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At this rate we won't be able to afford a holiday.
照这样下去，我们不会有时间／钱去度假的。
He was a very able businessman in his day.
当年，他是一位很有才干的实业家。
I may be able to help you in some way.
我也许可以从某个方面去帮助你。
He was able to cast off such an uninteresting task.
他终于摆脱了这么一项乏味的工作。
You are better able to do it than I (am).
你比我更有能力做这件事。
I am able to pick you up on the short wave radio.
我能用短波收音机收听到你的信号。
It is good to be able to cast aside winter clothes.
能把冬衣搁在一边了，真好。
As I had plenty of money I was able to help her.
我钱很宽裕，能帮助她。
I was able to pick you up on the short wave radio.
我能用短波收音机收听到你的信号。
He stepped up so as to be able to speak.
为看得更清楚，他上到高处。
I'm well (ie fully) able to manage on my own.
我完全能够独自处理。
Now no company seems to be able to corner the computer market.
现在似乎没有哪家公司能够垄断电脑市场。
I don't know enough about porcelain to be able to price these plates.
我不太懂得瓷器，估计不出这些盘子的价钱。
Free will makes us able to choose our way of life.
自由的意志使我们可以选择自己的生活方式。
I must apologize for not being able to meet you.
我因为没能接你而向你道歉。
He was just able to discern the road from the dark.
他在黑暗中只能勉强辨认出道路。
By no means was he able to handle it.
这件事他绝对没办法处理。
The armies encircled at Stalingrad were not able to break out.
被围在斯大林格勒的军队不能突围出去。
We are now within sight of (ie able to see) the shore.
我们现在的距离能看见海岸了。
I'd say I was able to read Braille.
我得说我能够读懂盲文。
A novelist must be able to use the cultural heritage of his nation.
小说家要善于利用他本国的文化遗产。
I admire the way she is able to shrug off unfair criticism.
我很佩服她能对错误的批评意见不予理会。
She hasn't been able to snap out of the death of her husband.
她直到现在还不能对她丈夫的死节哀。
Our ship was able to haul up just before it hit the submerged reef.
我们的船就在要撞上暗礁的时候停住了。
He was able to get himself accepted by a top law school.
他可以使自己被一所一流法律学校所录取。
They appear to be able to handle the problem.
他们似乎可以处理这个问题。
He'll be able to put his experience to good use in the new job.
他能在新的工作中把他的经验派上用场了。
Do you feel able to conduct an orchestra?
您看您能指挥交响乐团吗？
Are you able to sit through the play?
你能耐着性子看完戏吗？
He is, by report, a most able military scientist.
据说，他是一位很有才能的军事科学家。
I was able to refute his argument.
我能驳倒他的论点。
He was able to fulfil himself through music.
他通过音乐能充分地发挥自己的才能。
Only after liberation is he able to go to school.
只是在解放后，他才能去上学。
That a doctor shall be able to physic any disease is a misconception.
认为医生应该能医治任何疾病的观念是错误的。
You are better able to do it than I am.
你比我更有能力担任此事。
I haven't been able to obtain that book anywhere.
我到处都没买到那本书。
I was able to knock their price down to $1.
我把价格压到一美元。
I've never been able to work her out.
我一向无法了解她。
A trusted man of influence may be able to hold a mob in check.
一位既有影响力又得到人信任的人也许可以能够制止住一群暴徒。
I feel cheap not being able to return their invitation.
我为自己没能及时回请感到难为情。
He is able to bear down all difficulties in his studies.
他能够克服学习中所出现的一切困难。
He said he would look about to see who might be able to help us.
他说，他要留心看看谁能帮我们的忙。
She is able to slide into a room without anyone noticing.
她有本事悄悄溜进房间而不被人发现。
He was able to put complicated thought into simple words.
他能用简单的话表达复杂的思想。
If we change places you will be able to see better from here.
假如我们换换位子的话，你从这儿会看得更清楚。
If you stand on my shoulders you will be able to see over the wall.
如果你站在我肩膀上，你就能看见墙那边了。
In Mexico they were able to live high on a moderate income.
在墨西哥他们能靠中等的收入过豪华的生活。
Stop pushing me around! I'm quite able to make my own decisions!
别再支配我了！我完全能够自己做主！
Companies must be able to compete in the market-place.
公司一定要在商品交易中有竞争力。
The pilot was able to set the plane down safely in a heavy fog.
这位飞行员能使飞机在浓雾中安全着陆。