While Bush would dearly love to undermine Kerry's image, he cannot afford to be seen doing so. (His own military record, after all, makes a sorry contrast with Kerry's.)

尽管布什太想破坏克里的形象了，但他承担不起被人发现自己在这么做的后果(毕竟，与克里相比，他自己的军事履历显得很可怜)。

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By contrast, almost no one could afford outright the medical bills of a serious hit-and-run car accident, or a long-term illness brought about through no fault of your own.

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