CAN('T) AFFORD ～する金銭的余裕がある（ない）
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When you can afford something, you can pay for it without much trouble.
(Be careful: When afford is followed by a verb, use the "to do" form, NOT the "-ing" form. For example, you say, "We can't afford TO EAT out tonight," NOT "We can't afford EATING out tonight.")
can afford は、何かのためにお金を払う余裕があるという意味です。
注意： afford の後ろに動詞が来るときは、to 不定詞を使います。-ing 形は使いません。例えば We can't afford TO EAT out tonight.（今晩は、外食するお金がない）のように言いますが、We can't afford EATING out tonight. は間違いです。
| 1. | I can't afford a new car. | | | | | 2. | (a man points at a diamond bracelet in a shop window) | | a: | Happy anniversary, dear! | | b: | Oh, it's beautiful! But can we afford it? | | | | | 3. | With three kids in college, we can't afford to go away this summer. |
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