世界上最願意改變自己地位的是無產階級，其次是半無產階級，因為一則全無所有，一則有也不多。
世界上最愿意改变自己地位的是无产阶级，其次是半无产阶级，因为一则全无所有，一则有也不多。
shì jiè shàng zuì yuàn yì gǎi biàn zì jǐ dì wèi de shì wú chǎn jiē jí ， qí cì shì bàn wú chǎn jiē jí ， yīn wèi yī zé quán wú suǒ yǒu ， yī zé yǒu yě bù duō ． Of all the classes in the world the proletariat is the one which is most eager to change its position, and next comes the semi-proletariat, for the former possesses nothing at all while the latter is hardly any better off.
Of all the classes in the world the proletariat is the one which is most eager to change its position, and next comes the semi-proletariat, for the former possesses nothing at all while the latter is hardly any better off.
Mandarin
小手工业者所以称为半无产阶级，是因为他们虽然自有简单的生产手段，且系一种自由职业，但他们也常常被迫出卖一部分劳动力，其经济地位略与农村中的贫农相当。
小手工業者所以稱為半無產階級，是因為他們雖然自有簡單的生產手段，且係一種自由職業，但他們也常常被迫出賣一部分勞動力，其經濟地位略與農村中的貧農相當。
xiǎo shǒu gōng yè zhě suǒ yǐ chēng wéi bàn wú chǎn jiē jí ， shì yīn wèi tā men suī rán zì yǒu jiǎn dān de shēng chǎn shǒu duàn ， qiě xì yī zhǒng zì yóu zhí yè ， dàn tā men yě cháng cháng bèi pò chū mài yī bù fen láo dòng lì ， qí jīng jì dì wèi lüè yǔ nóng cūn zhōng de pín nóng xiāng dāng ．
The small handicraftspeople are called semi-proletarians because, though they own some simple means of production and moreover are self-employed, they too are often forced to sell part of their labour power and are somewhat similar to the poor peasants in economic status.