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The concert was booked out, and in any case, we couldn't afford it.音乐会门票已经预订一空，再说我们也买不起。If you can't run to champagne, buy sparkling wine.如果买不起香槟酒，就买汽酒好了。They were so poor they couldn't afford to buy shoes for their children.他们太穷了，连孩子的鞋都买不起。I can't afford a new car just now. I'm no millionaire, you know.我现在买不起新车，要知道我可不是百万富翁。We just can't afford the big-ticket items right now.现在我们还买不起昂贵的物品。I can't afford it. It's too dear.我买不起，太贵了。Geraldine was married to the richest man in France and still pretended she couldn't afford a new outfit.杰拉尔丁嫁给了法国最有钱的人，可是仍装作买不起一套新衣服。We couldn't afford one of the fancy TVs and had to buy the standard model.我们买不起那些时尚的电视机，只好买了一台普通款。We can't afford luxuries.我们买不起奢侈品。That coat is an extravagance that you can't afford.那件大衣是奢侈品，你买不起的。This car is beyond the range of most people's pockets.这种车大多数人买不起。He could barely afford the railway fare.他几乎买不起火车票。They have the kind of luxuries the average working stiff can't afford.他们拥有的那些奢侈品是一般工薪阶层买不起的。My heart sank when I realized we couldn't afford the new house.当我意识到我们买不起新房时，我的心顿时沉了下去。Her family were so poor they couldn't afford to buy her new clothes.她家很穷，买不起新衣服给她。A lot of families cannot even afford to buy the basic necessities of life.很多家庭甚至都买不起基本的生活必需品。Don't go putting ideas into his head. We can't afford a new car.别让他有什么奢望，我们买不起新车。Those who cannot afford wheels must hitch a ride.买不起汽车的人得搭便车。As things stand now , we can't afford a new car.以现在的情况，我们可买不起新车。I'd like to get a video camera but I can't afford to buy one new.我想买一台摄像机，但是我买不起新的。I couldn't afford to buy any, so I borrowed them from the library.我一本书也买不起，只好从图书馆借。On my salary, I can afford few luxuries.我的工资几乎买不起什么奢侈品。I can no longer afford the car. 我现在买不起那款汽车了。She couldn't afford a new car, so she bought a used one.她买不起新车，所以买了辆二手车。I can't afford to buy a car on my measly salary.我靠微薄的工资买不起汽车。If we can't afford meat we shall have to do with fish.如果我们买不起肉，就只得吃鱼了。There's no way we can afford to buy a house at the moment.眼下我们无论如何也买不起房子。That shop is too dear for my budget.那家商店的物品价格太高了，我买不起。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，但买不起新的来换。I couldn't have bought this house without financial help. 没有资金上的帮助，我可买不起这所房子。Such luxury items are beyond the grasp of the average household.普通家庭买不起这些奢侈品。Many families cannot even afford the basic/bare necessities of life. 许多家庭甚至买不起基本生活必需品。I can't afford a new pair of jeans.我买不起新牛仔裤。We can't afford a really good printer right now.目前我们买不起很好的打印机。I really need a new coat, but I can't afford one.我很需要一件新的外套，可是我买不起。She knew she couldn't afford it, so she didn't bid.她知道买不起，所以没有出价。My income doesn't run to luxuries.靠我的收入是买不起奢侈品的。I ran the numbers , and I just don't think we can afford it.我衡量了下我们的收支情况，觉得我们买不起。The reality is that we can't afford to buy a house.现实情况是我们买不起房子。The old car was on its last legs, and Renee knew she wouldn't be able to afford a new one.那辆旧车快要报废了，勒妮知道她买不起新车。 |