can not afford to do

It is not something we can afford to do on a daily basis, and there aren't too many organic farms around here.

这不是我们每天都能负担得起的，而且附近也没有太多的有机农场。

Speaking about her role on the committee Michelle Obama said: "The arts are not just a nice thing to have or to do if there is free time or if one can afford it.

谈到她在委员会中的角色，米歇尔·奥巴马说：“如果有足够的时间和金钱，那么艺术就不仅仅是一种美好的让人不得不拥有或者不得不参与的一件事了。”

I’m not stingy. Of course I can afford to buy any of these things—and I do, I enjoy making purchases—but somehow nothing brings the joy of existence home to me more than these premiums.

不过，我常常把它们留下来自己用，我不是小气，我当然买得起任何一件——不骗你，我喜欢买东西——但是不知怎的，没有什么能比这些赠品更能让我领悟到存在的喜悦了。