It is hardly a complex or onerous procedure, but Buckingham Palace has decided that running one’s own bath is not a task that members of the Royal Family and guests of the Queen should be burdened with.

　　雖然浴缸的使用過程實在算不上複雜繁瑣，然而白金漢宮已經決定，不能勞煩皇室家族成員和女王陛下的貴賓親自動手。

　　The Royal Household is seeking to appoint a housekeeping assistant, one of whose jobs will be to put in the plug, turn on the tap and check the temperature of the water when the bath is full.

　　英國皇室正在招聘一名家政助理，此人的工作任務之一就是摁下浴缸塞，打開水龍頭，等到浴缸的水放滿時檢查水溫。

　　The successful candidate for the ?14,200-a-year post will be‘committed to achieving exceptional standards of service provision’.

　　該職位年薪為1.42萬英鎊，而能夠成功獲得此職位的候選人必須“能夠滿足服務條款中的較高標準”。

　　As well as filling the royal bath, he or she will pack and unpack for guests of the Royal Household, iron their clothes, help them dress, look after their jewellery and arrange for tea and breakfast trays to be brought to their room.

　　除了給皇室浴缸放水，此名助理的工作還包括為皇室成員收拾和安置行李，給他們熨燙衣服，協助他們穿衣，保管他們的珠寶首飾，以及準備茶點和早餐盤。

　　As the modest starting salary indicates, the job is near the bottom of the Palace hierarchy. But whoever fills the vacancy will rub shoulders with the Queen and Prince Philip.

　　不起眼的起薪説明這份工作在皇宮等級中地位較低。但不管是誰擔任此項職位，都將直接和女王以及菲利普親王打交道。