CRI听力:National Civil Servant Exam

短语讲解：

1. However, competition for some positions is very fierce, taking a position in the National Energy Administration as an example, more than 4700 people applied for it before 10pm on Oct the 24th.

apply for申请
例句：I made up my mind to apply for a scholarship.
我决定申请奖学金。

2. So why do so many young people nowadays make such an effort to get a government office job?

make an effort to努力，尽力
例句：She must make an effort to get through the night. 
她必须鼓起精神，熬过这一夜。

3. Half the students that graduate from universities each year can't find a suitable job.

graduate from从…毕业
例句：He was graduated from a normal college.
他是一个师范学院的毕业生。

4. One of the features of this year's civil servant recruitment process is that more college graduates who have worked as village heads have applied to take the national civil servant exam.

work as任…职, 当…
例句：It must be a hard life, working as a nurse in a backward country.
在落后的国家当一名护士, 生活必定是艰苦的。
apply to向…申请〔要求〕
例句：We applied to the authorities for assistance.
我们向当局请求帮助。

5. Wang Yukai, says new graduates may not be fully capable of performing their duties if they begin their careers in central or provincial governments, and a recent graduate's lack of experience may result in flawed policy-making.

be capable of能够
例句：The girl is capable of doing it.
这女孩能办此事。
result in导致,结果是
例句：The flood resulted in a considerable reduction in production.
这次水灾造成相当大的减产。

6. While the new requirements may narrow recent graduates' options when it comes to job-hunting, the new requirement does not change much for students who take the exam hoping to get lucky.

when it comes to当提到……；当谈到……；当涉及到……
例句：She is lazy when it comes to schoolwork.
她一做作业就偷懒。