Question

那时，这老头儿只不过是个泥瓦工罢了。他之所以发迹，我认为靠的是精明的而不是业绩。 nà shí， zhè lǎo tóu er zhǐ bù guò shì gè nì wǎ gōng bà le。 tā zhī suǒ yǐ fā jī， wǒ rèn wéi kào de shì jīng míng de ér bú shì yè jī。

Accepted Answer

In his time, the old gentleman was a working mason, and had risen form the ranks more, I think, by shrewdness than by merit.

Expression	那时，这老头儿只不过是个泥瓦工罢了。他之所以发迹，我认为靠的是精明的而不是业绩。
Meaning	In his time, the old gentleman was a working mason, and had risen form the ranks more, I think, by shrewdness than by merit.
Reading	nà shí， zhè lǎo tóu er zhǐ bù guò shì gè nì wǎ gōng bà le。 tā zhī suǒ yǐ fā jī， wǒ rèn wéi kào de shì jīng míng de ér bú shì yè jī。

Shì De 那时，这老头儿只不过是个泥瓦工罢了。他之所以发迹，我认为靠的是精明的而不是业绩 Time Gentleman Working Mason Risen