make something of

The nuns who taught him urged him to make something of his life and he did.

教他念书的修女激励他努力上进，他最终取得了成功。

The pattern in these programs was always, roughly," read a bit of text, figure out if we can make something of it, maybe read a bit more text afterwards, keep trying."

这些程序中的模式大概总是这样：“读一些文本，弄清是否可以用它来做些什么，然后可能再多读一些文本，一直尝试下去。”

It was up to him to concentrate on his studies and make something of himself

是否能专心学习并取得一定成就要靠他自己。

That little show-off Sondra tried to make something of him.

那个有点自以为是的小桑德拉想帮他弄出点名堂来.

Whatever happens to us, make something of yourself.

万一我们有什么意外，你就得靠自己了。

It was up to him to concentrate on his studies and make something of himself.

是否能专心学习并取得一定成就要靠他自己。

Thank you for helping us make something of our lives.

谢谢您帮助我们奋发有为.

It's important to try and make something of your life.

在一生中有所成就是很重要的。