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儒琴英语词组（English Phrase of the Day）
can ill afford
英文解释
If you say that someone can ill afford to do something, or can ill afford something, you mean that they must prevent it from happening because it would be harmful or embarrassing to them.
to be unable to afford : to be unable to do (something) without having problems or being seriously harmed；used for saying that someone should definitely not do something because it will cause problems
中文解释
无法承受；负担不起；用于表示某人绝对不应该做某事，因为它会造成问题。
如果你说某人can ill afford 做某事，你的意思是他们必须阻止这件事的发生，因为这会对他们造成伤害或使他们难堪。
原文举例
We can ill afford another scandal.
我们再也承受不起另一桩丑闻了。
It’s an ignorance we can ill afford.
这种无知是我们无法承受的。
The world is more interlinked and interdependent than at any time in history: From the toe bone to the head bone, we are connected and can ill afford the fractures that could await us next year.
世界比历史上任何时候都更加相互联系和相互依赖:从趾骨到头骨，我们都是相互联系的，我们无法承受明年可能出现的裂痕。
