英语词汇：afford的正误用法

 英语词汇：afford¹的正误用法

◆他卖不起小车。

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 able² to 连用。

◆那样的东西许多人可以买得起。

误：Such³ things can be afforded⁴ 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 repaired⁵ 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：Television⁶ affords⁷ pleasure⁸ 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。

1 afford   

vt.提供，负担得起的(后果，损失等)，给予

参考例句：

• At last they could afford a house.他们终于买得起房子了。
• I'll afford you a chance.我将给你提供一个机会。

2 able   

adj.能...的，有才能的，能干的，能够的

参考例句：

• How good and able he is!瞧他多能干啊！
• He is able to do this job well.他有能力做好这件工作。

3 such   

adj.如此的，这样的；pron.这样的；adv.如此地

参考例句：

• He is such a man.他是这样一个人。
• He spent all his money,he is such a fool.他这样傻，花光了所有的钱。

4 afforded   

v.买得起( afford的过去式和过去分词 )；担负得起；提供；给予

参考例句：

• My parents lent me the money. Otherwise, I couldn't have afforded the trip. 我父母借钱给我了。否则，我可付不起这次旅费。
• His grandchildren afforded him his greatest pleasure in his old age. 他的孙子和孙女们在晚年的时候给了他最大的欢乐。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 repaired   

v.纠正( repair的过去式和过去分词 )；补救

参考例句：

• My bicycle is not available, and it is being repaired. 我的自行车现在不能用，因为正在修理。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He had repaired my kettle, and It'saved my buying a new one. 他把我的水壶修好了，省得我再买一个新的了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 television   

n.电视(机) [=TV]

参考例句：

• Do you often watch television?你经常看电视吗？
• Please turn off the television.请把电视关上。

7 affords   

v.买得起( afford的第三人称单数 )；担负得起；提供；给予

参考例句：

• What she has said affords much food for thought. 她这话耐人寻味。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• It affords a livelihood to a great number of people. 这给许多人提供了生计。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 pleasure   

n.愉快，快乐，高兴，乐事，乐趣，意志，愿望

参考例句：

• It's a pleasure talking to you.同您谈话很愉快。
• He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。