◆他賣不起小車。

誤：He doesn’t afford (to have) a car.

正：He can’t afford (to have) a car.

析：afford(擔負得起)通常要與 can, be able to 連用。

◆那樣的東西許多人可以買得起。

誤：Such things can be afforded by many people.

正：Many people can afford such things.

析：在現代英語中 afford(負擔得起)不用于被動語態。

◆我想請人把車子修一下, 因為我買不起新的。

誤：I want to get my car repaired because I can’t afford the money for a new one.

正：I want to get my car repaired because I can’t afford (to buy) a new one.

析：afford(負擔得起)可用于金錢方面(用于 afford to buy 之類 的)，但通常不直接以 money 為賓語(from www.yywords.com)。

◆電視給人以快樂。

誤：Television affords pleasure for us.

正：Television affords pleasure to us.

析：afford(提供)可接雙賓語(直接賓語通常為抽象概念)，若雙賓 語易位，要用介詞 to。注意：afford 表示“提供”時, 無需 與 can, be able to 連用。