affordable 专八

Only the well-to-do can afford these houses.

只有富人能买得起些房。

I can afford it, but only just.

西我勉强买得起。

No country can afford to neglect education.

任何国家都不能忽视教育。

There are few affordable apartments in big cities.

在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜。

An employer cannot afford to hire incapable workers.

一个雇主不能出雇用没有能力工人。

The only snag is, I can’t afford it!

惟一困难是, 我付不起！

The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.

四居室房屋房租付得起。

The rivers afford an inexhaustible supply of fish.

几条河有取之不类资源。

Finding an affordable apartment will be a difficult proposition.

要找到一间付得起公寓是件难事

I can't afford any of the decencies of life.

我过不起体面生活。

Don't be niggardly;you can afford to share your good fortune.

别小气，你能过得起好日。

The birds cannot afford to relax their vigilance against predators.

鸟儿不敢放松对捕食者警戒。

His grandchildren afforded him his greatest pleasure in his old age.

他孙和孙女们在晚年时候给了他最大欢乐。

Only the superrich were able to afford trips to that resort.

只有最富人们才担负得起去那个度假胜地费用

None of us can afford it separately, so let's pool our resources.

我们之中谁也不能单独买得起西, 所以我们就集资购买吧。

However, he sees no hope of finding af-fordable housing in New York.

但是,他对在纽约找到样住房安置不抱有希望.

Can you afford $12000 for ...?

你花得起12000美元买…吗？

I liked the deluxe edition, but I could afford only a second best.

我喜欢精装版, 但我只买得起一本稍差一点。

They can't afford to equip their laboratories properly because of lack of funds.

他们因缺乏资金无力充分装备自己实验室。

It beats me how he can afford a new car on his salary.

我弄不明白靠他那点儿工资他怎么能买得起新车。