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敲
门
砖
qiāo
mén
zhuān
(Trad.: 敲門磚)
敲门砖
lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient; to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune
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Example Sentences
yīn
wèi
因为
zài
在
dà
xué
大学
yǒu
shí
jiān
有时间
jiù
就
duō
多
xué
学
diǎn
点
dōng
xi
东西
zǒng
huì
总会
duì
对
zì
jǐ
自己
yǒu
有
hǎo
chu
好处
,
zài
在
zhōng
guó
中国
mù
qián
目前
lái
shuō
来说
,
xué
lì
学历
shì
是
zhǎo
gōng
zuò
找工作
de
的
qiāo
mén
zhuān
敲门砖
。
dì
wǔ
第五
diǎn
点
,
wèi
shén
me
为什么
wǒ
我
hái
还
méi
yǒu
没有
jiāo
交
nán
péng
you
男朋友
?
Because the university had time to learn a lot for your own good, in China now, education is a stepping stone job.
wǎng
lù
网路
hé
和
jiǎn
lì
简历
shì
是
gōng
zuò
工作
de
的
qiāo
mén
zhuān
敲门砖
,
dàn
shì
但是
yào
要
dé
dào
得到
zhè
fèn
这份
gōng
zuò
工作
,
nǐ
你
hái
还
xū
yào
需要
zài
在
miàn
shì
面试
zhōng
biǎo
中表
xiàn
现
chū
sè
出色
。
Your network and your resume may help you get your foot in the door, but you've got to ace the interview to get the job.
hǎo
好
de
的
jiǎn
lì
简历
shì
是
nǐ
你
chéng
gōng
成功
qiú
zhí
求职
de
的
qiāo
mén
zhuān
敲门砖
,
zhí
jiē
直接
jué
dìng
决定
le
了
shì
fǒu
是否
néng
gòu
能够
jìn
xíng
进行
dào
到
xià
yí
bù
下一步
,
dé
dào
得到
miàn
shì
面试
jī
huì
机会
!
A good resume gets your foot in the door and will determine if you actually get to the next step – a job interview!
jì
shù
技术
zhèng
shū
证书
hǎo
bǐ
好比
qiāo
mén
zhuān
敲门砖
,
tā
它
kě
yǐ
可以
bǎ
把
nǐ
你
lǐng
领
jìn
mén
进门
,
dàn
但
rú
guǒ
如果
huó
活
gàn
干
dé
得
bù
hǎo
不好
de
huà
的话
,
hái
shi
还是
yí
yàng
一样
huì
会
bèi
被
sǎo
de
chū
mén
扫地出门
。
While technical credentials can get you in the door, you'll get nailed if you can't handle the work.
zhè
fèn
这份
hé
tong
合同
kě
néng
可能
shì
是
zǒng
总
guàn
jūn
冠军
de
的
qiāo
mén
zhuān
敲门砖
,
dàn
shì
但是
zhè
这
yě
也
kě
néng
可能
chéng
wéi
成为
xū
shí
虚实
bú
dìng
不定
de
的
fù
dān
负担
。
wǒ
我
xiǎng
想
zhì
yí
质疑
de
的
shì
是
,
wèi
shén
me
为什么
tā
men
他们
yào
要
xiàn
zài
现在
kāi
shǐ
开始
mào
xiǎn
冒险
?
The contract could be a championship blessing, but it could also prove to be a debilitating burden, and why take that chance now?
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