| 主要翻译 |
| self-reliance n | (dependence on own powers) | SCSimplified Chinese 自力更生 zì lì gēng shēng
TCTraditional Chinese 自力更生 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 依靠自己 |
| | Self-reliance is an important quality when you're searching for a job. |
| fend for yourself v expr | (manage, cope alone) | SCSimplified Chinese 自力更生 zì lì gēng shēng
TCTraditional Chinese 自力更生 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自谋生计 zì lì gēng shēng，zì móu shēng jì |
| | Julian left home at 18 and learned to fend for himself. |
pull yourself up by your own bootstraps,
pull yourself up by your bootstraps v expr | figurative (advance through own effort) | SCSimplified Chinese 通过自身的努力获得成就 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自力更生 zì lì gēng shēng
TCTraditional Chinese 自力更生 |
| pay your way v expr | (contribute fairly to expenses) | SCSimplified Chinese 自力更生 zì lì gēng shēng
TCTraditional Chinese 自力更生 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自食其力 zì lì gēng shēng，zì shí qí lì |
| | When he got a job, Teresa told her teenage son that, if he wanted to continue living with her, he would have to pay his way. |
| | 当他找到一份工作时，特蕾莎告诉她十几岁的儿子，如果他想继续和她住在一起，他就得自力更生。 |
| be your own man v expr | (male: be independent) | SCSimplified Chinese 做你自己 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 做自己的主人 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自力更生 zì lì gēng shēng
TCTraditional Chinese 自力更生 |
| bootstrap yourself vtr + refl | figurative, informal (advance by own effort) | SCSimplified Chinese 凭借自身努力 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自力更生 zì lì gēng shēng
TCTraditional Chinese 自力更生 |
| 备注: Commonly followed by into, out of, to |
| | Abigail had a poor upbringing but has bootstrapped herself to the top of her profession. |
| self-help n | (acting with no assistance) | SCSimplified Chinese 自助, 自力更生 |
| | When others are not willing to help you, you have to rely on self-help. |