you make more money, you have more access to things,

你能赚更多的钱你能得到更多资源
and that could, in turn, cause you to improve your life.

从而反过来让你提高你的生活质量
This would be what's known in the Bible as a "Matthew effect."

这就是圣经里所说的马太效应
A Matthew effect is a developmental psychology phrase

马太效应是用来概括一种现象的
for the sort of thing where, well, as Jesus said,

一个发展心理学的术语正如耶稣说的
"For unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance."

凡有的还要加给他叫他多余
That means if you're good looking you'll also be smart

这就是说如果你长得好看你也会变得更聪明
but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.

但没有的连他所有的也要夺过来
It's a long version of the rich get richer

这就是富人更富
and the poor even lose what they hath.

而穷人却失去一切
So, there's a variety of studies suggesting

大量的研究表明
that teachers rate attractive children as smarter and higher achieving.

老师会给好看的孩子打分更高认为他们更聪明更能干