Unfortunately, I havehadanexperiencewhere a mantriedtotakethelittlegirlthat I usedtolookafter.
不幸的是,我有過這樣的經歷,當時有個男人試圖帶走我之前照顧的小女孩。
I said, "Youneedtogiveherback." Andhesaidno. Andso I justhadtopullheroffofhimwhilstholdingontothebuggywhereherbabybrotherwas.
我對他說:「你得把她還來。」而他拒絕了, 所以我只能把她從他身上拉下來,同時抓住她弟弟坐的推車。
Itisscary, butthat's why I thinkparentshireNorlandersbecausewearegiventhatextensivetrainingfortheseworst-casescenarios. Becauseactually, thebigwideworldisveryscary, andyouarelookingafterthemas a prizedpossession.
Inthecareerthey'vechosen, a lotofthemdon't realizewhatthey'recapableof, butaftergettingthemintothis, theyreallydocommandthemselves.
在他們選擇的職業中,很多人都沒有意識到自己的能力,但進入這個領域後,他們確實做到運用自己的能力。
Ittakesfouryearstobecome a fullyqualifiedNorlandnanny — threeyearsofstudyfollowedby a year's placementwith a family. Andit's moreexpensivethanstudyingatOxfordorCambridgeUniversity. Buttheideaisthattheirqualificationwillsoonstartpayingoff.
Within a year, theyareactuallyaveragingabout 40,000 (pounds) a year. Sothat's a youngpersonintheirearly 20s probablyearningmoremoneythanperhapsanup-and-comingaccountantorlawyer.
When I wasonmyresidentialplacement, thefamilyhadsuch a varieddiet. Theywerereallyintolike, sataychicken, andwehadlemongrasschicken a lot. So a lotofPan-Asianflavors, anditwasreallynicetosee.
ButprincipalDr. JanetRosewantstomodernizetheimage, bothofthecollegeandofthenannyingprofession—knowinghowtocontrol a carinskidisjustoneoftheskills a modern-dayNorlandnannycanofferclients.
但是校長 Janet Rose 博士想要讓學院和保姆職業的形象現代化,像是知道如何控制打滑的汽車只是現代諾蘭保姆可以為客戶提供的技能之一。
NorlandCollegewasfoundedbyEmilyWardnearly 130 yearsago. Heraimwastoencourage a betterandmoreeducatedclassofwomentoentertheranksofdomesticservice.
Nanniesarestillrequiredtobeimmaculateandabidebystrictrules: smokingisbanned, asisbuyingalcohol, fastfood, oreven a takeawaycoffee.
諾蘭的保姆仍然被要求完美無瑕並遵守嚴格的規定:禁止吸煙、禁止購買酒類、速食餐,甚至外賣咖啡。
I definitelyfoundtheuniformreallyappealing. I thinkthere's somethingaboutwearingthisuniform. Youknow, yourepresent 125-plusyearsofheritage, andthisuniformmeans a lot. Itmeansthatwe'rehighlytrainedandwe'rereallypassionateaboutdoingwhatwedo.