In view of the fact that Hobson was not a trained economist his achievements were remarkable.考虑到霍布森不是科班出身的经济学家，他可谓是成就非凡。It's Hobson's choice.这是没有选择余地的选择。He jokingly referred to dinner as a Hobson's choice between soup and salad or salad and soup.他开玩笑地说晚餐完全没有选择余地，永远是汤和沙拉或者沙拉和汤。