小康社会是邓小平提出的一个新概念。这一概念发端于他对“在本世纪末实现四个现代化”的现实思考 ,脱胎于“中国式的四个现代化”的“新说法” ,根源于底蕴深厚的中国传统文化。他科学描绘了小康社会的光辉前景 ,正确指明了小康社会的实现途径 ,并且不断为实现小康目标鼓劲加油 ,排忧解难 ,为此付出了全部心血 A well-to-do society is a new concept put forward by Deng Xiaoping. This concept originated from his thinking on the reality of “realizing the four modernizations by the end of this century,” born of the “new theory” of “four modernizations of Chinese style” and rooted in the profound traditional Chinese culture. He scientifically described the glorious future of a well-off society and correctly pointed out the ways to realize a well-to-do society. He also continued to work hard to achieve the goal of well-off society and to solve problems and efforts, thus devoting all his efforts