I told them I could not afford to pay for that.

我跟他们说，我负担不起那笔费用。

youdao

AS the bank didn't give me a loan, I could not afford to buy the car.

因为银行没有给我贷款，我买不起那辆车。

youdao

A brisk memo from Father soon informed me that I could not afford to fly.

不久爸爸送来一张尖刻的短柬，指出我负担不起飞行的费用。

youdao

The only other option was to claim nothing at all but then I would have had to resign because I could not afford to live half my life in London or Cumbria without an allowance for one of them.

BBC: Statement in full: David Maclean

At the same time, I do not believe it does and I do not believe we could ever afford to let it greatly impact our ability to pursue a foreign policy that's in our interest and in the interest of the world.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

Or Somalia, whose chair I borrowed for the final Doha plenary because many African delegates could not afford to postpone their flights.

BBC: Harrabin's notes: Kyoto rumbles on