一说到“保姆”,你脑子里出现的是什么形象?温和善良的中年女性?勤快活泼的小姑娘?这种想法有点过时啦。现在很多地方都开始培训男保姆了,据说烧菜、看孩子、搞卫生,样样都不差呢。对了,他们还有个特形象的名字,叫manny。
Manny, male nanny, is the new name for young men who take care of other people's children for money.
Manny,也就是男保姆,用来指代为人家看小孩挣钱的青年男子。
Most of the nanny students are young, and the majority are women. Although it is still rare to find guys on traditional nannying courses, attitudes are fast changing. Men of all ages are graduating from nanny schools and snaring places in domestic agencies, they are called mannies.
保姆学校的大多数学员都是年轻人,而且多是女性。虽然在传统的保姆课程班很少能看到男学员,但这种观念正在迅速发生变化。现在各个年龄段的男性正在从保姆学校涌出,并且在家政公司谋得差事, 他们就被叫做男保姆。
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