1. 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。
2. It's a Catch-22 situation here. Nobody wants to support you until you're successful, but without the support how can you ever be successful? 这就是一个相互矛盾的困窘。没有人想要支持你除非你已经成功了,但是如果没有人支持,你怎么可能成功呢?
3. This is kind of a catch-22. 这是一种令人左右为难的局面。
4. It's a kind of catch-22 situation. 这是个22号军令式的情况。
5. Now there is a catch-22 situation in the it industry. 在信息技术产业中,现在出现了一个矛盾的局面。