应该也是被逼无奈 只能在那儿干了
“He must have had no choice but to take the job there.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
之前就是从那借出来的 家里人还被找过
“was borrowed from him. His family was also harassed by them.”
应该 也是 被逼无奈 只能 在那儿 干了
“He must have had no choice but to take the job there.”
都是大学生
“They're both college students,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese moral assessment, people often excuse morally gray or desperate acts if the individual was pushed by external hardship such as family debts.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
driven into a corner with no other choice / forced against one's will
A powerful four-character idiom frequently used to defend or sympathize with someone's compromised choices.
have no choice but to work there
Colloquial phrasing highlighting resignation regarding one's workplace or duties.
Signals realization and finality regarding the inevitable outcome of their desperate situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I had no choice.”
“I have no choice.”
“we have will use extreme measures when we have no choice.”
“was out of desperation! I can turn myself in.”
“It's just because they are too afraid that they have to serve the Japanese.”
“he can't exactly refuse, can he? His hands were completely tied!”
“I didn't have a better choice.”
“You were just forced into this.”
“Given the situation back then, I really had no choice.”