to improve one's situation through hard work and determination
通过努力工作和决心改善自己的处境 (tongguo nuli gongzuo he juexin gaishan ziji de chujing)
"Despite all the challenges, he pulled himself up by the bootstraps and succeeded."
"尽管面临所有挑战，他通过努力奋斗取得了成功。" (jinguan mianlin suoyou tiaozhan ta tongguo nuli fendou qudele chenggong)
to betray someone after pretending to support them
to express gratitude or recognition
To live or do something with very little money.
to take responsibility for doing something wrong
to be the first to report an important piece of news
to shape one’s own destiny or path in life
