can't afford

We can't afford to wait

我们等不起。

I can't afford it ─ it's just too expensive for me.

我买不起，对我来说这太贵了。

I can't afford it, it's too expensive.

我买不起，太贵了。

I can't afford to offend him.

我可不敢得罪他。

I can't afford to waste my time arguing with him.

我没工夫跟他磨嘴皮子。

In such circumstances we can't afford to wait any longer.

情况不容许我们再等待了.

I can't afford to get sick.

我病不起。

I really can't afford to see this company go belly up.

我绝对不能眼睁睁地看着这家公司垮掉。

If you can't afford a new copy, perhaps you can find a second hand copy.

如果你买不起新书, 你或许可以买到一本旧的.

A new car would be wonderful but the fact of the matter is that we can't afford one.

有新车好是好，不过实际情况是我们买不起。

The house is cold because I can't afford to turn the heat on

屋里很冷，因为我没钱付暖气费。

People who can't afford to go to the theatre or concerts can afford to go to football matches

看不起电影或听不起音乐会的人可以去观看足球赛。

The truth is we can't afford to keep all the staff on.

实际情况是我们无力继续聘用所有的职员。

We can't afford to give you around-the-clock protection.

我们没有能力对你提供24小时的保护。

If we can't afford a new car, we shall have to manage without.

要是买不起新车，我们就得将就着点。

I can't afford it at that price.

这样的价格我付不起。

I've already told you ─ we can't afford it, full stop!

我已经告诉过你——我们负担不起，不再说了！

We can't afford to slip up.

我们疏忽不得。

We can't afford the loss of a day.

我们经不起一天（时间）的损失。

Don't let credit tempt you to buy something you can't afford

不要因为可以赊购，就买超过自己支付能力的东西。

Practically speaking, we can't afford it.

实际说来，我们买不起这东西。

It's too expensive. I can't afford it.

太贵了，买不起。

The simple truth is that we just can't afford it.

事实很简单，我们就是付不起。

We can't afford to go abroad this summer.

今年夏天我们没有足够的钱去国外。

I can't afford to run a car on my salary.

我的工资养不起汽车。

We aren't too badly off but we can't afford a house like that.

我们并不是一文不名，但我们负担不起那样的房子。

You can't afford to miss meals when you're in training.

你在接受训练，可不能不吃饭呀。

Many hospitals say they simply can't afford to computerize.

很多医院说他们根本没资金实现计算机化。

The crunch is that we can't afford to go abroad this year.

症结在于我们今年担负不起出国的费用。

I can't afford it ─ that's the whole point.

我买不起，这就是全部的理由。