足を止めて振り返り、ツッコミを入れた。
もうこうするしかないと、半ば諦めてのことだ。
A girl was chasing and shouting "Stop!" in a strange tone to the protagonist, who was trying to shake off the girl. Finally, the protagonist stopped and ridicule the girl.
Hi. How should I understand the underlined sentence, especially the function of the bold と?
My try:
Since I almost gave up, I could only do so.
よろしくお願いします。
もうこうするしかないと、半ば諦めてのことだ。
A girl was chasing and shouting "Stop!" in a strange tone to the protagonist, who was trying to shake off the girl. Finally, the protagonist stopped and ridicule the girl.
Hi. How should I understand the underlined sentence, especially the function of the bold と?
My try:
Since I almost gave up, I could only do so.
よろしくお願いします。