But most important, it is a person who has the ability to put somebody else's wishes before your own.

但最重要的是，他必須有能力將別人的願望擺在自己的願望前面。

That is what makes this a profession so very, very difficult.

這也就是為什麼這份職業如此艱難。

At the age of 21, I became a butler.

21 歲的時候，我成為了管家。

Nowadays, I am chairman of the International Butler Academy.

現在，我是國際管家學院的主席。

The International Butler Academy is located in the beautiful village of Simpelveld in the Netherlands.

國際管家學院位於荷蘭一座美麗的村莊 Simpelveld。

You have about 135 rooms, 80,000 square feet completely dedicated to the training of butlers.

這裡有大約 135 間房間，80,000 平方英尺 (約 7432 平方公尺)，全部用於培訓管家。

Our students live here in our building.

我們的學生就住在我們的建築裡。

They come, literally, from every country in the world.

他們真的是來自世界各國。

Age from 18 to 68.

年齡從 18 到 68 歲。

Okay, five minutes, guys.

好，剩下五分鐘，各位。

Students learn about housekeeping, house management, estate management, regular things, like even suitcase packing, silver shining, shining shoes, the list is enormous.

學生要學習內務管理、家務管理、資產管理還有日常事務，像是打包行李、拋光銀器、擦亮鞋子，工作清單非常龐大。

There's an incredible amount of training to be done in 10 weeks.

10 週內必須完成數量驚人的訓練。

Discipline here at the International Butler Academy is very, very important.

紀律在國際管家學院是非常非常重要的。

In order to get a job done, you need discipline.

為了完成任務，你需要有紀律。

I think in order to be successful, you need discipline, and discipline here at school is something we embrace and not something that we are afraid of.

我認為想要成功，你需要有紀律，在學校這裡，我們欣然接受紀律而不害怕它。

Always pay attention!

永遠保持注意力！

Here at school we always joke about what employers want.

在學校這裡我們總是拿雇主的要求開玩笑。

They need a clean toilet and, they want a warm bed, and they want a hot meal.

他們需要乾淨的馬桶，他們想要溫暖的床和熱騰騰的餐點。

And those three things are most important for everyone.

這三點對所有人而言是最重要的。

You go right, you go left.

你往右，你往左。

My wife and I, we have our own butler.

我和我太太，我們有自己的管家。

I'm very fortunate; I've had a private butler now for the past 17 years, and this person is very, very important to me.

我非常幸運，我擁有一位私人管家，至今已經 17 年，這個人對我來說非常非常重要。

Being a butler can certainly be a wonderful career simply because if you are responsible for the well-being of the family, for their happiness, that is obviously very, very, very important.

當一名管家無疑是一份美好的職業，因為，如果你肩負一個家庭的幸福、安康，這明顯是非常非常重要的。