It is still a distant Utopian dream for ordinary workers.

对于普通劳动者来说还是一个遥远的乌托邦梦想。

What do your books offer ordinary workers?

你的书能为这样的普通员工提供什么帮助呢？

Ordinary workers in the building industry earn meager salaries.

从事建筑业的工人收入微薄.

And the things they demand on behalf of their romantic visions are often cruel, involving huge sacrifices from ordinary workers and families.

他们依据自己的浪漫愿景要求做的事情经常却是残酷的，普通工人及家庭需做出巨大的牺牲。

The problem is that as long as we are stuck with capitalism, there is a truth in it: the collapse of Wall Street really will hit ordinary workers.

问题是，只要我们困在资本主义制度里，就得面对一个事实：华尔街的崩溃将实实在在打击到普通打工者。