（1）担负得起（……的费用；……的时间）常与can, could, be able to连用，表示“有足够的（时间、金钱等）条件（做某事）”。

　　①afford＋n./ pron.

　　e.g. Now many people can't afford the medical treatment in the country.

　　 　　现在，在农村许多人看不起病。

　　 　　I cant' afford the time for it.

　　 　　这时间我花不起。

　　② afford to do sth.

　　e.g. Before liberation many people couldn't afford to go to school.

　　 　　解放前，很多人上不起学。

　　 　　We can't afford to buy this new house.

　　 　　我们买不起新房子。

　　（2）供给，提供，给予（正式用语）

　　① afford sth.

　　e.g. The trees afford a pleasant shade.

　　 　　这些树提供阴凉。

　　② afford sb. sth./ afford sth. to sb.

　　e.g. Reading afford us pleasure.

　　 　　阅读使我们快乐。

　　 　　History affords lessons to us.

　　　　 历史给我们提供经验教训。

afford正误用法

◆他买不起小车。

误：He doesn’t afford (to have) a car.

正：He can’t 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。

误：Such things can be afforded by many people.

正：Many people can afford such things.

析：在现代英语中 afford(负担得起)不用于被动语态。

◆我想请人把车子修一下, 因为我买不起新的。

误：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(负担得起)可用于金钱方面(用于 afford to buy 之类 的)，但通常不直接以 money 为宾语

◆电视给人以快乐。

误：Television affords pleasure for us.

正：Television affords pleasure to us.

析：afford(提供)可接双宾语(直接宾语通常为抽象概念)，若双宾 语易位，要用介词 to。注意：afford 表示“提供”时, 无需 与 can, be able to 连用。

 

 

经典考题： 

 1. lt costs only 1200 yuan, so almost everyone can ________the price.

    A. afforded   B. affords   C. afford

 2. Many Africans are very ______ and so they can't afford to eat much meat. 
          A. healthy   B. poor   C. rich   D. week     

   3. 我买不起电脑. 

   4. 我们能买得起一辆新车吗? 

   5.他们 为坐不起计程车而步行。

     They walked because they                     take a taxi.

   6. My parents can’t ________ to pay for the expensive house.

  A. spend     B. take     C. cost    D. afford

Keys：

1.C  2.B 3. I can't aford a computer . /  I can't aford to buy a computer .

4.Can we affod a new car ?/ Can we affod to buy a new car ? 

5.couldn't afford to 6. D