They couldn't afford to pay the bills.
他们付不起账。
I couldn't afford to buy any, so I borrowed them from the library.
我一本也买不起，所以从图书馆借了这些。
The children needed new school clothes and Kim couldn't afford any.
孩子们需要新校服，金买不起任何一件。
I couldn't afford the house I really wanted, so I had to settle for second best.
我真心想要的房子我买不起，所以只得退而求其次了。
There is a real danger that some people will no longer be able to afford insurance.
一个真正的风险是有些人将再也负担不起保险费。
A new car would be wonderful but the fact of the matter is that we can't afford one.
有新车好是好，不过实际情况是我们买不起。
Investors who cannot afford a larger property now can add on when they have more money.
现在买不起更大房产的投资者们可以在他们有更多钱时进行扩建。
The concert was sold out, and in any case, most of the people gathered in the square could not afford the price of a ticket.
音乐会的票已售完，再说，聚在广场上的人也大都买不起票。
They couldn't afford to buy young trees.
他们买不起幼小的树苗。
The doctor learned that she couldn't afford it.
医生得知她负担不起。
Rather, with incomes plummeting and insecure jobs, unhappy couples often couldn't afford to divorce.
相反，随着直线下降的收入和不稳定的工作，不幸福的夫妻往往负担不起离婚。
Over the next few months, I realized not only could I not afford my dream school, I couldn't even afford the ones where I'd been accepted.
在接下来的几个月里，我意识到我不仅负担不起理想学校的费用，甚至负担不起那些录取了我的学校的费用。
They could not afford to spoil those maps by careless colouring.
他们不敢用随意的涂色毁了那些地图。
The truth (of the matter) is we can't afford to keep all the staff on.
实际情况是我们无力继续聘用所有的职员。
A cheap bed can be a false economy, so spend as much as you can afford.
一张廉价的床长远上并不省钱，所以要尽你所能买贵的。
He has come a long way since the days he could only afford one meal a day.
和以前那种一天只吃得起一顿饭的日子相比他取得了很大的成就。
The strikers want higher wages, which state governments say they can't afford.
这些罢工者要求得到更高的工资，州政府说他们无力支付。
We could afford to reduce defence spending in peacetime without excessive risk.
在和平时期我们可以减少国防开支而并不引起风险增加。
These people could afford to retire to Florida but they'd just as soon stay put.
这些人能负担得起退隐到佛罗里达，但他们宁愿留在原地。
The shower that we put in a few years back has broken and we cannot afford to replace it.
我们几年前安装的淋浴器坏了，但没钱换新的。
You can't have it both ways. If you can afford to go out all the time, you can afford to pay off some of your debts.
你不可能做到两全其美。如果你有钱整天外出玩乐，就能还掉一部分债。
When you come to choosing a dining table, it really is worth digging deep into your pocket for the best you can afford.
说到选择餐桌，的确值得尽你的财力买张最好的。
I can't get a job because I haven't got anywhere to live but I can't afford a place to live until I get a job—it's a catch-22 situation.
我没有住所就找不到工作，但是没有工作就没钱租房子—这真是左右为难。
恐怕我买不起。
谁能负担得起呢？
I learned: buy only what you can afford.
我明白了：只买你买得起的东西。
My parents couldn't afford so many books.
我父母买不起这么多书。
I am afraid we can not afford to take a taxi.
恐怕我们坐不起出租车。
He helps anyone in trouble if he can afford to.
只要是力所能及，他会帮助任何有困难的人。
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