During the 20 years from 1958 to 1978,the income of peasants and workers rose only a little,and consequently their standard of living remained very low. The development of the productive forces was sluggish during those years.

• 从一九五八年到一九七八年整整二十年里，农民和工人的收入增加很少，生活水平很低，生产力没有多大发展。