not because he cannot afford, or shuns, their meterial comforts, but because he is afraid of them.
这并不是因为他们付不起钱，也不是为了躲避物质享受，而是因为他们害怕酒店。
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 47 The great escape

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

because [bɪ'kɔz] 词频1 词根: be
conj. 因为;
💡 cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,诉讼
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所属政党的关系而被捕。
近义：since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
afford [ə'fɔrd] 词频1
vt. 买得起;担负得起;提供;给予;
💡 af一再+ford拿出→一再拿出→买得起
"Can we afford a new car?"
我们买得起一辆新车吗？
近义：minister, offer, award, present, procure, proffer 反义：limit, narrow, prohibit, qualify, reduce, restrain
afraid [ə'fred] 词频1
adj. 害怕的;担心的;恐怕;畏惧，害怕;
💡 词根af-向，词缀raid打、袭击，“担心挨打
"It's all over. There's nothing to be afraid of now."
一切都结束了。现在没有什么可怕的了。
近义：apprehensive, intimidated, nervous, awed, awestricken, awestruck 反义：intrepid, mettlesome, nervy, audacious, plucky, rash
cannot ['kænɔt] 词频1
=can not;未可;不能;不可;
"You cannot stay here ad infinitum without paying rent."
你不付房租就不能永远住在这里。
shuns
v. 避开, 回避, 避免( shun的第三人称单数 )

📚 更多「新概念英语第四册」例句

During all these tests Vera was blindfold;
在所有这些实验中，维拉的双眼都是蒙着的。
where wild rabbits are not generally regarded as a pest but as a sport and a useful food supply,
野兔在法国一般不被当作有害动物，而被视为打猎取乐的玩物和有用的食物来源。
examined a very large number of men working on aircraft carriers:
调查了许多在航空母舰上工作的人，
His answer was to lift the vessel out of the water by making it ride on a cushion of air,
他的解决办法是把船体提离水面，让船在一个气垫上行驶，
Victorian parents believed that they kept their dignity by retreating behind an unreasoning authoritarian attitude;
维多利业时代的父母认为，他们可以靠无理的权威气派来维护自己的尊严，
In the breaking and remaking, in the timing, interweaving, beginning afresh,
作家在剪裁修改、构思时间、穿插情节、以至从头重写的过程中，