No.0070 私は病院に払う金を送ってほしいと父に手紙を出した。

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ムムッ～、このお題、どう訳そうか。

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解答例

I wrote to my father to ask him to send me the money to pay the hospital.

解説

問題文 私は病院に払う金を送ってほしいと父に手紙を出した。

・～に払う：pay ~　
payの用法に注意しましょう。
(人)に支払う： pay him $100
(金額)を支払う：pay $100
(対価)を支払う：pay for the meal

・~をほしいと(人)に求める：ask 人 for ~

・手紙を出す(書く)：write to 人

僕の英作文

I wrote to my father to ask for money which I would pay to the hospital.

ネイティブからのアドバイス

• You need “the” before “money”.

• In written English there is a big difference between formal and informal language, so the context/genre becomes important.
  
  I imagine the preceding sentence might be:
  I received a huge medical bill for the treatment. I wrote to my father to ask for the money, which I would pay to the hospital.
  Or:
  The medical unit was in desperate need of repair and there was a request for donations. I wrote to my father to ask for some money, which I would pay to the hospital.

確かに冠詞は必要だぞ。