Mimi Kara Oboeru N2 Grammar: 58. ～ばかりに
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Mimi Kara Oboeru N2 Grammar: 58. ～ばかりに
58. ～ばかりに (bakari ni)
a. Meaning: simply because of ~, leading to a negative result
b. Connection: 動詞のタ形／［イ形容詞・ナ形容詞］の名詞修飾形／名詞＋である
Examples:
1, 私が遅刻をしたばかりに皆に迷惑をかけてしまった。
Just because I was late, I caused everyone trouble.
2, 彼の一言を信じたばかりにひどい目にあった。
Just because I believed him once, I got into trouble.
3, 背が高いばかりにどこへいっても目立ってしまう。
Simply because I am tall, I get noticed wherever I go.
4, 兄は無口なばかりによく冷たい人だと誤解されるようだ。
Simply because he is quiet, my brother is often mistaken for a cold person.
5, 外国人であるばかりに、アパート探しには苦労した。
Simply because I am a foreigner, I have difficulty finding somewhere to live.
＊～たいばかりに
Meaning: doing something unreasonable simply because of ~
1, 彼女に一目会いたいばかりに、駅で何時間も彼女を待った。
Just because I wanted to see her once, I waited at the station for hours.
2, 彼女はA君に会いたくないばかりに、仮病を使って学校を休んだ。
Just because she did not want to see A, she pretended to be ill so she would not have to go to school.
復習 ~ところ Review of structures with ~ところ
1. After ~ 先生にお願いしたところ、快く引き受けてくださった。
When I asked the teacher, he gladly agreed.
2. Just as ~ 家を出ようとしたところに電話がかかってきた。
Just as I was about to go out, the phone rang.
3. Very nearly ~
出かける時急いたので、もう少しで財布を忘れるところだった。
I very nearly left my wallet at home because I rushed out of the house.
4. Just a little more and ~ would have been done, and yet …
あと少しで書き終わるところだったのに、終了のベルが鳴ってしまい、最後まで書けなかった。
I only had a little left to write, and yet the bell rang for the end of time and I could not finish.