辛沛沛NO-BOOK 辛沛沛口语初级版 Lesson 108 Afford

 

Lesson 108 Afford¹

1.I can't afford the computer at present.

2.I'd love to go but I can't afford the time.

3.I can't afford to lose² my job.

4.We cannot afford to pay³ such⁴ a price⁵.

5.I don't think we'll be able⁶ to afford the travel⁷.

6.I can't afford going⁸ every night.

7.We can afford the house if we save⁹ our pennies¹⁰.

8.I can hardly¹¹ afford the time.

1 afford   

vt.提供，负担得起的(后果，损失等)，给予

参考例句：

• At last they could afford a house.他们终于买得起房子了。
• I'll afford you a chance.我将给你提供一个机会。

2 lose   

v.丢失，失去，迷失，(钟表)走慢

参考例句：

• I always lose at cards, with my bad luck.我不走运，打牌总输。
• I can always lose myself in a good book.一本好书会使我爱不释手。

3 pay   

v.付钱；n.付钱；薪金

参考例句：

• How much did you pay?你付了多少钱？
• His pay is below the average.他的工资低于一般水平。

4 such   

adj.如此的，这样的；pron.这样的；adv.如此地

参考例句：

• He is such a man.他是这样一个人。
• He spent all his money,he is such a fool.他这样傻，花光了所有的钱。

5 price   

n.价格，代价，价值；vt.定格，标价，比较价格

参考例句：

• The goods have gone up in price.这些商品的价格已经上涨。
• They are selling the bikes off the market price.他们按低于市价卖出自行车。

6 able   

adj.能...的，有才能的，能干的，能够的

参考例句：

• How good and able he is!瞧他多能干啊！
• He is able to do this job well.他有能力做好这件工作。

7 travel   

n.旅行，游历，进行；vi.旅行，行进，移动，被传播；vt.旅行，通行于，使移动

参考例句：

• We can now travel by air.现在我们可以坐飞机旅行。
• Autumn is the best season for travel.秋天是旅行的最好季节。

8 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

9 save   

n.救援，救球，节约；v.解救，保存，节省；prep.除...之外

参考例句：

• Why didn't you save me?你为什么不救我？
• We have to save old newspapers.我们得保存旧报纸。

10 pennies   

n.of penny；便士( penny的名词复数 )；（美国、加拿大的）一分钱；少量的钱

参考例句：

• He had a few pennies in his pocket. 他口袋里有几个便士的硬币。
• Pennies, nickles, dimes and quarters are United States coins. 1分铜币、5分镍币、1角银币和2角5分银币是美国硬币。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 hardly   

adv.几乎没有，刚刚，几乎不，勉强是

参考例句：

• I could hardly believe my eyes.我简直不相信自己的眼睛。
• The hens hardly laid any eggs in summer.母鸡夏天几乎不下蛋。