解释一句VOA的句子

题目

解释一句VOA的句子
前文意思是在独立战争爆发之后,有些英国人支持美国,有些英国人支持英国.然后有了这句话,
Whichever side British citizens were on,there was no question that the war was causing severe problems in Britain.
后半句的结构看起来很奇怪,首先说no question——然后紧跟着从句表示的意思是“在英国国内没有造成severe problems”,这里的no qusetion的用法让人很迷惑——虽然能猜测意思是否定了从句中的意思,即“无论各个英国国民站在哪一边,在英国国内无造成严重问题”,但如何理解这种结构?简要解释即可.

答案

首先,前半句 whichever side British citizens were on = no matter which side British Citizens were on,也就是说无论英国公民站在哪一方,美国也好,英国也好；
其次,there was no question = it was certain ,毫无疑问
Whichever side British citizens were on, there was no question that the war was causing severe problems in Britain.无论英国公民站在哪一方,可以肯定的是,这场战争给英国引起巨大问题.