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 marketing¹ 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 decided² 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