Translation of "able to" into Chinese

It was lucky I was able to speak to Tom before he left for Boston.

在汤姆前往波士顿之前,我能和他说话可真算是走了运。

Any universe simple enough to be understood is too simple to produce a mind able to understand it.

任何簡單到可以被了解的宇宙便太過簡單而無法產生可以了解它的心靈。

Not being able to carry out payments on time can cause very large losses for the consumer.

不能按时交付货款的话会给客户带来很大损失。