tā / bù / xiǎng / kào / áo / nián / tóur / shēng / zhí / ér / shì / nǔ / lì / tí / gāo / zì / jǐ / de / néng / lì

他不想靠熬年头儿升职，而是努力提高自己的能力。

He does not want to gain a promotion merely by waiting for seniority, so he works hard to improve his abilities.