catch-22

The optional risk associated with free choice is the greatest catch-22 in life.(生活中的自由选择是最大的冒险。)

I can't get a job because I haven't got anywhere to live but I can't afford a place to live until I get a job—it's a catch-22 situation.(我没有住所就找不到工作，但是没有工作就没钱租房子—这真是左右为难。)

I can't get a job without a work permit, and I can't get a work permit without a job. It's a catch-22 situation!(没有工作许可证，我就找不到工作，但没有工作，我就拿不到就业许可证。这是个互相矛盾的困境。)

Here's the catch-22 with alcohol: it may help you fall asleep faster, but you may experience frequent awakenings, less restful sleep, headaches, night sweats and nightmares.(关于酒类，有这样让人左右为难的问题存在：它可能对更快入睡有帮助，但你也可能不住地在睡眠中醒来，或者睡得不那么安稳，出现盗汗和恶梦。)

This unusual handling of time sequence not only brings readers a sense of absurdity, but also qualifies Catch-22 as an example of experimental fiction.(这种对时间顺序的处理不仅给读者以荒谬感，更使得这部作品成为实验性小说的典型。)

This is not just a cynical way to cash in on a trusted brand; it is worth remembering that “Catch-22” is indeed one humdinger of a book.(这不只以讽刺的方式靠一本值得信赖的品牌书籍来牟利，值得记住的是《第二十二条军规》一书确实极为出色。)

These are the reasons for the perpetual popularity of Catch-22 as the classic of serious literature.(这些都是该小说能够作为严肃文学，经久不衰，深受欢迎的原因。)

This is kind of a catch-22.(这是一种令人左右为难的局面。)

But it's a conservation Catch-22: As habitat is restored for shorebirds, it also creates more habitat for gulls.(但恢复自然的第二十二条军规说：为水鸟栖息地进行的恢复，也同时创造了更多的海鸥的栖息地。)

Since the Hibernians did not allow female members, this was a splendid Catch-22.(由于海贝尼亚会员不接受女性会员，这简直是自相矛盾。)