"What does your father do?"—"Well, he's a civil servant."

“你父亲是做什么工作的？”— “哦，他是个公务员。”

He was a loyal, distinguished and very competent civil servant.

他是一个忠诚、出色、很有能力的公务员。

His work as a civil servant was a cover for his activities as a spy.

他以公务员的工作作为搞间谍活动的掩护。

He's a local government administrator, that is to say a civil servant.

他是地方政府的行政官员，也就是公务员。

The minister warned that any civil servant not at his desk faced immediate suspension.

那位部长警告说任何擅自离岗的公务员面临着立即停职。