Question

8．突如其来的大雨使得他们毫无办法，只好缩短了旅程．
Theyhad no choice but to cut shorttheir journey because of the sudden heavy rain．

Answer 1

分析 had no choice but to cut short．

解答 答案：had no choice but to cut short．这里是说过去的事情用一般过去时，表示除了…没有别的选择用have no choice but to do sth，have的过去式是had，缩短cut short，故答案是had no choice but to cut short．

点评 have no choice but to do sth．除了…别无选择
have no choice but to accpet his invitation．
我除了接受他的邀请没有别的选择．
I have no choice but to believe what you're saying．
我除了相信你说的话别无选择．
have nothing to do but do sth．除了…什么也没做
例如：I had nothing to do but slept all the time last Sunday．
（我上周日除了睡觉什么也没有做．）