afford to

He had a cellphone, but he couldn't afford to top it up, so he took only incoming calls.

他有一部手机，但用不起，因此只能接听来电。

Some seem to believe that our politics can afford to be petty because, in a time of peace, the stakes of our debates appear small.

有人认为我们的政治制度是如此的微不足道，因为在和平年代，我们所争论的话题都是无关紧要的。

I don't think you can afford to say it's all sequential, build out a store network and then do the internet, " he said. "

我认为，你不能说这完全是有续的，先建设门店网络，随后进行网络销售。

The ability to concentrate on those issues at the heart of the negotiation is an asset the CN cannot afford to be without.

全神贯注于那些谈判中的核心问题的能力应成为首席谈判不可缺少的素质。

He said he could not afford to pay all his workers because of declining orders.

他表示由于订单下降，他不可能支付所有工人的工资。

Almost all the affected countries should be able to afford to do this, at least on the IMF's numbers.

至少从IMF的数据来看，几乎所有受影响的国家应该都能够负担得起。

But I also know that in a time of crisis, we cannot afford to govern out of anger, or yield to the politics of the moment.

然而我也明白，身处危机年代，带着怒气治理国家，我们担不起；屈服于一时的政治，我们也担不起。

Do you know how much I love you. I really really can not afford to lose you!

你知道我是多麼愛你.我真的真的不能失去你！

"The world can't afford to have either of these countries stand on the sidelines, " says Kapp. It's up to the U.

“这个世界不能有任何这些国家在场边的立场，”卡普说。

The true measure of your style is not how much you can afford to throw away, but how well you look after what you have.

衡量你时尚的真正标准，不是你能够扔得起多少东西，而是你能够把拥有的东西照料得怎样。

Afford to leave the back looking at you, I will not remain silent, but cried aloud. Dear, back to less than the former, but will not stop.

能留下后面看您，我不会保持沈默，而是大声哭泣亲爱的，回到较少比前，但是不会停止。

So Rubens can maybe afford to be a bit more aggressive, and Jenson is going to be thinking more about scoring points.

所以说鲁本斯可以稍稍表现的有侵略性一点，而巴顿要尽可能的取得积分。

To meet this challenge, the U. S. , or any other country that wants to remain in the game, can't afford to repeat past mistakes.

为了迎接这一挑战，美国或任何其他希望继续在这场比赛中保留一席之地的国家，都负担不起重复过去错误所带来的后果。

But, when you're younger, you can afford to take a little more risk in terms of what you're investing in.

但是，如果你足够年轻，你就能去承担些许风险。因为你有能力去把失去的赚回来。

She was, she says, lucky to be able to afford to leave.

她说，她很幸运可以这样义无反顾地离开。

You are going to have to be more tight with your money. You can't afford to keep spending like this.

你得注意紧着点儿花钱了。这样挥霍下去你吃不消的。

How much can I afford to lose on this trade?

本次交易我能承担多大的亏损？

I'd expect to see a strong team sent out against Unirea. We can't afford to be complacent and field all the fringe players and kids.

我非常期望一支强大的球队面对乌尔济切尼，我们并不会因为周围是我们的球迷而得意。

He said the nation cannot afford to let the $858 billion measure fall victim to delay or defeat.

他说，美国不能让这个8580亿美元的议案被拖延或是不能通过。

It was not so much a victory for multilateralism as a recognition that no nation could afford to go it alone in this global crisis.

由于没有任何一个国家能够在这次全球金融危机中独自买单，对主张多边合作的人来说，也不能算是什么胜利。