新一季的雅思口语出了这么一道不好买描述的题：“描述家里祖父母的工作”，听了是不是很头大？那我们在介绍他们的工作时，如果能够交代一下当时的社会背景，也能给我们加入些素材。今天，我们就来结合这道雅思口语新题 “Describe your grandparent’s job.” 来一起学习雅思口语part2话题：公务员该如何描述？这个话题吧。

　　Describe your grandparent’s job.

　　You should say:

　　What it was

　　How long he or she had this job

　　How he or she got the job

　　And whether you would like to have this job.

　　该话题参考文本

　　Umm you know people in that generation lived in unstable times, that’s why there are lots of people looking for stability and civil servant jobs have become so popular since then. Unlike these days, the government would arrange jobs for the university graduates, and my grandpa’s work was arranged to work in the troops doing administration work. Basically the work he did can be regarded as an attempt to explore compulsory theories of administrative practice and legislation.

　　The majority of the people in that generation would prefer government jobs since they provided stability and decent wages. By contrast, private companies or self-employment may be more rewarding financially, but the embedded risks make them less desired. Till these days, civil servant jobs have long been viewed as “golden rice bowl” jobs in China, are losing glamor as career aspirations grow increasingly diversified. Civil servant job has long been viewed as glorious and stable by jobseekers in China.

　　该话题关键词

　　1. troops n. 军队，部队

　　2. administration work 行政工作

　　3. embed v. 嵌入，使插入

　　4. glamor n. 魅力，迷人的美

　　5. aspiration n. 渴望，志向，抱负