1、promise

承諾；保證；答應

The post office has promised to resume first class mail delivery to the area on Friday.

郵局承諾于星期五恢復對這個地區第一類郵件的遞送。

He had promised that the rich and privileged would no longer get preferential treatment.

他已經保證富人和特權階層不會再得到優惠待遇。

答應給予；承諾給予；保證讓…得到

In 1920 the great powers promised them an independent state.

1920年，列強承諾讓他們成為一個獨立的國家。

The officers promise a return to multiparty rule.

這些官員承諾恢復多黨統治。

諾言；承諾；保證

If you make a promise, you should keep it.

如果做出了承諾，就應該遵守。

The program has lived up to its promise to promote family welfare.

這個項目恪守了其改善家庭福利的承諾。

2、afford

買得起；負擔得起

My parents can't even afford a new refrigerator.

我父母甚至買不起一臺新冰箱。

The arts should be available to more people at prices they can afford.

藝術品應該以人們能夠承受的價格面向更多的人出售。

經得住；承受得起

We can't afford to wait.

我們等不起。

The country could not afford the luxury of an election.

該國負擔不起選舉這樣奢侈的事。

提供；給予

This affords us the opportunity to ask questions about how the systems might change.

這給我們提供了就系統可能如何改變進行提問的機會。

It was a cold room, but it afforded a fine view of the Old City.

這房間雖然很冷，但是它能讓人將古城的景致盡收眼底。