Every evening, crowds of office workers and unemployed people preparing for various national examinations, as well as uniformed senior-high-school students, surge along the sidewalks. A forest of neon signs overhead announce, "Grab that public service position! Pass the civil service exams! The authorities in law and politics!"
每天傍晚，報考各類國家考試的上班族、待業人士與穿著制服的高中生，便把人行道霸佔成只許前進、不容游移的戰場；頭頂上，櫛比鱗次的霓紅招牌，打著「公職巨擘、考上高普考、法政權威」的口號，像在庇護芸芸考生，又像高懸空中、可望不可及的奢望。