我身不由己，也需要听一听。

I was compelled to hear. I need to hear.

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可是我还是身不由己地服从了他，好像是我也没有弄明白似的。

Still I involuntarily obeyed him, as if I were not quite sure.

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他原本是市场营销领域的一位成功人士，但他感觉自己已经是身不由己，而且太长时间不能陪伴家人。他说，是道路选择了我。

While he had a successful career in marketing, he felt he had drifted into it and resented the long hours away from his family; 'I let my path choose me,' he says.

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