Catch-22

Learning English Conversations

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Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2018

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Learn an expression for a no-win situation.

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.0	To find out more, visit our website.
0:06.0	The English we speak.
0:09.0	From BBC learning English.
0:11.0	com.
0:12.0	Hello. See Learning English. English. . . .
0:14.0	Hello and welcome to the English we speak.
0:17.0	It's Fayfefei here.
0:18.0	And hello, it's Rob here too.
0:20.0	Oh, Faye, why the glum face? I didn't get it. Get it? I didn't get the job.
0:28.4	Oh yes, yes, the job. You went for a new job, one you really, really wanted. One that you said would be perfect for you.
0:37.0	Clearly I'm not. Look at this rejection letter. It says, I did not have enough experience. How dare they? But if I don't do the job, how do I get the experience?
0:49.2	Oh dear, it sounds like catch 22.
0:53.0	Catch 22.
0:55.0	Is that some kind of qualification I need?
0:57.0	Nope, it just describes a situation where you can't win.
1:01.0	Basically, you can't do one thing until you've done another thing, which you can't
1:06.0	do until you've done the first thing. Oh, so it's an impossible situation.
1:10.9	It is. Let's hear some examples of this phrase in action.
1:17.0	I need my parents car, but my mum says I need permission from my dad, then my dad says I need permission from my mom.
1:25.0	I can't get permission from either.
1:27.4	So I'm in a catch-22 situation.
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