He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.
他還告訴我，公司支付不起這么龐大的工資開(kāi)支，
新概念英語(yǔ)第二冊(cè)
Lesson 15 Good news
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 堅(jiān)固的，堅(jiān)牢的;堅(jiān)定的，堅(jiān)決的;嚴(yán)格的;確定的;
vt.& vi. 使堅(jiān)固;使堅(jiān)實(shí);
n. 商號(hào)，商行;公司;企業(yè);工作集體;
adv. 堅(jiān)定地，穩(wěn)固地;
vt. 使堅(jiān)定，使牢固;
vi. 變堅(jiān)實(shí)，變穩(wěn)固;
?? firm =firm,表示”堅(jiān)定,堅(jiān)固”
"The company has now amalgamated with another local firm."
這家公司現(xiàn)在已與當(dāng)?shù)匾患夜竞喜⒘恕?/div>
近義：office, bureau, business, company, concern, corporation
反義：astable, astatic, precarious, unsettled, unsteady, wobbly
vt. 買(mǎi)得起;擔(dān)負(fù)得起;提供;給予;
?? af一再+ford拿出→一再拿出→買(mǎi)得起
"Can we afford a new car?"
我們買(mǎi)得起一輛新車(chē)嗎？
近義：minister, offer, award, present, procure, proffer
反義：limit, narrow, prohibit, qualify, reduce, restrain
adv. 大大地;夸大地;詳細(xì)地;順風(fēng)地;
adj. 大的;大規(guī)模的;大型號(hào)的;廣泛的;
v. 玩?zhèn)€痛快;（尤指跳舞和飲酒）作樂(lè);
"The two large classrooms have been assigned to us."
這兩間大教室分配給了我們。
近義：major, sizeable, big, sizable, some, capital
反義：small
v. 表明( tell的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞 );講;知道;講述;
"In a weak moment, I told him the truth."
我一時(shí)心軟, 告訴了他真相.