CNN看中国：公务员国考 中国金饭碗

"The private sector in China is not very well structured or developed like the U.S.," he said.
他还说：“中国的私企不像美国那么组织完善或发达。”

"Most of the people in private companies in China, unless their positions are high, they usually don't pay well or have a clear career ladder to move up."
“大部分在中国私企工作的人，除非职位很高，一般报酬都不乐观，事业发展也不看好。”

Many of the candidates are university graduates and the increase in the numbers applying for government jobs reflects a surge in the number of university graduates entering a fiercely competitive job market. This year a record seven million graduated, up from around two million a decade ago, according to Chinese magazine Caijing.
许多考生都是大学生，而政府岗位申请人数的增长恰好也说明大学生的就业竞争愈加激烈。根据中国《财经》杂志统计，10年前的毕业生大概是两百万人，而今年则高达7百万人。

Xu Ru and her friend Liu Jiashuang were among the class of 2013 trying their luck. While some prepare by taking crash courses offered by cram schools, Xu said she had not studied for the exam.
徐茹（音译）和朋友刘佳双（音译）都在上2013年的培训班，希望试试运气。还有人报了培训学校的速成班，但徐茹说她并没有好好准备考试。

"Everyone is taking it today, so I just feel like I should give it a try, and if I got it, it would be simply great," she said.
“大家都这么做，所以我觉得也该试一试，如果考上就太好了。” 她说。

None of the half a dozen candidates cnn spoke to said they were concerned by the government's anti-corruption drive that has targeted both high and low-ranking officials. "I think I would not do that -- I have my own principles," said a man called Wang, who said he didn't do well in the exam this time around and would consider taking it again next year.
在cnn采访的诸多考生中，没有人表示自己担心政府针对各层官职而推出的反腐措施。一位姓王的考生表示：“我觉得我不会去贪污，我有自己的原则。”他还表示，这次没考好，准备明年再考。

The exam is also seen as being relatively transparent and fair in a society where connections can often count for more than ability. Parents also think it's a suitable career in today's uncertain economy.
在这个关系高于能力的社会，国考被认为相对还算公平透明。如今经济不稳定，中国父母也都认为公务员是个不错的岗位。

"I mean for a girl, being a civil servant can be ideal. I know people who worked in the private sector here, they jump from place to place, it's a lot of pressure," said Fu Wenxia, the mother of an exam taker.
“我觉得对女孩子来说，做公务员还是挺理想的。我认识一些在私企上班的人，他们工作生活常常不稳定，压力太大了。” 某个考生的妈妈付文霞（音译）说道。