105. Catch-22 p.218

 

　　Nobody likes war and Joseph Heller is no exception¹. 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
chop² (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 decided³ 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 = baton⁴ 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
 

1 exception   

n.例外,除外

参考例句：

• 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。

2 chop   

n.厚肉片，排骨，砍，交换，戳记，商标；vt.剁碎，砍，切，割断；vi.砍，突然转向

参考例句：

• 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。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 baton   

n.乐队用指挥杖

参考例句：

• With the baton the conductor was beating time.乐队指挥用指挥棒打拍子。
• The conductor waved his baton,and the band started up.指挥挥动指挥棒，乐队开始演奏起来。