休閑對(duì)話：鐵飯碗更金貴了

Monica: Have you ever thought about entering for the national public servant examination?

你有想過報(bào)考國家公務(wù)員考試嗎?

Dave: Me? No way. Guess what? About one million people will take that exam this year. My chances are very slim. What about you, Mon?

我?不想。你猜怎么著?今年大概有一百萬人參加公務(wù)員考試了。我的機(jī)會(huì)很渺茫。你呢?

Monica: Me? Being a public servant is not like me. Those people are lazy bones. They talk through their hat, and eat everywhere without paying the bill.

我?做公務(wù)員不是我的風(fēng)格。那些人都是懶人，從來都是說大話，到處吃吃喝喝，也不付錢。

Dave: Not all of us are wasting our money every second.

也不是所有人都在時(shí)時(shí)刻刻浪費(fèi)我們的錢啊。

Monica: Really? Name one?

是嗎?舉個(gè)例子呢。

Dave: Mr. Jing Dazhong, the county governor of Beichuan. I respect and admire him pretty much. If I had a chance, I want to do something for my country.

北川縣長(zhǎng)經(jīng)大忠。我很敬佩他。如果有機(jī)會(huì)的話，我真想為國家做點(diǎn)事情。

Monica: It is good to have dreams. However, it is impossible for you to make it if you have no connections with the government.

有夢(mèng)想實(shí)好事情。但是，如果你沒有門路的話，是不可能行的。

Dave: ou got the point. Yet still a lot of ambitious young people want to give it a try.

你說到點(diǎn)子上了?？墒沁€是有很多有抱負(fù)的年輕人愿意試試。

Monica: All the parents hope their children to get a position in the government since it is a job once for good. You will never bother to worry about loosing your job even when the economic crisis comes up.

家長(zhǎng)們也希望他們的子女能夠在政府里搞一個(gè)一官半職，鐵飯碗嘛。即使在發(fā)生經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)的時(shí)候，你也不用擔(dān)心丟工作。

Dave: Maybe I should sit for the exam next year. Wish me luck.

也許明年我也參加考試。希望我有好運(yùn)氣啊。