105. Catch-22 p.218
时间：2018-12-08 作者：英语课 分类：赖世雄中级美国英语
Nobody likes war and Joseph Heller is no exception 1. In 1961 he published an antiwar novel entitledCatch-22. The book is about a soldier who hated war and didn't want to do military service. To preventsoldiers from quitting, the military has a rule which states that you can only get out of the militaryif you're crazy. However, they also have a rule (number 22) which says that if you hate war, you're notcrazy, so you can't get out. In other words, it's no use trying to leave the military because you justcan't win.
Since that novel was published, the term catch-22 has come to be used to express a no-win situation.
be in predicament 困境
chop 2 (盖的)章 That's a catch-22.
Everybody likes ice-cream and I am no exception.
novel n.小说 adj.新颖的 The boss likes Jhon's novel idea and decided 3 to support it.
hatred n.憎恨 hate v.
do military service 服兵役
To keep(To prevent) your children from harm, keep medicines out of their reach.
go crazy 发疯了 be crazy about = be mad about 喜欢得发疯
get out = leave
Peter, your days are numbered. 在世上的日子不久了
bat 蝙蝠，棍棒 club = baton 4 n.棍棒,警棒
The case is due tomorrow, we must finished the work tonight. 到期
publish = be in print = be printed
come to be done 渐渐...
express = describe
- Everyone should keep discipline and you are no exception. 每个人都应该遵守纪律,你也毫无例外。
- There's an exception to every rule. 每项规则均有例外。
- He struck off the branch with a single chop of the ax.他一斧子就砍掉了那根树枝。
- She cut down the seedling with one chop.她一刀就把小苗砍倒了。