They couldn't afford to pay the bills.
他们付不起账。
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。
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 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。
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。
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。
Only the emperor and rich people could afford to use it.
只有皇帝和有钱人才用得起。
I am afraid we can not afford to take a taxi.
恐怕我们坐不起出租车。
Nowadays many farmers can afford to buy a house in the city.
现在许多农民都买得起城里的房子。
The houses are so expensive that he can't afford to buy one.
这些房子太贵了，他买不起。
Can our planet afford to have any great thinkers become discouraged and give up?
我们的星球能承受任何伟大的思想家变得气馁和放弃吗？
We can't afford to wait any longer to take action in order to improve our environment.
为了改善环境，我们不能再坐以待毙了。
I encourage readers to go to their local library when they can't afford to purchase a book.
当读者买不起书的时候，我鼓励他们去当地的图书馆。
They couldn't afford to buy young trees.
他们买不起幼小的树苗。
But I guess I can't afford to be too picky if I want a job.
但我想如果我想找到一份工作的话，我不能太挑剔。
People in their 30s and 40s can't afford to buy homes or have children.
三四十岁的人买不起房子，也养不起孩子。
He does not steal because he needs the goods and cannot afford to pay for them.
他偷窃并不是因为他需要那些商品而又无力支付。
I couldn't afford to stay in the hotel, so I had to camp in my car for the rest of the trip.
我住不起旅馆，所以剩下的旅程我只好在车里宿营。
He said he cannot afford to go back to school, as many younger people without jobs have done.
他说，就像许多无业青年那样，他负担不起重新上学的费用。
It doesn't seem right we're using corn to run cars when people can't afford to buy it to eat.
当人们买不起玉米吃的时候，我们却用玉米来驱动汽车，这似乎是不对的。
With the social changes of the last ten years or so, many people can't afford to buy bigger houses.
随着过去十年左右的社会变迁，许多人买不起更大的房子。
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。
None of this is likely to be on hand if you cannot even afford to mend the dismally few highways you have.
如果你甚至不能承担惨淡的几条高速公路的维修，那么这些都不太可能发生。
I have to be tolerant of customers because they pay my salary, and that's something I can't afford to forget.
我必须对顾客有耐心，因为他们支付我的工资，这是我不能忘记的。
It is not something we can afford to do on a daily basis, and there aren't too many organic farms around here.
这不是我们每天都能负担得起的，而且附近也没有太多的有机农场。
Studies show merit aid also tends to benefit disproportionately students who could afford to enroll without it.
研究表明，绝大部分奖学金也逐渐流入那些没有奖学金也有能力支付学费的学生囊中。
But I have to be tolerant of customers because they pay my salary, and that's something I can't afford to forget.
但是我必须容忍顾客，因为他们支付我的工资，这是我不能忘记的。
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