NO DRIVE ZONE

Coment from the teacher:  Este "cartoon" faz uma brincadeira com "vôo proibido" que alguns países estão sugerindo para a Líbia, com " carro proibido" por causa do aumento do preço do barril de petróleo depois das revoltas contra as ditaduras no Oriente Médio

This cartoon by Paul Thomas from The Daily Express combines plans to create a no-fly zone over Libya with the soaring petrol prices in the UK (the average price of unleaded petrol is expected to breach the £6-a-gallon mark this week, at about 132p a litre).

A man is explaning to a passer-by that he can't afford to fill his car (with petrol). That's why he's put a NO DRIVE ZONE sign outside his house ('no drive zone' is a play on ' no-fly zone').

VOCABULARY

If you can afford something, you have enough money to do or buy it. • "We can't afford to send our children to college" • "Can you afford this car?"

source:  The English Blog