afraid toとafraid of

Point afraid
使役動詞 get

A: I was afraid of getting a backache again.
B: Really?
A: So I got him to ride a horse today.

I got a backache again
So he rode a horse today.

① I used my credit card in America
She lent me some money

② I ate the old food in the fridge
He ate it at first

③ I lost my money
She deposited my money

④ I talked about it with my boss
My co-worker talked about it for me

⑤ I went out alone in the middle of the night
He came with me

be afraid of / to
　　 be afraid of ～するのが怖い　be afraid to V　怖くてVできない

I’m afraid of watching a horror movie. ホラー映画を見るのが怖い
I’m afraid to go out at night. 怖くて夜外出できない ＊ Ofの後ろはing、toの後ろは原型です。

get 人to V
　　 人にVしてもらう / させる
He woke me up. 彼は私を起こした　→ I got him wake me up. 彼に起こしてもらった

　解答

① I was afraid of using my credit card in America. So I got her to borrow me some money.
② I was afraid to eat the old food in the fridge. So I got him to eat it at first.
③ I was afraid of losing my money. So I got her deposit my money.
④ I was afraid to talk about it with my boss. So I got my co-worker to talk about it for me.
⑤ I was afraid of going out alone in the middle of the night. So I got him to come with me.

　練習問題
① 怖くて全く動けなかった
② 上司と話をするのが怖い
③ 怖くて夜一人で寝られなかった
④ ミスをしてしまうのが怖い


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