妙語佳句:

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

there is no way:沒有可能

There is no way to escape doing the work .

沒法避免干這工作。

afford:花費得起,提供,給予

afford指“給予”時，可接雙賓語。

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

能幫助他給了我很大的滿足感。

can afford to ...指“負擔得起”，“做得到”，“忍得住”。

He can afford to keep a motorcar.

他負擔得起備有一輛汽車。

She can hardly afford to wait for another hour.

她幾乎做不到再多等一小時了。

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

我想我不能忍受得了失去這個職位。

原句:I cannot believe I fell for it.

fall for:對...傾倒 ,信以為真

Did she fall for the suggestion?

她喜歡這個提議嗎？

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

他們倆一見傾心,六個星期后就結了婚。

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

file for:申請,起訴

She decided to file for divorce.

她決意起訴要求離婚。

考考你:

他不可能負擔起這種中介的費用。

人不應該付兩萬五千美金和失業的演員約會。

上期答案:

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