If it is a mistake to equate poverty and dependency , it is equally mistaken to believe the poor will lift themselves up by their bootstraps .

如果说把贫穷等同于依赖是一个错误，那么相信穷人会靠自力更生来提升社会地位同样错误。

Amanda : honey , pull yourself up by your bootstraps !

阿曼达：亲爱的，凭自己的力量重新振作起来！

He is an amiablefellow , assured of his place in the world and certain that , given enough time and effort , others can simply pull themselves up by their bootstraps .

他和善可亲，自信他在世界上占有一席之地，并确信，假以时日及努力，别人根本也可以靠自己的力量成功。

Pull oneself up by one 's own bootstraps .

靠自己振作起来／靠自己出人头地。

Asset prices pull themselves up by their own bootstraps .

资产价格上扬全凭己力。