「鹹魚翻身；麻雀變鳳凰」的英文：rags to riches

rags to riches 鹹魚翻身；麻雀變鳳凰；從赤貧到鉅富

rag是「破布、舊布」的意思，rags to riches 指的是從衣衫襤褸、一無所有的貧困處境到身懷鉅富、家財萬貫的有錢人，可以用在形容人白手起家，也可以用在一夕成為暴發戶的情況。

go from rags to riches

• The beggar went from rags to riches overnight by winning the lottery. 那個乞丐贏了彩券後一夕間由赤貧變為富有。
• The story is about a young girl from the country who went from rags to riches. 故事講的是一個鄉下姑娘白手起家由窮致富的經歷。

rise from rags to riches 

• He has risen from rags to riches in a ten year span. 他在短短十年之間就由貧轉富。

rags-to-riches 用作形容詞

• My uncle's is a true rags-to-riches story: he grew up without a penny, but through sheer determination, he founded his own company and is now one of the wealthiest men in the state. 我叔叔的經歷是真實的白手起家的故事，他成長過程中身無分文，單憑意志力建立起自己的公司，而如今是美國最有錢的人之一。
• His life sounds to me like the classic rags-to-riches story. 他的人生聽起來像是典型的鹹魚翻身的故事。