戴尔英语红宝书:He's taking the civil service exam

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 license, or as assistants in government bureaus, 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!