口譯式口語訓練 第9期:北京生活的一天(9)

在北京謀生，當幼兒園教師是一個絕佳的選擇。薪酬比大多數跟我同齡的辦公室職員要高，而每周的工作時間卻還要比他們少20小時。但是，你必須每天都早起，與孩子們一起玩。我不會撒謊說我“天天開心”，許多年輕的中國教師都這么說，我不會像他們那樣做的。但是，我愿意去做能讓孩子們開心的事情。對于一名教師而言，最大的快樂就是你的學生不僅接受你是他們的老師，而且非常喜歡你做他們的老師。

Teaching kindergarten is a wonderful way to make a living in Beijing. The pay is more than most professionals my age earn working in an office and I work less than 20 hours a week! However, it takes a special disposition to be able to get up early every morning and play with toddlers. I will not lie and say that I am "Tiantian kaixin" or happy everyday like many young Chinese teachers claim. I am, however, willing to do what it takes to keep the kids smiling. The greatest joy for a teacher is to have students who are not only willing but also very much pleased to have you as their teacher.