If you can't afford something don't buy it.

如果你不能负担一样东西，就不要买它。

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They provide a choice for those able to afford something more.

它们为这些能够承担更多费用的家庭提供一个选择。

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All of my clothes look so old and I can't afford something new.

我所有的衣服看上去都很旧，我买不起新的。

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It is something anyone can afford to play."

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And I'll say "how are you" and you say something to the effect that if I could afford a latte in this world, I'm doing well.

我问您最近怎么样，您有一次,说了一句话，大致意思是，如果我能,享受得起一杯拿铁，那一切就还好。

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But yeah, I think if you can afford it and it's something that's important to you

但是，是的，我想如果你支付得起，并且认为那对你很重要的话，

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Shops off Rodeo are generally not as name-conscious as those on the strip (and you might actually be able to afford something), but they're nevertheless plenty upscale.

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"It sets expectations that might lead people to think they can afford something they can't, " says Robert Weinerman, senior director of college finance at College Coach, an admissions-consulting firm based in Watertown, Mass.

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It was about giving something to people that they could not afford, something that they only dreamed about.

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