What's the use of even punishing someone if they can choose their own punishments as they like?
如果一个人可以选择自己喜欢的惩罚方式，那么惩罚他们又有什么用呢？
Visitors are even coming from other agricultural countries to see if they can use a similar method.
甚至还有来自其他农业国家的游客，想看看他们是否可以使用类似的方法。
Nearly every person who runs for political office has an intuitive sense that they can powerfully influence their odds of winning the election if they can just raise and spend more money.
几乎每个竞选政治职位的人都有一种直觉，如果他们能筹集和花费更多的钱，他们就能有力地影响他们赢得选举的几率。
Even if they can do all these things, most Australians have to wait until their 21st birthday to really celebrate becoming an adult.
即使他们可以做所有这些事，大多数澳大利亚人得等到21岁生日才庆祝真正成年。
One school thinks that, even in cases of negative equity, most homeowners will not default if they can afford the payments.
一学派认为，即使在负权益的情况下，如果可以负担还款，大部分房主将不会违约。
Alexander says, "Well, if they can be gods, I can be a god."
亚历山大说“如果他们能成神，那我也能。”
What's the use of mounting the headlights if they can be simply painted?
如果车前灯都能这样画上去，还要安装那些灯做什么呢？
Two approaches that look as if they can help are OCR and barcode scanning.
有两种方式看上去会有所帮助，它们是OCR和条形码扫描。
Not that any of this will keep bankers and traders from jumping ship if they can.
这些都不能阻止金融从业者和交易者们跳槽，如果他们能跳到话。
But if they can pull it off, it may inspire firms in other businesses to consolidate.
但如果他们成功做到的话，也许可以启发其他商业公司的整合。
They do it quietly, but if they can secure visas to live outside many of them flee.
他们现在仍然保持沉默，但如果他们取得签证，可以去外界生活，很多人将会逃离此地。
Sergio: If they can be famous while young then maybe older people can do the same thing.
塞吉奥：如果他们这些年轻人能出名的话，年长一点的人也同样可以出名。
Living in limbo, not knowing if they can get permanent residency, is no way to live.
她们生活无着，不知能否获得永久留居权，实在没有活路。
This time they use a long line of fishhooks to see if they can catch any fish for dinner.
这次他们用一条长鱼钩看看能不能钓到鱼当晚餐。不幸的是，今天不是他们的幸运日。
See if they can waive the sign-up fee or offer discounts if you recruit other members.
看看如果你推荐别人入会，他们是否能够免除入会费或者给你些折扣。
At times, everyone seeks solace and also has the means to offer it if they can find a way.
有时候，人人都想得到些许慰藉，并且，如果能够找到合适的方式，人人也都可以给予别人慰藉。
Nanopores are tiny, but if they can be harnessed, the consequences could be momentous.
纳米孔很微小，但是如果能够合理利用，意义将是巨大的。
And even if they can see trouble coming, they are not always free to act on their hunch.
何况，即使他们料到问题马上就会爆发，他们也不是一直都能自由地对他们的预感采取行动。
They know that they will be treated differently if they can prove they have a nuclear weapon.
他们知道如果能证明自己拥有核威慑力，整个世界就会用另一种态度来对待他们。
Well if they can then it can't be the case that the original argument was valid could it?
如果他们可能，那么不可能是这样，原来的论点有效，不是吗？
Like males of most other vertebrate species, these animals take more than one mate if they can.
像许多其他雄性脊椎动物一样，如有可能，它们会拥有不止一个配偶。
If they can not sell out, does such big storage quanitity have a dramatic impact on the brand?
如此大的储备量万一销售不出去对品牌的影响岂不更大？
The idea is that kids may eat more of them if they can think of carrots as a kind of junk food.
其理念就是，如果把胡萝卜看作是一种垃圾食品，也许孩子们就会多吃些胡萝卜。
The best thing for founders, if they can get it, is a convertible note with no valuation cap at all.
对于创始人们最好的，如果他们可以得到的话，是一个没有任何估值上限的可换股票据。
Bonds held as currency reserves are useful if they can be converted to cash quickly and cheaply.
这些作为货币储备而被持有的债券只有在可以进行迅速而廉价的兑现时才算得上有用。
If these technologies could open a socket with the server and if they can transfer XML data, you're done.
如果这些技术能够通过服务器打开套接字，如果它们能够传输XML数据，我们的任务就完成了。
If these technologies could open a socket with the server and if they can transfer XML data, you're done.
如果这些技术能够通过服务器打开套接字，如果它们能够传输XML数据，我们的任务就完成了。
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