世界上最昂貴的保母是如何訓練的 | 貴得有理 (So Expensive)：英語精讀講義

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

她們是全世界最頂尖、訓練最有素的一群保母。

Ready?

準備好了嗎？

Here we go.

開始吧。

They learn self-defense

她們要學習自我防衛

and advanced driving techniques.

和進階駕駛技術。

And even their cooking skills are a cut above. 慣用語

就連廚藝也高人一等。

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

我們可以說是在培訓一支「超級保母」隊伍。

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

想像一下Mary Poppins，再加上一點James Bond。

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

英格蘭諾蘭學院的課程每年要花2.1萬美元。

But after graduation,

但畢業後，

they can command salaries of $170,000. 用詞

她們可以拿到17萬美元的薪資。

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

這是英國保母平均薪資的四倍。

Britain's royal family has even hired them.

就連英國王室也聘請過她們。

So,

那麼，

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

要具備什麼條件，才能成為全世界最頂尖的保母之一？

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

經過保護自己和所照顧兒童的專業訓練，

Norland nannies are part of an elite.

諾蘭保母屬於業界菁英。

Often working for high-profile employers, 用詞

她們經常為知名雇主工作，

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

因此必須能夠應付潛在威脅，

like kidnap attempts. 片語搭配

例如綁架未遂。

Unfortunately,

很遺憾，

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

我就曾遇過一名男子企圖帶走我以前照顧的小女孩。

I said,

我說：

"You need to give her back." 片語動詞

「你必須把她還給我。」

And he said,

他說：

"No."

「不要。」

And so I just had to pull her off of him

所以我只能把她從他手中拉回來，

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

同時還抓著嬰兒推車，裡面坐著她的弟弟。

It is scary,

這真的很可怕，

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

但我想，這正是家長會聘請諾蘭保母的原因，

because we are given that extensive training

因為我們接受過完整的訓練，

for these worst-case scenarios 片語搭配

能夠應付這些最糟的情況。

because actually the big wide world is very scary

因為外面的現實世界其實非常可怕，

and you are looking after their most prized possession. 慣用語

而你照顧的是他們最珍貴的寶貝。

No.

不。

Shaking.

在發抖。

Your hands are shaking.

你的手在發抖。

In the career they've chosen,

在她們所選擇的職業中，

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

許多人並不知道自己有多大的能耐。

But after getting them into this,

但讓她們實際接受這種訓練後，

they really do come out of themselves. 講解

她們真的會突破自我。

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

要成為完全合格的諾蘭保母，需要四年時間。

Three years of study

先學習三年，

followed by a year's placement with a family.

再到一個家庭實習一年。

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

而且費用比就讀牛津大學或劍橋大學還高。

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

不過，這項資格很快就會帶來回報。

Within a year,

一年之內，

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

她們的平均年薪其實就達到約4萬英鎊。

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

也就是說，一個二十出頭的年輕人，

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

收入很可能比剛起步的會計師或律師還高。

With the nannies earning that kind of money,

既然保母能領到這麼高的薪水，

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

烹飪和縫紉等技能就必須達到最高水準。

When I was on my residential placement,

我進行住家實習時，

the family had such a varied diet.

那個家庭的飲食非常多元。

They were really into like satay chicken 用詞

他們很喜歡沙嗲雞之類的料理，

and we had lemongrass chicken a lot.

我們也常常做香茅雞。

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

所以飲食中有很多泛亞洲風味，能接觸到這些真的很棒。

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

把海苔有光澤的那一面朝下放。

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

這些三年級學生正在學習製作適合兒童的壽司。

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

接著用竹簾把壽司捲起來。

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

老實說，我真的不喜歡做菜。

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

所以這些課程對我非常有幫助，因為我對自己的廚藝沒有信心。

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

學生在攻讀學士學位的同時，還要跟我們學三年縫紉，

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

並依序完成六個專案，

developing their machine and hand sewing skills.

培養機縫和手縫技巧。

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

可能只是縫姓名標籤和鈕扣，或製作每個家庭都會需要的東西。

But going on to making things for their charges, 用詞

接著，她們還會為自己照顧的孩子製作物品，

their children might have ideas

孩子們可能會提出一些想法，

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

她們便會和孩子一起做，或是做給孩子。

Is that an undoable knot?

這是個能解開的結嗎？

I hope so.

希望是。

Bouncy.

彈性不錯。

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

嗯，這種傳統搖籃式嬰兒車可以讓孩子用到大約兩歲半。

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

還記得這個叫什麼嗎？

That's the apron.

這是圍罩。

The apron,

圍罩，

absolutely.

完全正確。

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

在室內時不要使用它，

because it could make the baby too hot.

因為可能會讓寶寶太熱。

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

學生也要學習如何整理老式嬰兒車。

Remember with carriage prams,

記住，整理這種傳統搖籃式嬰兒車時，

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

不必把寢具摺成醫院式包角，

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

但要盡可能把車內整理得整齊俐落。

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

如今，諾蘭保母在學院和工作時仍會使用這種車。

Remember attention to detail is really important. 片語搭配

記住，注重細節非常重要。

So um make that look neat and tidy.

所以，嗯，把它整理得整齊一點。

It's um...

這個，嗯……

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

但校長Janet Rose博士希望重塑形象，

both of the college and of the nannying profession.

讓學院和保母職業都跟上時代。

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

懂得如何在車輛打滑時控制汽車，只是現代諾蘭保母能為客戶提供的技能之一。

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

諾蘭學院由Emily Ward在將近130年前創辦。

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

她的目標是鼓勵素質更高、教育程度更好的女性加入家事服務行列。

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

這裡是早在1892年入學的第一批見習生，

the very first students at Norland.

也就是諾蘭最早的學生。

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

這裡則是一位曾為希臘王室工作的諾蘭保母的照片。

Back then,

當時，

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

保母必須穿著護理師制服，以便與其他家僕區分開來。

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

後來，蓬袖和圍裙逐漸被端莊的米色洋裝、

brown bowler hat and brogues, 用詞

棕色圓頂禮帽和雕花皮鞋，

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. 片語搭配

如今，保母仍須保持一絲不苟的儀容，並遵守嚴格規定。

Smoking is banned

禁止吸菸，

as is buying alcohol, 文法

也禁止購買酒類、

fast food,

速食，

or even a takeaway coffee.

甚至外帶咖啡。

I definitely found the uniform really appealing.

這套制服確實非常吸引我。

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

我覺得穿上它會有一種特別的感覺。

You know,

你知道，

you represent 125 plus years of heritage.

你代表著超過125年的傳承。

And this uniform means a lot.

這套制服意義重大。

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

它代表我們訓練有素，也對自己的工作充滿熱情。

The college wants to attract more diverse,

學院希望吸引背景更多元、

more international students.

更國際化的學生。

Norland is also taking on university status. 片語動詞

諾蘭也正在轉型升格為大學。

Soon we'll become Norland University

我們很快就會成為諾蘭大學，

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

並成為全球第一所專注於幼兒教育的大學。

But for Freja,

但對Freja而言，

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

成為諾蘭保母並不是為了薪水或聲望，

It's about a passion for the job.

而是出自對這份工作的熱愛。

I want children to learn because they want to. 文法

我希望孩子們學習，是因為他們自己想學。

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

我希望他們出於自己的意願探索，並對世界保持好奇。

And for me,

對我來說，

seeing that is the most rewarding thing ever.

看到這一切，就是最有成就感的事。

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

這比我能拿到的任何薪水都更有意義。

Seeing a child exploring, 表達脈絡

看著孩子探索、

being curious,

保持好奇、

wanting to learn,

想要學習、

wanting to grow,

想要成長，

that's just so incredible.

實在太美妙了。

Which sounds for parents who can afford it,

而對負擔得起的家長來說，這聽起來

practically perfect in every way. 文化背景

簡直各方面都近乎完美。