名词choice的用法与搭配要点

名词choice的用法与搭配要点

1. 在 have no choice but这一结构中，其后通常要接带to的不定式，表示“除了做…以外，别无选择”或“只好做…”：

I had no choice but to wait. 除了等，我没有别的选择。

I had no choice but to cancel my holiday. 我只能取消假期，别无选择。

He had no choice but to accept (= He had to accept). 他别无选择只能接受。

He will have no choice but to ally himself with the new movement. 他将别无选择，只能与这个新运动结盟。

For the above reasons, the management has no choice but to close the factory. 基于上述原因，资方别无选择，只好关闭工厂。

2. 表示在某范围内选择时，以下几点需注意（注意搭配）：

(1) 在两者之间选择（注意 between 的使用）：

He has to make a choice between the two books. 他得在这两本书中选择一本。

You must make [have] a choice between this and that. ＝ You must make [have] the choice of this or that. 这样东西和那样东西你必须选择其一。

上面最后一组句子的结构不能混淆，如不能说：

You must make [have] a choice of this or that. (http://ask.hxen.net/)

(2) 在三者或三者之上选择（注意 among 的使用）：

Beer is the drink of choice among sportsfans. 啤酒是受体育爱好者喜爱的饮品。

She was asked to make a choice among the three. 她被要求在这三者当中选择一个。

(3) 在不明确范围选择：

They have no choice left. 他们别无选择。

What’s your choice? 你选哪个？