Don't try to ingratiate yourself with me.

‪别把您拍马屁的功夫用在我身上。

Suppose you had visited Napoleon in Elba and had sought to ingratiate yourself with him.

假设你曾在厄尔巴岛拜访过拿破仑，并试图讨好他。

To curry favour, meaning to ingratiate yourself with someone, has nothing to do with buttering them up by buying them a vindaloo.

讨好， 意思是讨好某人，与通过给他们买一个 vindaloo 来讨好他们无关。