They're just trying to score brownie points with politicians.

他们只是想博得政客们的赞许。

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That won't earn you many brownie points under this roof.

这可不会让你在这个屋檐下加多少印象分。

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In other words, we're not trying to get brownie points from some other galaxy.

换句话说，我们不是试图从其它一些星系得到加分。

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McCain said he didn't think the trip was about winning political brownie points.

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But sitting, as it does, close to Iran, the island nation gets a few extra brownie points for strategic importance.

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Conversely, complimenting someone on their business acumen in front of their colleagues is an easy way to win brownie points.

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