And he makes this very important suggestion.

他给出了这条至关重要的结论
"Well life determines consciousness"

"生活决定意识"
rather than the other way around.

而不是意识决定生活
And the other argument, which I think is desperately wrong,

另一个论点我认为虽然错得离谱
but very insightful:

但是颇具见地
"Ruling class always determines the ruling ideas of each people."

"统治阶级总是能做出普适的执政观念"
Now life determines consciousness.

生活决定意识
And this is kind of

从某种程度上来说
the essence--right?--of materialism.

这是唯物主义的核心思想
"Definite individuals,

"特定的个体
who are productively active in a definite way,

凭借自己特定的方式
enter into definite social and political relationships.

融入特定的社会政治关系中