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。

Accepted Answer

nàshí zhè lǎotóur zhǐbuguò shì gè ní wǎgōng bàle tā zhīsuǒyǐ fājì wǒ rènwéi kào de shì jīngmíng de ér bùshì yèjì

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

Back	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。
Front	nàshí zhè lǎotóur zhǐbuguò shì gè ní wǎgōng bàle tā zhīsuǒyǐ fājì wǒ rènwéi kào de shì jīngmíng de ér bùshì yèjì In his time, the old gentleman was a working mason, and had risen form the ranks more, I think, by shrewdness than by merit.

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 Nàshí Zhè Lǎotóur Zhǐbuguò Gè