the kids--then their literacy would really go up.

孩子们他们的文化水平肯定会有起色
The other person was believing the opposite,

另一个的想法相悖于此
that it's the poverty, the social conditions,

是因为贫穷社会状况
of course school systems, all these sort of things

当然也有学校和其他东西的原因
that might help contribute to this--much different frame.

和我们的问题异曲同工
The self-determination is the key to success and happiness.

自觉才是成功和幸福的关键
These things are moral imperatives.

这都是道德上的责任
So if you're not exerting self-determination,

所以如果你没有努力自觉
you're not working hard, and you're not succeeding,

没有努力工作一事无成
there's something wrong with you

那就是你出了问题
because you have failed the moral test of the Protestant work ethic.

因为你没有达到新教的职业伦理
Then the 'pull yourself up by the boot straps'

那就"自己动手丰衣足食"吧