戴尔英语红宝书 第38期

He’s taking the civil service exam.

Victor： Hi,大家好,我是Victor， 

Nancy： Nancy! 

Victor： 今天我们讨论的Topic是： 

Nancy：He’s taking the civil service exam. 

Victor：他参加了公务员考试。 

Nancy：This is an exam people take to become government workers. These are usually lower-level jobs, such as working in the Department of Motor Vehicles (known as the DMV), which is where you can get your driver’s license¹, or as assistants in government bureaus², such as the IRS, which is the tax office. 

Victor：参加公务员考试是为了成为政府的工作人员，更好的为我们的祖国服务。 

Nancy：Postal workers used to take these too, but now the post office is a private company. 

Victor：Nancy刚才说的邮政局也属于这一类。 

Nancy: He’s taking the civil service exam. 

Victor: He’s taking the civil service exam. 

Nancy: That’s all for today. See you! 

Victor: See you!

1 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

2 bureaus   

n.局( bureau的名词复数 )；（提供某方面信息的）办事处；（美国政府部门）局；（附抽屉及活动写字台的）书桌

参考例句：

• Three bureaus have merged into two. 三个局合并成两个局。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• I personally worked with the regional bureaus. 我本人负责地区司。 来自辞典例句