<p>I can't afford to lose any more time.
我不能再损失更多的时间。
我损失不起更多的时间。</p>

<p>I can't afford to lose any more sleep.
我不能再损失更多的睡眠。
我损失不起更多的睡眠。</p>

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2015-10-22T00:10:55.383Z
我不能再花费得起任何时间了。我不能再失去任何睡眠了。
(损失 seems to be mainly used as a noun, "cannot afford" often is translated the same as "cannot")
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孤影萍踪
<p>"I can't afford to" can translate directly to " 我（已（经））无法承受……"
I can't afford to lose any more time. 我无法承受损失任何更多的时间。
I can't afford to lose any more sleep. 我无法承受损失任何更多的睡眠。</p>

<p>adding 已 or 已经 enhances the negative tone.</p>

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2015-10-21T22:59:48.847Z
2015-10-21T22:59:48.847Z
Siyi Deng
<p>It's not easy to translate "afford" into Chinese. Translation may be quite different according to the context.<br>
For your instance, here is my personal suggestion:<br>
我再也耗不起更多时间了。<br>
I can't afford to lose any more time.<br>
I can't afford to consume any more time. (literally)<br>
我不能睡得更少了。<br>
I can't afford to lose any more sleep.<br>
I can't sleep any shorter. (literally, quite different)</p>

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2015-11-30T10:05:07.690Z
2015-11-30T10:05:07.690Z
Winfred Huang
<p>How does one translate the following sentences?</p>
<blockquote>
<p>I can't <em>afford</em> to lose any more time.</p>
<p>I can't afford to lose any more sleep.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>I've tried looking this up, but nothing quite matches the meaning I want to convey.</p>

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How to translate this usage of "afford"
# How to translate this usage of "afford"

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-10-21)

How does one translate the following sentences?

> I can't *afford* to lose any more time.
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> I can't afford to lose any more sleep.

I've tried looking this up, but nothing quite matches the meaning I want to convey.

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-10-21. Score: 2

I can't afford to lose any more time.
我不能再损失更多的时间。
我损失不起更多的时间。

I can't afford to lose any more sleep.
我不能再损失更多的睡眠。
我损失不起更多的睡眠。

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: 我不能再花费得起任何时间了。我不能再失去任何睡眠了。 (损失 seems to be mainly used as a noun, "cannot afford" often is translated the same as "cannot")  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2015-10-21. Score: 2

"I can't afford to" can translate directly to " 我（已（经））无法承受……"
I can't afford to lose any more time. 我无法承受损失任何更多的时间。
I can't afford to lose any more sleep. 我无法承受损失任何更多的睡眠。

adding 已 or 已经 enhances the negative tone.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2015-11-30. Score: 1

It's not easy to translate "afford" into Chinese. Translation may be quite different according to the context.  
For your instance, here is my personal suggestion:  
我再也耗不起更多时间了。  
I can't afford to lose any more time.  
I can't afford to consume any more time. (literally)  
我不能睡得更少了。  
I can't afford to lose any more sleep.  
I can't sleep any shorter. (literally, quite different)


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