I could not afford to的意思|示意

When I asked him why, he said his family could not afford to send more than one child and decided he was the most clever.

当我问他原因时，他跟我说他家当时只能供得起一个孩子上大学，因为他是最聪明的，所以就供他去上了。

My life is not perfect, but that's okay. I wish I had a boyfriend. I wish I had more money. I wish I I could afford to travel around the world, or go lie on the beach somewhere for a month.

生命虽不完美，但又如何？没错，我是希望交个男朋友、希望自己更有钱，也希望有能力去环游世界，或是去某个海滩胜地躺上一个月。

I can still see the shiny metal bowl in which they used to bathe, and Jose, a neighbor who was missing several teeth because like most people in Cadillo, he lacks a toothbrush and could not afford a .

我还记得他们洗漱用的磨得发亮的金属盆。Jose是我在村里住的那一家的邻居，他像Cadillo村许多人一样缺了几颗牙齿，他没有牙刷，因为买不起。

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。

I could not afford to waste several hours of my valuable time along with losing a pint of blood each day.

我不能每天浪费好几个小时的宝贵时间，并且每天流下那么些血。

There were times when I could not afford to sacrifice the bloom of the present moment to any work, whether of the head or hands. I love a broad margin to my life.

有那么些时候，我舍不得将当下如花盛放的时光牺牲在任何工作上，不论是脑力的工作还是双手的工作，我喜欢给生活留出很宽阔的余地。