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