Youtubeで楽しく学ぶ英語（中級）"The Academy Where Butlers Are Born"
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Open question
1. What are the qualities of a professional butler?
2. How old was the chairman of the International Butler Academy when he became a butler?
3. Where is the International Butler Academy located?
4. What are some of the things that students learn at the International Butler Academy?
5. What are the three most important things that employers want?
Answer
1. A professional butler is loyal, flexible, discreet, hard-working, honest, and has the ability to put somebody else's wishes before their own.
2. The chairman of the International Butler Academy became a butler at the age of 21.
3. The International Butler Academy is located in the village of Simpelveld in the Netherlands.
4. Students learn about housekeeping, house management, estate management, suitcase packing, silver shining, shining shoes, and more.
5. Employers want a clean toilet, a warm bed, and a hot meal.
Transcript & Key Vocabulary
A professional butler is somebody who is loyal, flexible, discreet, hardworking, honest, but most important, it is a person who has the ability to put somebody else's wishes before your own. That is what makes this profession so very, very difficult. At the age of 21, I became a butler. Nowadays, I am chairman of the International Butler Academy. The International Butler Academy is located in the beautiful village of Simpelveld in the Netherlands. We have about 135 rooms, 80,000 square feet, completely dedicated to the training of butlers. Our students live here in our building. They come literally from every country in the world, age from 18 to 68. Students learn about housekeeping, house management, estate management, regular things like even suitcase packing, silver shining, shining shoes, the list is enormous. There is an incredible amount of training to be done in 10 weeks. Discipline here at the International Butler Academy is very, very important. In order to get a job done, you need discipline. 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. Here at school, we always joke about what employers want. They need a clean toilet, they want a warm bed, and they want a hot meal. And those three things are most important for everyone. My wife and I, we have our own butler. 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. 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 absolutely essential. For their happiness, that is obviously very, very, very important.
discreet
秘密を守るためや、誰かに困難を引き起こしたり、恥ずかしい思いをさせたりしないように、言動に注意する
grant/fulfil somebody's wish
*動画ではput somebody else's wishes
だれかの願いを叶えるという意味ではgrant/fulfilの方がよく使われます。
enormous
膨大な
discipline
規律
embrace
受け入れる
well-being
幸福、幸福な生活
Discussion Questions
Is being a butler a common job in your country?
Do you think the demand for butlers will increase or decrease in the future? Why?
Would you like to have a butler? Why or why not?
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