I could afford that的意思|示意

At first, my purpose of buying a car was to show off, to let everyone know that I could afford it.

最初，我买汽车就为摆谱儿，让大家知道我买得起。

After he finished the only beer he could afford, I walked him outside, upset that he was going but trying to play it cool.

在他喝完只能支付的一杯啤酒后，我陪他走出来，不但因为他要离开、更因为他在摆”酷“而使我生气。

Ten years ago it was beyond my wildest dreams that I could afford a car.

十年前，我做梦也没想到自己能买辆车。

I couldn't tell her what such an expense meant, that I could no longer afford the diamond or the hotel room in Bali.

我没法告诉她这样的一笔开销意味着什么：既没钱买钻石，也负担不起巴厘岛的酒店了。

I could "afford" to now, but it doesn't do much good to yearn about that, I guess.

我现“有能力”做到了，不过我想过于想得到这个并不一定是好事。

That old house became an albatross, costing far more than I could afford, the cost in stress was even higher, I had refused to look at the complexities.

那房子成了一个累赘。在它上面的花费远非我所能负担，而精神上的付出却更高，这一切只因无视复杂化。