 1979年的市场经济体制下,价格双轨制开始实行。那时,某些特定商品的价格是固定的,这些商品不对外出售而是采取分配的方式。若生产量超出配额,工厂可以高价卖出这些剩余商品。如此一来,那些政府、工厂领导的"关系户"就能以低价买进这些商品,然后再高价卖出。到了1987年,这种倒买倒卖的行为才被禁止。

youth waiting for job 待业青年

The unemployed young people of the 1980s, after the government stopped assigning jobs to middle school grads, at State-owned enterprises or government offices. Some unemployed youth could "inherit" a post from a retired parent. Others tried small businesses.

80年代,政府停止为中学毕业生提供国企及政府机关的工作机会,致使社会上出现大批待业青年。其中,一部分人能从退休父母那里继承工作;另一部分人则只能选择小型企业。