there was nothing to do but信息详情
除了
nothing but───只有；只不过；只有， 只不过; 无非
to do nothing───什么也不做
nothing to do───无所事事；闲着没事
was there───在那里
but there───但是在那里
there was───有（句型）
do-nothing───adj.不作为的，庸碌的；n.懒汉，无所事事的人
was to do───打算做
do nothing───什么也不做，无所事事；无所作为
There was nothing to do but sit back in comfortable teak chairs and watch the city go by.───在船上唯一可干的就是靠坐在舒适的柚木椅子上，看着城市从旁掠过。
decided there was nothing to do but explore my surroundings.───做不了，我便决定探勘附近的环境。
So there was nothing to do but (to) follow.───没办法，只好跟着。
There was nothing to do but work in her mother's dress shop, sleep around in San Francisco, get pregnant, have an abortion.───她终日无所事事，除了到母亲的服装店帮忙，就是游走于旧金山不同男人之间，并在意外怀孕后做了人工流产。
Their car broke down in the wilderness. There was nothing to do but wait for help to arrive.───他们的车在荒原抛锚，除了等救援没有别的办法。
On location for a Western in the foothills of the Rockies, there was nothing to do but drink and have sex.───在洛基山脚下，一部西部片的摄影地点，她除了酒就是性。
I wanted to be with my family, even though there was nothing to do but wait.───我想与家人在一起，尽管我做不了什么，只能等待。
There was nothing to do but admit that I began menstruating or the very first time in my life.───没办法，我只好告诉他有生以来我第一次来月经了。
And then there was nothing to do but stand up, and feel for a switch, and unpack.
The truck had taken them as far as Rock Springs, Wyoming, but now there was nothing to do but sell it to a junk dealer for twentyfive dollars and hitch7 a ride to the bus station.
There was nothing to do but start over: I went into the hospital with two infections, pneumocystis and chicken pox.
There was nothing to do but read, but it was impossible to read for long with Aunt Emily prowling about.
There was nothing to do but put the wretched thing on.
Until there was nothing to do but give up and walk back, feeling beaten.