not afford

The government can not afford supporting all the old people.

政府养不起所有的老年人。

And it is dreadful because the state simply could not afford it.

这之所以是一个噩梦，是因为政府根本承受不起随之产生的结果。

The ANC could not afford to lower its guard until everything had been carried out

非洲人国民大会在所有事项皆已完成前不敢有丝毫松懈。

We can not afford the cost of two telephone.

我们无力买两部电话（我们负担不起两部电话的费用）。

This issue was of such importance that we could not afford to ignore it.

这个问题十分重要，我们疏忽不得。

His parents could not afford to buy him some basic things that he needed.

他的父母买不起他所需要的一些基本的东西。

John can not afford so much time to do it.

约翰花不起这么多时间来做这件事情。

You mean you can not afford to let them show.

你是说你没法让事实显露出来。

I told them I could not afford to pay for that.

我跟他们说，我负担不起那笔费用。

But general consumers can not afford the expensive cost of equipment.

然而组合定位方式的设备成本较高，普通的用户承担不起的。

Some farmers could not afford the fuel gas.

部分农户负担不起等。

The Einsteins could not afford to pay for his advanced education.

爱因斯坦一家负担不起他的提前教育.

A small businesses can not afford not to have a website.

一个小企业无法承受的东西有一个网站。

He could not afford to make the wrong choice.

他可不能作出错误的选择。

I forgot to put that person who can not afford to.

放了那个我忘不掉的人。

Typewriters were very expensive and my family could not afford one.

打字机非常昂贵，我的家庭负担不起。

He could not afford to buy a house

他买不起房子。

We could not afford to overlook such a serious offence.

对这样严重的违法行为，我们决不能视若无睹。

We taught the kids there who could not afford school.

在那里，我们教那些没钱上学的孩子。

She wished she could help her but could not afford to get involved.

她希望她能帮助她，但她经不起拖累。

But his parents could not afford to give him more money for school.

但他的父母无力再支付他的学费。

He could not afford luxury food on his pay

靠自己的工资他买不起奢侈的食品。

The concert was booked out, and in any case, most of the people gathered in the square could not afford the price of a ticket.

音乐会门票已经预订一空，再者，聚在广场上的人多数也买不起票。

He had treated her badly, but he could not afford to make up.

他待她不好，但他又不愿意主动赔不是。

People who love luxury goods but could not afford them can satisfy themselves with entry lux.

那些喜爱但买不起奢侈品的人可以通过购买轻奢品来满足自己。

I could not afford so much money for a bicycle.

我出不起那么多钱买一辆自行车。

More and more ordinary people can not afford to buy housing.

越来越多的普通市民买不起房。

We can not afford too many times dining outside.

在外面吃饭太多我付不起。

That's a liability you could not afford.

那是个你承担不了的后果。

What would you do if you could not afford to go to school?

如果你付不起学费，你会怎么办？