The Job I Quit
周三下午两点半，李静把辞职信放在老板的桌子上。
Wednesday afternoon two o'clock half, Li Jing (BA) resignation letter place at boss (POSS) table on.
Wednesday afternoon at two-thirty, Li Jing set her resignation letter on her boss's desk.
老板看着她，等她说话。
Boss look (CONT) her, wait her speak.
Her boss looked at her, waiting for her to say something.
“我没有别的工作。”她说，“我只是想休息一下，再想想以后做什么。”
"I not have other work," she say, "I only is want rest one bit, again think-think after do what."
“I don't have another job lined up,” she said. “I just want to rest, and think about what to do next.”
老板沉默了一会儿，问：“你是不是觉得我们给得不够？”
Boss silent (PERF) a while, ask: "You is not is feel we give (DEG) not enough?"
Her boss was quiet for a moment. “Is it the pay?”
“不是。这个公司一直对我很好。”
"Not is. This (M) company continuously toward me very good."
“No. This company has been very good to me.”
她在这个公司做了十一年。从普通员工到项目经理。
She at this (M) company do (PERF) eleven year. From ordinary employee to project manager.
She had been at the company eleven years. From entry-level worker to project manager.
工资好，团队好，老板好。
Salary good, team good, boss good.
Good salary, good team, good boss.
可是这半年，她每天早上起床都觉得自己在重复昨天。
But this half year, she every day morning get-up all feel self at repeat yesterday.
But for the past half year, every morning she had woken up feeling like she was repeating yesterday.
她三十六岁。她忽然发现，她已经很久没有学一样新的东西了。
She thirty-six years-old. She suddenly discover, she already very long not have learn one kind new (POSS) thing (PERF).
She was thirty-six. And she had suddenly realized she hadn't learned anything new in a very long time.
“我不是不快乐，”她对老板说，“我只是觉得我自己……不再长大了。”
"I not is not happy," she toward boss say, "I only is feel self ... not again grow-big (PERF)."
“I'm not unhappy,” she told him. “I just feel like I've stopped growing.”
老板没说什么，只是点点头：“那祝你好运。”
Boss not speak what, only is nod head: "Then wish you good luck."
Her boss didn't say much, just nodded. “Good luck, then.”
走出大楼的时候，外面下着小雨。
Walk-out big building (POSS) time, outside fall (CONT) small rain.
When she walked out of the building, a light rain was falling.
她站在路边，第一次发现自己不知道下午要去哪里。
She stand at road side, first time discover self not know afternoon want go where.
She stood by the curb, realizing for the first time that she had no idea where to go that afternoon.
第一个月，她什么也不做。
First (M) month, she what also not do.
The first month, she did nothing.
睡到自然醒，去附近的咖啡店看书，下午回家做饭。
Sleep to natural wake-up, go nearby (POSS) coffee shop read book, afternoon return home make food.
She slept until she woke on her own, read in a nearby café, and cooked dinner in the afternoon.
可是到了晚上，她常常一个人坐在窗户旁边，心里有点儿慌。
But arrive at evening, she often one (M) person sit at window side, heart inside have-bit panic.
But at night she often sat alone by the window, and felt a quiet panic inside.
“你疯了吗？”有一天电话里她最好的朋友问她。
"You crazy (PERF) (Q)?" Have one day phone inside her most good (POSS) friend ask her.
“Are you crazy?” her closest friend asked her over the phone one day.
“那么好的工作，你说不要就不要？”
"That good (POSS) work, you say not want then not want?"
“A job that good, and you just walked away?”
“我也不知道。”她说，“可是我做了。”
"I also not know," she say, "but I do (PERF)."
“I don't know either,” she said. “But I did.”
第二个月，她开始去公园走路。
Second (M) month, she begin go park walk-road.
The second month, she started walking in the park.
每天两个小时，听音乐，看树，看老人。
Every day two (M) hour, listen music, look tree, look old person.
Two hours every day — listening to music, looking at trees, watching the old people.
她发现自己已经很久没有这样安静过了。
She discover self already very long not have this-way quiet (EXP) (PERF).
She realized she hadn't been this quiet in a very long time.
有一天她在公园里看到一个女人，正在教几个孩子画画。
Have one day she at park inside see-to one (M) woman, just at teach several (M) child paint picture.
One day in the park, she saw a woman teaching a few children to paint.
孩子们的画很难看，可是他们的脸都亮亮的。
Children (POSS) painting very hard-look, but their (POSS) face all bright-bright (POSS).
The kids' paintings were not very good, but their faces were full of light.
李静在旁边站了很久。
Li Jing at side stand (PERF) very long.
Li Jing stood beside them for a long time.
晚上回家，她拿出大学时候用的旧画笔。
Evening return home, she take-out university time use (POSS) old paint-brush.
That evening she went home and took out her old paintbrushes from her university days.
她不是为了再去当画家。她只是想试试。
She not is in-order-to again go serve painter. She only is want try-try.
She wasn't going to be a painter. She just wanted to try.
第一张画很难看。她笑了，把它放在墙上。
First (M) painting very hard-look. She laugh (PERF), (BA) it place at wall on.
The first painting was bad. She laughed, and stuck it on the wall.
第三个月，她开始去一个小教室帮忙。
Third (M) month, she begin go one (M) small classroom help.
The third month, she started helping at a small classroom.
教室里的孩子大部分家里没有钱，没有人教他们画画。
Classroom inside (POSS) child big part family inside not have money, not have person teach them paint picture.
Most of the kids there came from poor families and had nobody to teach them art.
她每周去三次，不要钱。
She every week go three time, not want money.
She went three times a week, for free.
有一个小女孩问她：“老师，你以前是做什么的？”
Have one (M) small girl ask her: "Teacher, you previously is do what (POSS)?"
One little girl asked her, “Teacher, what did you do before?”
李静想了想，说：“我以前给大公司管事。”
Li Jing think (PERF) think, say: "I previously for big company manage matter."
Li Jing thought a moment. “I used to manage things for a big company.”
“那为什么不做了？”
"That why not do (PERF)?"
“Then why did you stop?”
“因为……做久了，我自己不长大了。”
"Because ... do long (PERF), I self not grow-big (PERF)."
“Because ... after a while, I'd stopped growing.”
小女孩点点头，好像她真的听懂了。
Small girl nod head, seem like she really listen-understand (PERF).
The little girl nodded, as if she really understood.
那天晚上，李静在本子上写下一句话：
That day evening, Li Jing at notebook on write-down one (M) sentence:
That night, Li Jing wrote in her notebook:
“我还不知道下一步是什么，可是我又开始长大了。”
"I still not know next step is what, but I again begin grow-big (PERF)."
“I still don't know what's next. But I've started growing again.”
她合上本子，把灯关上，第一次睡得很安静。
She close-up notebook, (BA) light close-up, first time sleep (DEG) very quiet.
She closed the notebook, turned off the light, and slept quietly for the first time.