Downton Abbey is one of Britain's most successful television dramas�！短祁D莊園》是英國(guó)最成功的電視劇之一。
And it seems the show has even influenced affluent households thousands of miles away in China。而且似乎這部劇還影響了遠(yuǎn)在千里之外的中國(guó)富人家庭。
Young Chinese people are paying £140 per day to train as butlers as an increasing number of wealthy families hire help, the People's Daily Online reported�！度嗣袢�?qǐng)?bào)》在線報(bào)道，因?yàn)楦蝗思彝?duì)男管家的需求飆升，中國(guó)的年輕人每天花140英鎊來(lái)培訓(xùn)成為男管家。
Students at the International Butler Academy, in Chengdu, are drilled daily on ironing perfect creases into tablecloths, polishing silverware and identifying the correct cutlery to accompany an eight-course banquet。成都國(guó)際管家學(xué)院的學(xué)生，每天鉆研在桌布上完美熨平衣服的褶皺，擦亮銀器，并正確分好匹配八道菜盛宴的餐具。
Tasks also include balancing a platter and placing food on a plate using just a fork and spoon。工作任務(wù)還包括放唱片，以及僅用叉子和勺子來(lái)給盤子里盛放食物。
Thomas Kaufmann, head instructor at the school, said: 'Downton Abbey is so famous here in China, that is the standard we are measured at。學(xué)校的首席指導(dǎo)老師托馬斯·考夫曼說(shuō)道：“《唐頓莊園》在中國(guó)太火了，我們測(cè)評(píng)的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)就是這個(gè)。
'In the last few years the demand for butlers has become bigger and bigger. So it is logical for us to have teachers here.'“在過(guò)去的幾年里，對(duì)男管家的需求越來(lái)越大，所以我們?cè)谶@里安置老師是合情合理的。”
Mr Hu is one of dozens of students who have enrolled in the school's six-week course, which costs 40,000 yuan (£4,300)。胡先生是許許多多學(xué)生中的一位，他注冊(cè)了學(xué)校6周的課程，花了4萬(wàn)元(4300英鎊)。
He previously worked for U.S. casino magnate Steve Wynn, where tasks included wiping fingerprints from his phone and picking out particular chocolates from assortment packs。他之前在美國(guó)為史蒂夫·維恩——這位賭場(chǎng)巨頭工作，他的工作包括從電話上擦去指紋，還有從一堆堆混合物里跳出特別的巧克力糖。
He said: 'In the whole world there are more and more rich people. And especially in China, they want someone to take care of the smaller things。他說(shuō)：“全世界有著越來(lái)越多的土豪。尤其是中國(guó)，他們希望有人來(lái)看管小東西。
'Butlers don't only serve wealthy families, but also multinational bosses. These people are successful. To make these kind of people feel relaxed and happy, I get a sense of achievement.'”男管家不僅僅是為富人服務(wù)，也為很多老板服務(wù)，這些都是成功人士。讓他們覺(jué)得放松快樂(lè)，我也就有了成就感。
