1. He rose through the ranks to become managing director. 他级级攀升，当上了常务董事。
2. She rose through the ranks to become managing director. 她从普通员工逐步晋升为总经理。
3. "It is about the flashiness and the gadgets," said John Curran, managing director of research at Accenture. 埃森哲研究部总经理约翰·柯伦表示：“这是一种时尚和一些小玩意。”
4. The managing director of Fiat had them built him a toilet that was a big lounge with columns and drapes and carpets, aquariums in the walls. 菲亚特的总经理让他们为他建了一个厕所，那是一个大休息室，有柱子、窗帘和地毯，墙上还有个鱼缸。
5. John Nielsen, AAA's managing director of automotive engineering and repair, said tests suggest drivers may be overestimating their own abilities. 美国汽车协会汽车工程与维修总经理约翰·尼尔森说，测试表明，司机们可能高估了自己的驾驶水平。
