为了升职，他努力巴结老板。

Wèile shēngzhí, tā nǔlì bājié lǎobǎn.

To get promoted, he tried hard to curry favor with the boss.

我从来不喜欢巴结任何人，我是靠自己的实力而取得成就。

Wǒ cónglái bù xǐhuān bājié rènhé rén, wǒ shì kào zìjǐ de shílì ér qǔdé chéngjiù.

I’ve never liked sucking up to anyone—I achieve things through my own ability.

他在公司里是一个具有影响力的人，所以很多人都想巴结他。

Tā zài gōngsī lǐ shì yí gè jùyǒu yǐngxiǎnglì de rén, suǒyǐ hěn duō rén dōu xiǎng bājié tā.

He’s an influential person in the company, so a lot of people want to suck up to him.