"I'm not a star yet, but I think I have a foot in the door because I've already appeared in two films this year," Jimmy smiled.

吉米笑着说：“我现在还不是一名明星，但我想我已经踏上了成功的第一步，因为今年我已经出演了两部电影。”

"I'm not a star yet, but I think I have a foot in the door because I've already appeared in two films this year, " Jimmy smiled.

吉米笑着说：“我现在还不是一名明星，但我想我已经踏上了成功的第一步，因为今年我已经出演了两部电影。”

Door salesman will tell you that he must really and truly have a foot in the door (ie. be invited into a home) before he can sell someone his products.

一名成功的入户拜访推销员在把他的产品推销出去前，他总会告诉你他的一只脚已经伸进门里边了(也就是说他已经被邀请入屋)。

The point: If hiring managers had considered only Priestley's lackluster resume, he'd never have gotten a foot in the door.

重点在于：如果招聘经理只关注普利斯·特里平淡无奇的简历，他恐怕永远也没有机会迈入Facebook的大门。