clean up 打扫; <口>赚钱; 整顿
Since then, the authorities have tried to clean up the sport.
从那以后，有关当局已努力整顿体育界。<口>

afford 提供; 买得起
The arts should be available to more people at prices they can afford.
艺术品应该以人们能够承受的价格面向更多的人出售。
Only the well-to-do can afford these houses.
只有富人能买得起这些房子。

Well, like they say, there's no such thing as a free lunch.
就像他们说的，天下没有免费的午餐。

settle for: 将就、满足于
I had hoped to get 1000 for my old car but had to settle for a lot less.
我那辆旧汽车原指望卖上 1000 英镑，後来少卖了很多也认了。

bring up: 提出、谈到
These are matters that you can bring up in committee.
这些问题你可在委员会中提出。

give a crap:【不看在眼里，不在乎crap: 废话、谎言】
Not that I gave a crap if they knocked you off, but I didn't like the idea of bunging the news to the old lady.不是怕人家把你干掉我会很伤心，而是不忍心让老太太听到这样的消息。