In a hurried manner he replied in the affirmative.

The answer to the questions of this type are in the affirmative.

对这类问题的回答是肯定的.

He asked me if I was ready. I answered in the affirmative.

他问我是否准备好了，我给出肯定的回答。

I can ill afford the expense.

我无力负担那笔费用.

He can ill afford to refuse.

他几乎不能拒绝.

You can ill afford to waste your money.

你是经不起浪费你的金钱的.

I can ill afford it.

这我办不到.

We can ill afford to buy a new car just now.

我们现在难以买得起新车.

That is a burden the struggling Italian economy can ill afford.

这无疑是意大利经济的巨大负担.

It's possible he won't play but I can ill afford to lose him.

有可能他不会上场，但是我几乎承受不起失去他的损失。

The new ship was set afloat.

这条新船下水了.

A rival company has set afloat a new credIt'scheme.

一家竞争的公司已开始实施一项新信用购物方案.

Find some way keep afloat and to regain your composure.

找到重新找回你的镇静的方法.

There is also a raft of initial public offerings to keep afloat.

中国还有许多企业等待首次公开发行(IPO).

I was sure the " Beauty " could not keep afloat for a long time.

我断定这艘 “ 美人号 ” 不会浮在水面上太久了.

West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's.

西非是在二十世纪60年代实现非殖民地化的.

This book deals with West Africa.

这本书是有关西非的.

The cocoa tree grows widely in the tropical forests of West Africa.

可可树广泛生长于西非的热带森林中.

Traveling though West Africa , I found good reason for optimism.

但是走到西非境内, 我有理由开始乐观.

The island off West Africa must be made secure.

一定要使西非海岸的岛屿固若金汤.

For the moment I refer particularly to French North Africa -- to the integrity of French North Africa.

在这个时刻,我特别强调法属北非 -- 强调法属北非的完整.