So make sure you understand what is the worst that can happen to your eyes and you can live with the worst."

VOA: standard.2010.03.03

To use an ancient expression from the 1970's, which only John and I will appreciate, it's really hard to grok what that code is doing, to understand what it's trying to make happen.

我和约翰都会同意，70年代的一句话来概括，那就是很难理解编码的内容，以及它想要完成的工作。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

Milton even claims that poetry is equal to preaching in its ability to move people, to get them to do something, to make things happen in the world.

弥尔顿甚至声称诗歌,就其打动人心鼓舞人和促进事务发展的能力而言，是和宗教平起平坐的。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

They say that is needed to make sure the current crisis does not happen again.

VOA: standard.2009.04.01

The big question is whether aid groups will actually be able to make this happen or will they end up re-pocketing the funds for use elsewhere.

VOA: standard.2010.06.17