Even that, sometimes there are still some expenditures that I expensed that I could not afford.

即使是那样，有时有些开销还是在我的经济能力之外。

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I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could still afford a dream.

我知道不管一个人多么贫穷，他仍旧能够拥有梦想。

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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。

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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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In fact, I had so much enough that I could afford to share a little with others.

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If this small sum of money is unimportant (no money is really 'unimportant' these days but I mean that you reckon you could afford to lose it without compromising your standard of living) to you and you don't mind if you lose it or not then the Stock Market might be the place for you.

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Contributions to Qualified Retirement Plans: For many years I have observed that the taxpayers who could most afford retirement usually were the people who took full advantage of retirement subsidies.

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