出人头地

tā shì gè méi yǒu shén me míng qi què zǒng xiǎng chū rén tóu dì de lǜ shī

他是个没有什么名气却总想出人头地的律师。

He was a small-time lawyer keen to be someone.

jí shǐ nǐ yǒu chū rén tóu dì de cái néng yě wèi bì jiù néng zuò dào

即使你有出人头地的才能，也未必就能做到。

Even if you have the talent to take you to the top, there’s no guarantee you’ll get there.

tā bǎ hé tā jié hūn kàn zuò shì chū rén tóu dì de tú jìng

她把和他结婚看作是出人头地的途径。

She saw marriage to him as a way out of the ruck.

zhè jiù shì nǐ yào chū rén tóu dì de jì huà

这就是你要出人头地的计划？

Is this your plan for making your way in the world?

rú jīn nián qīng rén miàn lín yào chū rén tóu dì de jù dà yā lì

如今年轻人面临要出人头地的巨大压力。

Young people today are under intense pressure to succeed.

tā zuò shì jīng míng bù jiǔ jiù chū rén tóu dì

他做事精明，不久就出人头地。

He played his cards well and soon he began to get ahead rapidly.

tā hěn xiǎo jiù zài yīng guó xì jù jiè chū rén tóu dì le

他很小就在英国戏剧界出人头地了。

He distinguished himself in British theatre at a very early age.

fù qīn zài yǒu shēng zhī nián jiàn zhèng le wǒ chū rén tóu dì de nà tiān

父亲在有生之年见证了我出人头地的那天。

My father lived long enough to see that I'd made something of myself.