6課 様子 教科書 p.28〜31
Appearance, state — as if about to…, still intact…, tending to be bad…
接続：普通形／引用句 ＋ とばかり(に)
As if to say…. No words are said, but attitude and actions clearly show it.
注意 / Note：Describe the actions of other people through observation. The writing is vividly descriptive.
比較 / Compare：〜とばかりに（not saying it but the attitude clearly shows）／〜と言って（truly saying it）.
よく出る形 / Common form：普通形・引用句＋とばかり(に)。Used to describe other people through observation.
彼はもう帰れとばかりに、大きなあくびをした。
He yawned loudly, as if saying "go home".
チャンス到来とばかりに、彼は勝負に出た。
As if the moment had come, he went out for a duel.
彼女は「もう話したくない」とばかりに背を向けた。
She turned away as if saying "I don't want to talk anymore".