The good news is that Moffitt says self-control can be taught by parents, and through school curricula that have proved to be effective.
好消息是，莫菲特说，自我控制能力可以由父母训练培养，而且学校的课程也有效果。
Speaking from New Zealand via Skype, Moffitt explained that self-control problems were widely observed, and weren't just a feature of a small group of misbehaving kids.
在新西兰接受网络电话采访的莫菲特解释说，孩子自我控制的问题受到了广泛关注，而这不仅仅是少数调皮孩子的问题。
Terry Moffitt of Duke University and her research colleagues found that kids with self-control issues tended to grow up to become adults with far more troubling set of issues to deal with.
杜克大学的特里·莫菲特和她的研究同事们发现，有自制力问题的孩子在长大成人后往往会面临一系列更棘手的问题。
Terry Moffitt of Duke University and her research colleagues found that kids with self-control issues tended to grow up to become adults with a far more troubling set of issues to deal with.
杜克大学的特里·莫菲特和她的研究同事们发现，有自我控制问题的孩子在长大成人后往往会面临一系列更棘手的问题。
Dr Caspi and Dr Moffitt, however, were not so sure.
然而，卡斯普博士与莫菲特博士都不是非常确定。
Moffitt joined the Army in February of 2009 and arrived at Fort Campbell four months ago.
莫菲特2009年2月加入陆军，四个月前进入坎贝尔堡基地。
Moffitt joined the Army in February of 2009 and arrived at Fort Campbell four months ago.
莫菲特2009年2月加入陆军，四个月钱进入坎贝·尔堡基地。
IQ and social status are hard to change. But Moffitt says there is evidence that self-control can be learned.
智商与社会地位很难改变，但是墨菲特说有证据表明自控是可学的。
Moffitt and a team of researchers studied a group of 1,000 people born in New Zealand in 1972 and 1973, tracking them from birth to age 32.
莫菲特和一组研究人员研究了1972年和1973年在新西兰出生的1000人，从出生跟踪他们直到三十二岁。
Though self-control can be improved throughout life, Moffitt says the earlier children can learn these skills of self-discipline and perseverance, the better.
虽然自我控制可以改善整个生活，莫菲特说，儿童学习自律和毅力的技巧越早越好。
"There now really is no unaffected group, except maybe the very top income earners," said Robert Moffitt, a professor of economics at Johns Hopkins University.
约翰•霍普金斯大学的经济学教授罗伯特·莫菲特说：“如今真的没有哪个人群逃过经济衰退的影响，也许只有收入最高的那部分人除外。”
"There now really is no unaffected group, except maybe the very top income earners," said Robert Moffitt, a professor of economics at Johns Hopkins University.
约翰•霍普金斯大学的经济学教授罗伯特·莫菲特说：“如今真的没有哪个人群逃过经济衰退的影响，也许只有收入最高的那部分人除外。”
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