afford vt. 1.(財(cái)力、時(shí)間等)足以承擔(dān)(損失、后果等),花費(fèi)得起,經(jīng)受得住。 〔與 can, may 連用〕。 2.給與,供給;產(chǎn),生產(chǎn),出產(chǎn)。 I cannot afford the expense [time]. 我花不起這筆費(fèi)用[騰不出工夫來(lái)]。 I cannot afford to be critical. 我不能苛求。 afford sb. an opportunity 給予某人(…)機(jī)會(huì)。 The earth affords grain. 土地出產(chǎn)糧食。
Many people donate money for " hope " project because they have deep sympathy to children who live in rural area and cannot afford to go to school 許多人為希望工程捐款,是因?yàn)樗麄兩钋型檗r(nóng)村里上不起學(xué)的孩子們。
In city eyes , the picture shows beauty of nature , but to local habitants , this actually means the kids cannot afford to go to school 在都市小資眼里,這幅畫(huà)面充滿著田園牧歌式的美麗,而對(duì)當(dāng)?shù)厝藖?lái)說(shuō),這其實(shí)意味著幾個(gè)孩子無(wú)錢(qián)上學(xué)。