In the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, cheerleaders from all over the world either shouted country names, sang songs or made noise in various ways. China people's neat and crisp "Come on" sound is not only unique, but also often becomes the main theme of the stadium. This makes foreign journalists and tourists who are amazed and appreciative ask what these two syllables mean, but now they are answered: "What is the relationship between athletes' competitions and gas stations all over the street?" And we can only "coax" to say "it doesn't matter"-the more we ask, the more confused we get. After all, we don't even know where our favorite slogans come from.

What did the word "Come on" originally mean as an encouraging song? I searched the internet and found that there are many explanations, which can be summarized into three categories: first, it means to refuel the machine, and the most appropriate thing is to step on the accelerator; The second is to refuel the torch in food or oil lamps; The third is to add lubricating oil to traditional or modern machinery.

These explanations seem reasonable, but they all seem reluctant. The word "refueling" is not used by foreigners, so it first appeared in the first car rally (from Enzo? Ferrari's statement, which means to refuel the fuel tank, is obviously not credible, although it used to be very popular. Not to mention foreigners, if it is because motor vehicles refuel, then because of the late popularization of motor vehicles in China, and the extension of this meaning is very vivid, I don't think everyone will make up the story of the origin of this word themselves. Other explanations are not direct enough and far from the point.

In fact, the word "refueling" is a labor song-a labor song called by China people when they are squeezing oil. The traditional oil pressing technology is to bake, grind and steam raw materials such as peanuts, sesame seeds or tea seeds to make cakes, put a plurality of cakes into a wooden press tank, and then add wooden wedges one by one on the right side (or both ends) of the tank. However, wedging is a hard work. Generally, it takes several people to grasp the rope, hammer handle or hammer body, which is a bit like ringing a bell and hitting a wooden wedge forward with a suspended stone hammer or wooden hammer. So everyone or the clappers will shout their songs at this time, such as "One, two, three, come on" and "Come on, don't cough". "Adding" means adding wooden wedges and increasing oil production at the same time; "Refueling" should mean "increasing oil production", not "refueling" in all other explanations. Oil-bumping songs vary from time to time and from place to place. When we understand the literal meaning, we have a preconceived concept of "refueling", so when the word "refueling" comes out of the oil mill, the original intention is forgotten and there is no way to guess.