These sentences were read aloud by real people — native Japanese speakers — for the open Mozilla Common Voice project. Listen to how a phrase sounds in real speech: the intonation, the pace, the way words run together. Two speakers mean two different people read it — compare them.
凡人が賢人のおかげで功績をあげることのたとえ。
ぼんじんがけんじんのおかげでこうせきをあげることのたとえ。An ordinary person achieving success thanks to a wise person.
臣下が英明な君主につき従って功績を立てることのたとえ。
しんかがえいめいなくんしゅにつきしたがってこうせきをたてることのたとえ。An official rising to prominence by following a brilliant ruler.
名前が歴史に残るような功績のこと。
なまえがれきしにのこるようなこうせきのこと。Accomplishments that go down in history.