|事业就像恋爱 喜欢才能长久

I have a degree in business.

我拥有一个贸易专业的学位

However,

但

it was my fathers decision

是我爸爸的决定

for me to pursue a business major.

让我学习贸易专业

He thought that

他觉得

having a business degree

拥有贸易专业的学位

would make me more competitive

能让我在职场上更具备竞争优势

and provide me with more available options

为我提供更多可选择的机会

in entering a global marketplace.

可以跻身全球人才市场

I took his advice.

我采纳了他的建议

Nevertheless,

然而

even though my college experiences were fantastic,

尽管我求学期间的履历很精彩

I still had no interest in any field of commerce,

我却对贸易范畴的任何一个范围都不感兴趣

let alone

更不需要说

having a long|term career as a businesswoman.

成为一个女商人，以此为我们的长期职业

After I graduated,

毕业之后

I worked as a marketing^{1 planner}

我成为了一名市场策划

at a computer company.

在一家用电器脑公司任职

My pay and working environment were great;

我的薪资和工作环境都很好

however,

可是

I still didnt feel happy

我仍没感到快乐

doing something that I wasnt interested in.

由于自己从事的工作我并不热衷

After two months of working there,

在那里工作了两个月

I made up my mind to quit

我决定离职

and decided^{2 to do what I love,}

我决定去做自己喜欢的事

namely teaching English.

即，英语教学

I have now been an English teacher

今天我已经成为一名英语教师

for over twenty years.

超越二十年了

I love my job

我热爱我们的工作

and love being with my students.

喜欢和我的学生们呆在一块