日本健身館：美麗“女仆”相陪 健身更有動(dòng)力

Maid cafes have been a big part of Japanese pop culture for a while now, but the maid phenomenon is transitioning into other areas as well. For example, a new gym near Tokyo’s famous Akihabara district offers patrons the chance to work out while assisted by beautiful trainers wearing maid costumes.

女仆咖啡館成為日本流行文化的一大組成部分已經(jīng)有一段時(shí)間了，但是女仆現(xiàn)象還在不斷蔓延到其他領(lǐng)域。這不，日本東京著名的秋葉原區(qū)新開(kāi)的一家健身館就向顧客提供“女仆陪練”的服務(wù)，讓美麗的教練穿上女仆的服裝。

Can you imagine pumping some iron with a cute maid spotting you and cheering you on? Well, apparently a lot of Japanese guys can and they’re loving the idea. So much so that they’ve helped successfully crowdfund the MAID GYM project thought up by a couple of young Japanese entrepreneurs. With more than a month to go to the deadline, the campaign to make the unique maid gym a reality has already met its 700,000 yen goal, on Japanese crowdfunding site CampFire. It’s not clear exactly when the Maid Gym will open its gates, but it’s definitely coming soon.

你能想象可愛(ài)的女仆看著你鍛煉，給你加油打氣嗎?顯然很多日本男人都可以，而且他們也很喜歡這個(gè)主意。正因?yàn)橛兴麄兊膹?qiáng)力支持，幾個(gè)年輕的日本企業(yè)家才成功地通過(guò)眾籌把女仆健身館付諸實(shí)踐。在離截止日期還有一個(gè)多月的時(shí)候，這個(gè)獨(dú)一無(wú)二的女仆健身館在日本眾籌網(wǎng)站CampFire上籌到的資金就已經(jīng)達(dá)到了70萬(wàn)日元的目標(biāo)。目前還不清楚女仆健身館何時(shí)會(huì)開(kāi)門迎客，但肯定是不遠(yuǎn)了。

Details about the upcoming MAID GYM are yet to be revealed, but we already know it’s not going to be one of those big, crowded places most of us are used to. RocketNews24 reports that this will be a more intimate gym, with the number of customers at one time limited to three, each with their very own maid trainer. While a young girl wearing a Victorian maid outfit doesn’t exactly scream fitness knowledge, the unusual-looking trainers will apparently know all about using the various exercise machines and instruct patrons on how to best achieve their goals. Plus, they’ll be offering verbal encouragement like “Don’t worry, you won’t fall as long as I’ve got you,” or “Excellent work, master! You’re getting stronger every day,” as well as spot their “masters” as they bench press.

女仆健身館的各種細(xì)節(jié)還有待披露，但我們已知的是它不會(huì)是大多數(shù)人熟悉的那種擁擠的大型場(chǎng)所。據(jù)RocketNews24網(wǎng)站報(bào)道，這將是一個(gè)更具有私密性的健身館，每個(gè)時(shí)段來(lái)健身館的客人只能限制在三位，每個(gè)人都配有自己的女仆教練。穿著維多利亞女仆服裝的年輕女孩不一定懂健身，但是漂亮的女教練一定知道如何使用各種健身器材以及如何教導(dǎo)客戶來(lái)實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的健身目標(biāo)。此外，這些女教練還會(huì)提供口頭鼓勵(lì)，如“別擔(dān)心，有我在你不會(huì)跌倒的”或者“做得很棒，主人!你變得越來(lái)越強(qiáng)壯了”，她們還會(huì)在“主人”做仰臥推舉的時(shí)候給他數(shù)數(shù)。

But since clients are guaranteed to enjoy the maids’ undivided attention, they are expected to pay a premium for this unique service. According to Japan Trends, a 50-minute training session is expected to cost ¥7,500 ($66), which includes a drink, but maid fans also have to pay a mandatory membership fee of ¥10,000 ($89) before their first session. It won’t be the cheapest, but certainly not the most expensive gym in Tokyo, either.

不過(guò)，因?yàn)榭蛻裟芟硎艿脚偷膶Ｒ环?wù)，他們也將為這項(xiàng)獨(dú)特的服務(wù)支付額外費(fèi)用。據(jù)Japan Trends透露，50分鐘的訓(xùn)練課程將花費(fèi)7500日元(66美元)，包括酒水在內(nèi)。不過(guò)客人們必須在第一節(jié)課程前強(qiáng)制交1萬(wàn)日元(89美元)的會(huì)員費(fèi)。這不會(huì)是東京最便宜的健身館，當(dāng)然也不會(huì)是最貴的。

Why maids are so popular in Japan? What makes them so special? Some people seem to think it has to do with the importance of servitude in Japanese culture. Being a loyal servant is apparently one of the most admirable things a person can do, an idea that ties in with the famous samurai, sworn-servant warriors who would prove their loyalty to their masters by taking their own lives, after they passed away.

為什么女仆文化在日本如此盛行?是什么讓女仆在日本如此特別?有些人似乎認(rèn)為這和日本文化中奴役的重要性有關(guān)。作為忠仆顯然是一個(gè)人能做的最光榮的事情，這種情結(jié)和武士在主人去世后會(huì)自殺以示效忠有關(guān)。

“The maid and butler are considered the ultimate “servants,” specially trained and selected for their ability to serve. Add a bit of cuteness/hotness, mixed with that culturally ingrained admiration for the common qualities of a maid/butler and you have a cultural phenomenon,” user antx0r wrote on anime forum Crunchyroll.

“日本的女仆和男仆都被認(rèn)為是終極‘仆人’，因其服務(wù)能力被挑選出來(lái)并經(jīng)過(guò)特別訓(xùn)練。加入一點(diǎn)可愛(ài)或性感，再融合進(jìn)根植于日本文化的對(duì)仆人的贊賞，就產(chǎn)生了這種文化現(xiàn)象。” 一位名為antx0r的用戶在動(dòng)漫論壇Crunchyroll上寫道。

Other people just think that it has to do with the concept of “moe“, a term used in the media to describe young, innocent-looking female characters in Japanese manga and anime, to which otaku are generally attracted to.

其他人則認(rèn)為女仆現(xiàn)象和“萌妹子”有關(guān)，就是日本動(dòng)漫中那種看上去很無(wú)辜的年輕女性形象，這種萌妹子對(duì)御宅族具有普遍的吸引力。