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stamp是郵票的意思。兩個字加在一起food stamp可不是食物郵票的意思，而是美國政府發給窮人的食品券。 "More than 29 million Americans received food stamps in July," 七月份美國有2900多萬人領取食品券。

為了體會他們的處境，密西根州長和三大汽車廠家的總裁接受挑戰。 "They have accepted a "Food Stamp Challenge" to limit their grocery bills to no more than $5.70 a day," 他們接受了“食品券挑戰”，把每天的食品消費限制在五美元七十美分以內。