休闲对话：铁饭碗更金贵了

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

你有想过报考国家公务员考试吗?

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。你猜怎么着?今年大概有一百万人参加公务员考试了。我的机会很渺茫。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?做公务员不是我的风格。那些人都是懒人，从来都是说大话，到处吃吃喝喝，也不付钱。

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

也不是所有人都在时时刻刻浪费我们的钱啊。

Monica: Really? Name one?

是吗?举个例子呢。

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.

北川县长经大忠。我很敬佩他。如果有机会的话，我真想为国家做点事情。

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

有梦想实好事情。但是，如果你没有门路的话，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.

你说到点子上了。可是还是有很多有抱负的年轻人愿意试试。

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.

家长们也希望他们的子女能够在政府里搞一个一官半职，铁饭碗嘛。即使在发生经济危机的时候，你也不用担心丢工作。

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

也许明年我也参加考试。希望我有好运气啊。