De Schutter says the poor are hungry and malnourished not because there is no food, but because they cannot afford to buy the food that is available.

德舒特说，穷人饥饿和营养不良不是因为没有食物，而是因为他们买不起现有的食物。

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This should be targeted to the people who cannot afford to buy a 25 - or 40-piaster loaf.

这种补贴应当只适用于那些买不起每磅25皮阿斯特、40皮阿斯特的面包的人。

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This way, they can have fun and pursue a trendy lifestyle even though they cannot afford to buy these things。

通过这种方式，他们虽然买不起这些东西，却仍能享乐和追求时尚的生活方式。

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Some cannot afford to buy pencils for class.

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So Kurt Russell and his friends attend a small private college, which cannot afford to buy a computer.

所以Kurt，Russell和他的朋友,参加了一个小的私立学院，那里买不起一台电脑。

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In the future, project organizers want to have international donors buy the kits for girls and young women who cannot afford them.

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Now he says he may support them, if exceptions are built in for those who cannot afford to buy it.

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