题目内容：

"We were too poor to afford a doctor." afford means to be able to pay for sth, but
I don't understand what means about this sentence , because too poor ,

优质解答

too..to.,为固定短语,意思是“太什么以至于不能做某事”.
afford,意思是“承担,承受”.
所以,这里的意思是,“我们以前太穷了,看不起医生”.
望及时采纳哈.