二、afford的常用搭配：
1.afford作动词，意为“买得起，负担得起”。后常接名词、代词、不定式等（多用于否定句或疑问句）。如：
A. 接名词或代词：
Universities grant scholarships and financial aid to help many who cannot afford the high tuition costs. 大学向许多无法负担昂贵学费的学生提供奖学金和财力支持。
If you can't afford a whole apartment，you can rent one room. 如果你负担不了一整间公寓，你可以租一间。They couldn’t afford $50 for a ticket. 他们拿不出50美元买一张票. Can we afford a new car? 我们能买得起一辆新车吗? He can’t afford the time for it. 他抽不出时间来做此事。The house is too expensive. I cannot afford it. 这房价太贵，我买不起。
B. 接不定式：
A mountain climber can't afford to take chances with inferior equipment. 一个登山运动员不能用较劣质的装备去冒险碰运气。Some major events have taken place in recent months. None of us can afford to overlook.最近一时期发生了好几件大事,我们无法视而不见,充耳不闻。I can’t afford (to buy) a new coat. 我没钱买件新外衣。He says he really can’t afford to wait another day. 他说他确实一天也不能再等了。We can’t afford to go abroad this summer. 今年夏天我们没有足够的钱出国。I can afford to send you to a university. 我可以负担得了送你上大学。
2. 表示“提供”“给予”，其后可以接双宾语（直接宾语通常为抽象概念），若双宾语交换位置，要用介词 to（此时无需连用 can, be able to等）。如：
Music affords us much pleasure. 音乐给我带来乐趣。 The transaction afforded him a good profit. 这笔买卖使他赚了一大笔 。 The dense atmosphere of the earth affords protection to man and provides conditions for his existence. 地球浓密的大气给人类提供保护，提供人类生存的条件。 It will afford me a great pleasure to have dinner with you. 与你们共进晚餐将是我的一大乐事。He was afforded the opportunity to work for a lawyer. 他被提供了一个当律师的机会。（被动句）
