Chinese idiom

 

毛遂自荐

(máo suí zì jiàn)

Recommend oneself (for a job)

 

A: Congratulations on your promotion to marketing manager!

恭喜你升职当市场经理！

(gōng xǐ nǐ shēng zhí dāng shì chǎng jīng lǐ  !)

 

B: Thank you. It was only luck.

谢谢！一半是能力,一半是运气。

(iè xiè!yī bàn shì néng lì , yī bàn shì yùn qì .)

 

A: I don't think so. The boss chose you above all the other colleagues.

我不这么认为。老板在那么多员工中发现并选中了你。

(wǒ bù zhè me rèn wéi .lǎo bǎn zài nà me duō yuán gōng zhōng fā xiàn bìng xuǎn zhōng le nǐ .)

 

B: No, I recommended myself.

不是,我是毛遂自荐的。

(bù shì , wǒ shì máo suì zì jiàn de.)