tā / zǒng / shì / zài / shàng / si / miàn / qián / tǎo / hǎo / mài / guāi / xiǎng / zhēng / qǔ / yí / gè / shēng / zhí / de / jī / huì

他总是在上司面前讨好卖乖，想争取一个升职的机会。

He is always ingratiating himself with his boss in hopes of getting a promotion.