can't afford to buy
我要买,可是…我买不起
I want to buy it, but… I can’t afford it.
— 恶魔 (1955)
那把吉他太贵了,我买不起。
That guitar is too expensive. I can't afford it.
还有我们连睡衣都买不起没睡衣
Besides, we can’t even afford pajamas—we don’t have any.
— 真爱至上 (2003)
我一辈子也买不起这种地方
I could never afford a place like this in my lifetime.
— 穆赫兰道 (2001)
那有的病人买不起啊
But some patients can’t afford it.
— Dying to Survive (2018)