A new service has launched that promises to transform undomesticated grooms into perfect husbands-to-be, yours, for only US$305.

Edinburgh’s Double Tree by Hilton hotel has dubbed its concept the Groom Academy, and teaches hapless fiancés how to hone their skills at ironing, bed-making, cooking and even cocktail making.

Jennifer Hutchinson, 28, from Falkirk, may already have agreed to marry Nick Hogarth, her boyfriend of eight years, but still felt he was in dire need of a crash course in general housekeeping.

She said, “Nick has always put football, Playstation, work and his friends before me! He never helps with the washing up, never tidies up after himself and his time management is awful. He’s got tons of bad habits and I’ve still not got it through to him that leaving the toilet seat up just isn’t okay.”

“Sometimes I feel more like his mother than his fiancée, so I decided I’d had enough, it was time for the Groom Academy.”

From her point of view, at least, it was a resounding success.

“It was great fun,” she said. “Nick clearly learned a lot and he’s definitely more aware of cleaning up after himself.”

“He looked quite confused a lot of the time but now he’s got all the skills he needs to be a great husband.”

The couple first met while Jennifer was working as a waitress at Nick’s hotel during her time at university.

Nick, who proposed to Jennifer last year, said, “It wasn’t my decision to come to Groom Academy, and I can’t say I was looking forward to it — but I’ve really enjoyed the experience.

“I play football regularly. Monday to Friday I’m at work, I play football two to three times a week and I go out drinking with my friends at weekends.

“I think it’s fair to say I don’t spend enough time with Jen so Groom Academy has taught me a lot of valuable lessons. I’ve learned an awful lot and I’m looking forward to being a better husband and being able to help a bit more.”

一项新的服务项目横空出世，声称可以让从未染指家务的新郎，摇身一变成为完美的准老公，而你只要花费305美元。

爱丁堡的希尔顿逸林酒店推出了“新郎学院”的概念，教倒霉的未婚夫们学习熨衣、铺床、烹饪，甚至是调鸡尾酒的技巧。

28岁的詹尼弗·哈钦森，来自英国福尔柯克，她本已打算嫁给交往八年的男友尼克·荷加斯，但仍觉得对方急需恶补一下如何做家务。

她说：“尼克老是把足球、游戏机和他的狐朋狗友看得比我重要！他从不帮忙洗衣服，从不自己做卫生，时间观念也很差。他有一堆的坏习惯。直到现在，他还不能按照我说的在如厕后把马桶盖放下来。”

“有时我觉得自己更像他妈妈，而不是未婚妻。我受够了，是时候把他送去‘新郎学院’了。”

至少在她看来，这个决定很成功。

“太有意思了，”她说道，“尼克显然学到不少，他更加注重个人卫生。”

“一开始他很迷茫，但现在他已经掌握当一名好丈夫的技能了。”

这对情侣邂逅时，还是在校大学生的詹妮弗在尼克所在的酒店兼职当服务员。

尼克去年向詹妮弗求婚了，他说：“不是我自己决定去‘新郎学院’的，也不能说我对此很期待，但我得承认我还蛮享受这个过程的。”

“我常踢足球，周一至周五上班，每周踢个两三次，周末和朋友出去喝点酒。”

“公平的说我确实和詹妮弗待在一起的时间不多，‘新郎学院’给我上了宝贵的一课。我学了很多，希望将来能成为一个更好的丈夫，能为家里帮多点忙。”

    Words to Learn 相关词汇

   【倒霉的】dǎoméi de hapless unfortunate, wretched

    【速成课】sùchéng kè crash course a fast, intensive training in or study of a subject, esp. on the basics, also called cram course