When I asked my father for his approval to go to the Philippines to teach, I was in two minds about it myself: "The pay won't be much, and the life could be rough, but.
向父親大人稟告並徵求同意時，我心裡七上八下地說：「到菲律賓教華語，薪水並不是很高，生活也可能很苦，可是，可是我想去看看！」