妙语佳句:

原句:There is no way he can afford a dating service like this.

there is no way:没有可能

There is no way to escape doing the work .

没法避免干这工作。

afford:花费得起,提供,给予

afford指“给予”时，可接双宾语。

It affords me great satisfaction to be able to help him.

能帮助他给了我很大的满足感。

can afford to ...指“负担得起”，“做得到”，“忍得住”。

He can afford to keep a motorcar.

他负担得起备有一辆汽车。

She can hardly afford to wait for another hour.

她几乎做不到再多等一小时了。

I did not think I could afford to lose my post.

我想我不能忍受得了失去这个职位。

原句:I cannot believe I fell for it.

fall for:对...倾倒 ,信以为真

Did she fall for the suggestion?

她喜欢这个提议吗？

They met, fell for each other and got married six weeks later.

他们俩一见倾心,六个星期后就结了婚。

原句:We'll file for fraud, intent to deceive, false advertising.

file for:申请,起诉

She decided to file for divorce.

她决意起诉要求离婚。

考考你:

他不可能负担起这种中介的费用。

人不应该付两万五千美金和失业的演员约会。

上期答案:

I'd like to introduce you to Martin Donnelly.
You know, in case you ever want to go to dinner