他发挥艺术天才，成了雕刻家。
He turned his artistic gifts to good account by becoming a sculptor.
政府的政策开始发挥作用了。
The government's policies are beginning to tell.
他从前写过一些成功的小说，但在最近的一部中他才真正充分发挥了自己的特长。
He wrote successful novels before, but he really come into his own with the latest one.
