整理床铺的挑战
The train to Leura leaves Sydney Central station at 2.18pm. Unfortunately, due to an unprecedented sunny day, I missed the 2.18pm train.
悉尼中央车站（Sydney Central station）开往鲁拉（Leura）的火车于下午2:18发车。很不幸，由于眷恋着这史无前例的好天气，我错过了这列火车。
I also missed the following six trains, only dragging my bags into Sydney’s metaphorical center when the sun had taken its leave and day had given way to night.
我也错过了接来下的6列火车，当太阳落山，夜晚到来时，我拖着自己的行李到了悉尼中心。
Somewhere in the midst of the awe-struck tourists, the weary-eyed commuters and the unkempt backpackers, I spotted one of my classmates – another victim of the day’s fortunate weather.
穿梭在满脸新奇的游客、下班的疲惫不堪的工作族和兴致勃勃的背包客之间，我突然发现了我的一位同学，他是好天气的另外一个”受害者”。
I spent this third train ride to Leura in much the same manner that I spent my previous two trips – with an overpriced, overfilled cup of below-average decaf coffee, a good book, and several half-successful attempts at a nap. A short taxi ride and a late-night check-in later and I was in bed, dreaming of the four days of the practical housekeeping component (MHC603: Hotel Operations) that would follow.
这是我第三次到鲁拉，我和前两次一样，坐在火车上，悠闲地品着一杯昂贵的满满的低脱咖啡因咖啡，读着一本好书，不时打几个小盹。下火车后坐了一小会出租车，已到了深夜，入住登记过后，就进房躺在了床上，想着接下来四天的客房实践（MHC603：酒店运营）。
For the better part of a year, a few years ago, I was working in a small resort back home in Canada. I tried my hand in several different departments, but, save for one night when a kindly old lady called the front desk requesting that her bed be remade, I never held the title of housekeeper. I remember thinking to myself, as I tried my best to get this kindly old lady’s bed to look like all the other beds on the resort, “this is much harder than it looks”.
几年前的一段难忘时光是，我回到家乡加拿大在一个小度假村工作的那段日子。我试着在不同的部门工作，但是我从未做过客房服务员。一天晚上，一位和蔼可亲的老奶奶要求前台重新整理她的床铺。我记得当时我尽最大努力使老奶奶的床铺看起来和度假村其它的床铺一样整洁，“但是这件事做起来比看起来困难多了”。
The four days of practical training at the Blue Mountains Hotel Management School’s housekeeping department reaffirmed my suspicion. I had had my reservations as to whether I would learn anything at all this week, but, under the guidance of four truly superb and genuine trainers who drew on real-world experience, I picked up a basic understanding of the trade, had a few laughs, and, on a few occasions, even felt like a housekeeper.
在蓝山国际酒店管理学院客房部进行的4天实践培训肯定了我的质疑。我曾经对自己在这周的实践中能否学到东西持保留态度，但是在4位非常杰出和纯正的拥有丰富现实世界实践经验的培训者的指导下我对该行业有了基本的了解，整个实践过程很开心，有时候我甚至觉得自己就是一名真正的客房服务员。
I thought of asking the housekeeping team to come back to Sydney with me, but I could see they were needed in Leura. I returned to Sydney, alone, with the knowledge that housekeeping was not only far more physically demanding than I had ever imagined, but that its importance in the accommodation sector is far too often overlooked.
我曾想过让客房部团队和我一起回悉尼，但是我知道鲁拉非常需要他们。于是我独自返回了悉尼，这次的经历使我了解到对客房管理人员的需求不仅已经远远超出了我的想象，而且它在住宿部门的重要性也总是被忽视。
Jay,Canadian加拿大人Masters student 20122012级硕士生
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