双语散文：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,
 
但是
 
it was my father's decision
 
是我父亲的决定
 
for me to pursue a business major.
 
让我学习贸易专业
 
He thought that
 
他认为
 
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有竞争力
 
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非常精彩
 
I still had no interest in any field of commerce,
 
我却对贸易范畴的任何一个领域都没有兴趣
 
let alone
 
更不用说
 
having a long-term career as a businesswoman.
 
成为一个女商人，以此为自己的长期职业
 
After I graduated,
 
毕业之后
 
I worked as a marketing planner
 
我成为了一名市场策划
 
at a computer company.
 
在一家电脑公司任职
 
My pay and working environment were great;
 
我的薪酬和工作环境都非常好
 
however,
 
可是
 
I still didn’t feel happy
 
我仍没有感到快乐
 
doing something that I wasn’t interested in.
 
因为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
 
我决定辞职
 
and decided to do what I love,
 
我决定去做自己喜爱的事
 
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.
 
超过二十年了
 
I love my job
 
我热爱自己的工作
 
and love being with my students.
 
喜欢和我的学生们呆在一起