I wanted an opportunity to talk some sense into him and try to make him see the error of his ways.

我想找个机会给他讲讲道理，尽量让他认识到自身的错误。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

He was a businessman, and therefore he always has an eye out for any opportunity to make money.

他是商人，总见钱眼开。

《新英汉大辞典》

Treat every small interaction with another person as an opportunity to make a positive impact in both your lives.

把每个和别人的沟通都看作是生活中一个好的机会。

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Roberto Clemente once said: "Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and you don't, then you are wasting your time on Earth."

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an opportunity to make a decision of what we're going to go today.'

一个机会，来决定今天你们去做些什么。

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So the system is not foolproof." "But overall,it is in our view, the better system than anywhere else in the world because it gives average citizens an opportunity to listen to the evidence and make independent judgments the government is not part of."

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He views the four hour walking tours, aside from being a way to make money, as an opportunity to dispel negative preconceptions about the slums.

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The founders of a select group of Israeli start-ups, looking to establish themselves in the U.S. market, were given an opportunity to make their pitch and respond to our questions.

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According to Mr Viana, their ambition was to change the way the rainforest was viewed: to make it an economic opportunity, not an impediment to progress.

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