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Lesson 105. Catch-22
第105課 進退維谷
Nobody likes war and Joseph Heller is no exception.
沒有人喜歡戰爭，而約瑟夫·海勒也不例外。
In 1961 he published an antiwar novel entitled Catch-22.
他在1961年的候出版了一本名叫《進退維谷》的反戰小說。
The book is about a soldier who hated war and didn't want to do military service.
這本書寫的是關于一位厭惡戰爭又不愿意服役的軍人。
To prevent soldiers from quitting, the military has a rule which states that you can only get out of the military if you're crazy.
為了防止軍人中途退出，軍方有一則規定，表示只有當你瘋了的時候才能離開部隊。
However, they also have a rule (number 22) which says that if you hate war, you're not crazy, so you can't get out.
然而，他們也有一項規定（第二十二條），說如果你厭惡戰爭，那你就沒有瘋，所以你不能離開。
In other words, it's no use trying to leave the military because you just can't win.
換句語說，想要離開部隊是白費力氣，因為你就是贏不了。
Since that novel was published, the term catch-22 has come to be used to express a no-win situation.
自從從那本小說出版后，Catch-22這個用語就逐漸被用來表示進退維谷的情況。
