It took him a lot of hard work to make the grade in business .
他经过艰苦努力，终于在生意上获得了成功。
It takes hard work to make the grade in school .
在学校里必须用功才会有好成绩。
My family is counting on me to succeed but I didn 't make the grade and have to repeat the semester in six months .
我的家人都期待我能够成功，但是我留级了并不得不用6个月的时间重读整个学期。
Worse for him the bosses would dissemble when he asked why he failed to make the grade .
对他而言更糟的是，当他问到为什么他没有能得到晋升时，老板们总遮遮掩掩。
They photograph shops or goods that fail to make the grade and post pictures online with detailed and withering criticism ; the offender may then be shunned by other buyers .