世界上最昂贵的保姆是如何训练的 | 贵得有理 (So Expensive)：英语精读讲义

These are among the most exclusive and highly trained nannies in the world. 語法

她们是世界上最顶尖、训练最有素的一群保姆。

Ready?

准备好了吗？

Here we go.

开始吧。

They learn self-defense

她们要学习自卫

and advanced driving techniques.

和高级驾驶技术。

And even their cooking skills are a cut above. 習語

就连厨艺也远胜常人。

We're sort of training a league of super nannies.

我们可以说是在培养一支“超级保姆”队伍。

Think Mary Poppins with a little James Bond. 表達脈絡

就像玛丽·波平斯融合了一点詹姆斯·邦德。

The Course at Norland College in England costs them $21,000 a year.

英格兰诺兰学院的课程每年收费2.1万美元。

But after graduation,

但毕业后，

they can command salaries of $170,000. 用詞

她们的薪资可以高达17万美元。

That's four times the average nanny salary in the UK. 語法

这是英国保姆平均工资的四倍。

Britain's royal family has even hired them.

就连英国王室也聘请过她们。

So,

那么，

what does it take to become one of the most exclusive nannies in the world? 語法

要怎样才能成为世界上最顶尖的保姆之一？

Trained to protect themselves and the children in their care, 短語搭配

经过保护自己和所照料儿童的专业训练，

Norland nannies are part of an elite.

诺兰保姆属于行业中的精英。

Often working for high-profile employers, 用詞

她们常为知名雇主工作，

they're expected to deal with potential threats 短語搭配

因此必须能够应对潜在威胁，

like kidnap attempts. 短語搭配

比如绑架未遂。

Unfortunately,

很遗憾，

I have had an experience where a man tried to take the little girl that I used to look after. 講解

我就曾遇到过一个男人企图带走我以前照看的小女孩。

I said,

我说：

"You need to give her back." 短語動詞

“你得把她还给我。”

And he said,

他说：

"No."

“不。”

And so I just had to pull her off of him

所以我只能把她从他手里拽回来，

while I holding onto the buggy where her baby brother was. 短語動詞

同时还抓着婴儿车，里面坐着她的小弟弟。

It is scary,

这确实很吓人，

but that's why I think parents hire Norlanders 表達脈絡

但我认为，这正是家长会聘请诺兰保姆的原因，

because we are given that extensive training

因为我们接受过全面的训练，

for these worst-case scenarios 短語搭配

能够应对这些最糟糕的情况。

because actually the big wide world is very scary

因为现实世界其实非常可怕，

and you are looking after their most prized possession. 習語

而你照看的是他们最珍贵的宝贝。

No.

不。

Shaking.

在发抖。

Your hands are shaking.

你的手在发抖。

In the career they've chosen,

在她们选择的职业中，

a lot of them don't realize what they're capable of. 短語搭配

很多人并不知道自己有多大能耐。

But after getting them into this,

但让她们真正经历这种训练后，

they really do come out of themselves. 講解

她们确实会突破自我。

It takes four years to become a fully qualified Norland nanny. 語法

要成为完全合格的诺兰保姆，需要四年时间。

Three years of study

先学习三年，

followed by a year's placement with a family.

再到一个家庭中实习一年。

And it's more expensive than studying at Oxford or Cambridge University. 語法

而且费用比在牛津大学或剑桥大学读书还高。

But the idea is that their qualification will soon start paying off. 短語動詞

不过，这项资格很快就会带来回报。

Within a year,

一年之内，

they're actually averaging about £40,000 a year.

她们的平均年薪实际上就达到约4万英镑。

So that's a young person in their early 20s

也就是说，一个二十岁出头的年轻人，

probably earning more money than perhaps uh an up-and-coming accountant or lawyer. 用詞

收入很可能比初出茅庐的会计师或律师还高。

With the nannies earning that kind of money,

既然保姆能拿到这么高的薪水，

skills like cooking and sewing have to be at the highest level. 短語搭配

烹饪和缝纫等技能就必须达到最高水准。

When I was on my residential placement,

我进行住家实习时，

the family had such a varied diet.

那个家庭的饮食非常多样化。

They were really into like satay chicken 用詞

他们很喜欢沙嗲鸡之类的菜，

and we had lemongrass chicken a lot.

我们也经常做香茅鸡。

So a lot of Pan-Asian flavors and it was really nice to see

所以饮食中有很多泛亚洲风味，能接触到这些真的很棒。

So you place your nori with the shiny side down. 語法

把海苔有光泽的一面朝下放。

These third-year students are learning how to make child-friendly sushi.

这些三年级学生正在学习制作适合儿童的寿司。

Then using the bamboo mat to roll your sushi up. 短語動詞

然后用竹帘把寿司卷起来。

I really don't enjoy cooking to be honest. 語氣意圖

老实说，我真的不喜欢做饭。

And so the lessons have been really really helpful for myself as I am not a confident cook.

所以这些课程对我非常有帮助，因为我对厨艺并没有信心。

The students do three years of sewing with us alongside their BA

学生在攻读学士学位的同时，还要跟我们学习三年缝纫，

and they uh work through a series of six projects 短語動詞

并依次完成六个项目，

developing their machine and hand sewing skills.

以提升机缝和手缝技能。

It could be just doing name labels and buttons or things that you know every family, all families need.

可能只是缝姓名标签和纽扣，或做些每个家庭都会用到的东西。

But going on to making things for their charges, 用詞

之后，她们还会为自己照看的孩子制作物品，

their children might have ideas

孩子们可能会提出一些想法，

and they'll make things with them or for them.

她们便会和孩子一起做，或者做给孩子。

Is that an undoable knot?

这是个能解开的结吗？

I hope so.

希望是。

Bouncy.

弹性不错。

Um but this carriage pram would take a child up to about 2 and 1/2 years of age. 用詞

嗯，这种传统摇篮式婴儿车可供孩子使用到大约两岁半。

So do we remember what this is called? 語氣意圖

还记得这个叫什么吗？

That's the apron.

这是围罩。

The apron,

围罩，

absolutely.

完全正确。

And you don't use that when you're inside

在室内时不要使用它，

because it could make the baby too hot.

因为可能会让宝宝太热。

The students also learn how to prepare an old-fashioned pram.

学生还要学习如何整理老式婴儿车。

Remember with carriage prams,

记住，整理这种传统摇篮式婴儿车时，

you don't have to do hospital corners, 文化背景

不必把被褥折成医院式包角，

but you just want to make it as tidy and neat as you possibly can in the pram. 語法

但要尽量让车内看起来整齐利落。

So Norland nannies still use these today in college and in the workplace.

如今，诺兰保姆在学院和工作中仍会使用这种车。

Remember attention to detail is really important. 短語搭配

记住，注重细节非常重要。

So um make that look neat and tidy.

所以，嗯，把它整理得整齐一些。

It's um...

这个，嗯……

But principal Dr. Janet Rose wants to modernize the image 用詞

但校长Janet Rose博士希望重塑形象，

both of the college and of the nannying profession.

让学院和保姆职业都跟上时代。

Knowing how to control a car in skid is just one of the skills a modern-day Norland nanny can offer clients.

懂得如何在车辆打滑时控制汽车，只是现代诺兰保姆能为客户提供的技能之一。

Norland College was founded by Emily Ward nearly 130 years ago.

诺兰学院由Emily Ward于近130年前创办。

Her aim was to encourage a better and more educated class of women to enter the ranks of domestic service. 短語搭配

她的目标是鼓励素质更高、受教育程度更好的女性加入家政服务行业。

So here we have the um very first probationers all the way back in 1892, 短語搭配

这里是早在1892年入学的第一批见习生，

the very first students at Norland.

也就是诺兰最早的学生。

And here we have a photograph of one of our Norlanders um who worked for the Greek royal family.

这里则是一位曾为希腊王室工作的诺兰保姆的照片。

Back then,

当时，

nannies had to wear nurses uniforms to differentiate themselves from the household servants. 短語搭配

保姆必须穿护士制服，以便与家仆区分开来。

Puffed sleeves and pinafores were replaced over time by a modest beige dress, 語法

后来，泡泡袖和围裙逐渐被端庄的米色连衣裙、

brown bowler hat and brogues, 用詞

棕色圆顶礼帽和布洛克雕花皮鞋，

and white cotton gloves.

以及白色棉手套所取代。

Nannies are still required to be immaculate and abide by strict rules. 短語搭配

如今，保姆仍须保持一丝不苟的仪表，并遵守严格规定。

Smoking is banned

禁止吸烟，

as is buying alcohol, 語法

也禁止购买酒类、

fast food,

快餐，

or even a takeaway coffee.

甚至外带咖啡。

I definitely found the uniform really appealing.

这套制服确实非常吸引我。

I think there's something about wearing this uniform. 短語搭配

我觉得穿上它会有一种特别的感觉。

You know,

要知道，

you represent 125 plus years of heritage.

你代表着125年有余的传承。

And this uniform means a lot.

这套制服意义非凡。

It means that we're highly trained and we're really passionate about doing what we do. 短語搭配

它代表我们训练有素，也对自己的工作充满热情。

The college wants to attract more diverse,

学院希望吸引背景更多元、

more international students.

更加国际化的学生。

Norland is also taking on university status. 短語動詞

诺兰也正在升级为大学。

Soon we'll become Norland University

我们很快就会成为诺兰大学，

and we'll be the first specialist early years university in the world.

并成为世界上第一所专注于幼儿教育的大学。

But for Freja,

但对Freja来说，

becoming a Norland nanny isn't about pay or prestige. 表達脈絡

成为诺兰保姆并不是为了薪水或声望，

It's about a passion for the job.

而是源于对这份工作的热爱。

I want children to learn because they want to. 語法

我希望孩子们学习，是因为他们自己想学。

I want them to explore because they want to and be curious about the world.

我希望他们出于自己的意愿去探索，并对世界保持好奇。

And for me,

对我而言，

seeing that is the most rewarding thing ever.

看到这一切，就是最有成就感的事。

That's more rewarding than any paycheck I could ever get.

这比我能拿到的任何薪水都更有意义。

Seeing a child exploring, 表達脈絡

看着一个孩子探索、

being curious,

保持好奇、

wanting to learn,

想要学习、

wanting to grow,

想要成长，

that's just so incredible.

实在太美妙了。

Which sounds for parents who can afford it,

而对负担得起的家长来说，这听起来

practically perfect in every way. 文化背景

简直方方面面都近乎完美。