be able to afford

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However, not all customers will be able to afford 3G handsets right away.
问题是不是所有用户马上能买得起3G终端设备。
It is unlikely that many African nations will be able to afford such a costly medicine for breast cancer, when far cheaper ones for colon and testicular cancer are going wanting.
在许多更便宜的治疗结肠癌和睾丸癌的药物都紧缺的情况下，许多非洲国家是不太可能买得起如此价格不菲的乳腺癌治疗药物的。
And if you sell the bastard, you’ll be able to afford to buy hooker twins, pay someone to carry you to the top of Kilimanjaro, and slip a homeless man a hundy to take a dive during your fist fight.
而且如果你的作品很畅销，那你就能买得起双胞胎花钱请人将你带上乞力马扎罗山顶峰，而且雇一个无家可归的人当对手并让他在出第一拳时假装被击倒而故意输掉。

In 1988, we asked people in Los Angeles, are you worried that unless I buy now I won't be able to afford a house in the future?
如果在1988年问洛杉矶居民,你担不担心,如果现在不买房,以后恐怕会买不起
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Then you really won't be able to afford to stay alive.
说不定你连活下去都很困难
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Smaller firms subject to extraordinary risks need to be able to afford proper e-discovery solutions.
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Students--and their families--may not be able to afford colleges that raise tuition too steeply.
FORBES: College Endowments In Jeopardy