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意思是买的起，付得起、花得起时间、金钱、精力等。
但是Afford只能表示能力，不表示意愿。例如我们可以说I'm willing to pay, but I really can't afford
it，而不能说I'm willing to afford it。
用好这个词，我们的水平就会提高一个档次，让你的同学打心底里佩服。
我们来看一些例子：
1、这顶帽子贵得也太离谱了，我买不起。
Chinglish: This hat is extremely expensive, I can't buy it.
Revision: This hat is so expensive that I can't afford it.
2、这个村子里好多儿童都上不起学。
Chinglish: Lots of kids can't go to school because they're poor.
(意思表达出来了但是不精练)
Revision: Plenty of kids in this village can't afford to go to school
(can't afford education).
3、抱歉，我跟你玩不起。
Chinglish: Sorry, I can't play with you.
Revision: I can't afford to play 'games' with you, sorry.
这 100词到底要写多长时间，我也不知道。现在工作太忙了，老板要知道我偷偷干别的，还不炒了我，所以我还得慢慢写，I can't afford to
lose my job, because I'm the bread-winner and I have a big family to
support.
总评：
使用频率：★★★
造句功能：★★★
西方思维：★★★★★
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发表于 2016-7-13 23:06:33