Books afford us knowledge.书本给我们学问。 afford是个动词,一般只买得起。但上句中的afford是指提供和给予的意思。又例如: Dancing affords us pleasure.跳舞给我们带来快乐。 afford表示买得起的意思时要注意它的使用,它一般要和表示能够的情态动词或动词短语连

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 蒋健棠一词多意

W: We need to figure out how much money we are spending and what we are spending it on? M: Why? W: Well, I think we could be saving more. M: Really? Well. Ok. Get the receipts out. W: Let's see. We spent 700 dollars for our home loan payment, 400 on

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说到Beyond,你知道除了乐队还有什么意思吗?在英文中又要怎么用呢? 4个Beyond的常用短语搭配 1. beyond my area of expertise 超过了我的专业范围 This is beyond my area of expertise. Why don't you ask Jenna? She

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 每天三分钟学英语

[00:00.00]What's the interest rate for the savings account? [00:01.93]储蓄存款的利率是多少? [00:03.85]Interest is calculated at the rate of 0.8% per annum at present. [00:06.61]目前每年的利率是按0.8%计算的。 [00:09.36]Y

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She wanted to have two babiesone boy and one girl. She wanted to have the boy first and the girl a year later. That way they could grow up together. He said that was okay with him. She said, What do you mean, okay? It shouldnt be okay with you. You s

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 简单慢速英语阅读

1. I had to sit up all night writing the report. 我不得不熬通宵写报告。 2. I hope we can see each other again some time. 希望还能有相见的机会。 3. I saw him playing football on t

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(175) / 评论(0) 分类 Modern English 洋话连篇

[00:05.20]cock shame coin shape [00:08.74]公鸡 遗憾的事;羞愧 硬币 形状;外形 [00:12.28]seashell ring silver collection [00:15.96]海贝 环形物 银 收藏品;收集物 [00:19.64]penny(pennies,pence) look round=look around mine [00:24.8

发表于:2019-01-10 / 阅读(172) / 评论(0) 分类 高中英语人教版高二

Lesson 108 Afford 1.I can't afford the computer at present. 2.I'd love to go but I can't afford the time. 3.I can't afford to lose my job. 4.We cannot afford to pay such a price. 5.I don't think we'll be able to afford the travel. 6.I can't afford go

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(92) / 评论(0) 分类 辛沛沛NO-BOOK 辛沛沛口语初级版

At first, living in the van was great. I showered in campgrounds. 一开始,住在车里是很不错的。我在露天洗澡, I ate out regularly. And I had time to relax and to grieve. 正常的去外面吃东西。而且有时间去抒发情感。

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲教育篇

Unit 106 I can't afford it. I can't afford it. 我买不起。 I can't afford it. 我买不起。 I can't afford it. 我买不起。 I can't afford it. 我买不起。 I can't afford it. 我买不起了。 I can't afford it. 我买不起的。 We can

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什么时候到期? When is this due? *due必须支付、支付期限到了。日常生活中常使用带有due的表达方式。 Heres the phone bill. (这是电话费通知单。) When is this due? (交费截止到什么时候?) When is the rent du

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇

砍价也疯狂,英语帮你忙 1.Could you give me a discount?能给我打个折扣吗? 2.Is the price negotiable? 价钱可以商量吗? 3.Could you give me a better deal? 可以给个更优惠的价格吗? 4.How about 200 RMB? 两百块钱怎

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

英语词汇:afford的正误用法 ◆他卖不起小车。 误:He doesnt afford (to have) a car. 正:He cant afford (to have) a car. 析:afford(担负得起)通常要与 can, be able to 连用。 ◆那样的东西许多人可以买得起。

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇

一提到穷,好多人首先想到的必定是poor。其实呢,就像老外形容老人时不用old、用senior一样,poor这个词他们也是不太常用的。那应该怎么用英语形容穷呢?一起来看。 1 Poor给人一种消极感,

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 英语口语

英语词汇:although易错用法说明 一、惯用法问题 不要按汉语虽然但是的表达习惯,在 although 后连用 but。如: 虽然天很冷,但我们还是去了那儿。 正:Although it was cold, we went there. 误:Althoug

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇

Lesson 238 I can't afford the time 1.I can't afford the time.我抽不出时 间来。 2.I can't afford that.我付不起房钱。 3.I can't afford to buy it.我买不起 那个。 4.I can't afford a car.这买不起汽车 。 5.I can't afford to tak

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(111) / 评论(0) 分类 辛沛沛NO-BOOK 辛沛沛傻瓜机口语极短句

Excuse me.Hmm, he sounded odd.What did he mean?Probably run out of biscuits!He's obviously got something on his mind. 先走了。他听起来很奇怪。他是什么意思?可能是饼干吃完了!他显然是有心事。 Denise, could I have a

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At first, living in the van was great. I showered in campgrounds. 一开始,住在车里是很不错的。我在露天洗澡。 I ate out regularly. And I had time to relax and to grieve. 正常的去外面吃东西。而且有时间去抒发情感。

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(109) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲国际问题篇

Language Points That's a little outside my budget. / I can't afford it. I got two for the price of one. / It was buy one, get one free. It was a real bargain. I got it for a song. It's dirt cheap.

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Britain may not be the best place to live, but it is the best place to die. 英国可能不是最适宜居住的地方,但却是最适合死的地方。 The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) ranked the country first in its latest quality-of-death i

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