容易被误用的小词：Afford(11)

意思是买的起，付得起、花得起时间、金钱、精力等。

但是afford只能表示能力，不表示意愿。例如我们可以说i'm willing to pay, but i really can't afford it，而不能说i'm willing to afford it。

用好这个词，我们的水平就会提高一个档次，让你的同学打心底里佩服。

我们来看一些例子：

1、这顶帽子贵得也太离谱了，我买不起。

chinglish: this hat is extremely expensive, i can't buy it.

revision: this hat is so expensive that i can't afford it.

2、这个村子里好多儿童都上不起学。

chinglish: lots of kids can't go to school because they're poor. （意思表达出来了但是不精练）

revision: plenty of kids in this village can't afford to go to school (can't afford education).

3、抱歉，我跟你玩不起。

chinglish: sorry, i can't play with you.

revision: i can't afford to play 'games' with you, sorry.

这 100词到底要写多长时间，我也不知道。现在工作太忙了，老板要知道我偷偷干别的，还不炒了我，所以我还得慢慢写，i can't afford to lose my job, because i'm the bread-winner and i have a big family to support.

总评：

使用频率：★★★

造句功能：★★★

西方思维：★★★★★