买不起的

Dan Basse, president of AgResource Co., a Chicago research firm, and others say the problem with price controls is that they encourage consumers to keep buying more products they wouldn't be able to afford if prices were allowed to go higher.

的总裁丹·巴斯等人表示，价格控制产生的问题是，消费者担心如果价格放开后有些产品他们可能就买不起了，所以现在不断地购买这些产品。

Dan Basse, president of AgResource Co., a Chicago research firm, and others say the problem with price controls is that they encourage consumers to keep buying more products they wouldnt be able to afford if prices were allowed to go higher.

的总裁丹·巴斯等人表示，价格控制产生的问题是，消费者担心如果价格放开后有些产品他们可能就买不起了，所以现在不断地购买这些产品。

All of my clot h es look so old and I can't afford somet h ing new.

我所有的衣服看上去都很旧，我买不起新的。

All of my clothe look o old and I can't afford omething ew.

我所有的衣服看上去都很旧，我买不起新的。

When his computer broke down in 2005, Humphries fretted that he would never be able to afford a new one.

2005年他的电脑突然坏了。他曾担心自己买不起新的电脑，不过办法后来突然出现了。

They are living from hand to mouth. They can not afford to buy an expensive car.

他们的收入只能够勉强维持生活，买不起这么昂贵的车。

You own a $3,000 machine gun and $5,000 rocket launcher, but you can't afford shoes.

你拥有一把3000美元的机枪和一枝5000美元的火箭筒，但你却买不起鞋。

I think it is a case of sour grapes because I know she had been longing for such a coat all the time.

我看她是买不起才这么说的，因为我知道她一直想要一件这样的大衣。

In the biggest cities like Beijing and Shanghai, prices have risen so much that for many people most properties are now unaffordable.

在最大的城市，如北京和上海，价格上涨了很多，以致许多人用大部分的财产都买不起房子。

"You are placing parents like me in the unenviable position of having to tell our children that we can't afford the toys you promote."

"你们将像我这样的家长置于这样一种为难处境——我们不得不告诉孩子，买不起推销的玩具。"

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。