《美食祈祷和恋爱》Chapter 63 (140):新工作的头衔

The next morning I was down on my knees in the temple, scrubbing the marble floor again, emanating (I imagined) a holy radiance of silence, when an Indian teenage boy came looking for me with a message—that I needed to report to the Seva Office immediately. Seva is the Sanskrit term for the spiritual practice of selfless service (for instance, the scrubbing of a temple floor). The Seva Office administers all the work assignments for the Ashram. So I wandered over there, very curious as to why I’d been summoned, and the nice lady at the desk asked me, “Are you Elizabeth Gilbert?”

隔天早晨，我跪在寺院，再一次刷洗大理石地板，散发出（我想象）静默的神圣光芒。这时，一名印度少年来找我，带了个信息——我得马上向“歇瓦”处报到。“歇瓦”是梵语，意味无私服务的心灵实践（例如，刷洗寺院地板）。“歇瓦”办公室执行道场的工作分派。于是我走去那里，好奇为何召唤我去。服务台前客气有礼的女士问我：“你是伊莉莎白·吉尔伯特？”

I smiled at her with the warmest piety and nodded. Silently.

我虔诚地微笑点头，安静不语。

Then she told me that my work detail had been changed. Due to a special request from management, I was no longer to be part of the floor-scrubbing team. They had a new position in mind for me at the Ashram.

她接着跟我说，我的工作内容已经更换。基于管理方面的特别要求，我不再属于刷地板部门，他们要分派给我一份新工作。

And the title of my new job was—if you will kindly dig this—"Key Hostess." Eat, Pray, Love

新工作的头衔是——您若明白这是什么玩意——“主招待”。