I became a teacher because I preferred books and people to politics...是什么意思？

I became a teacher because I preferred books and people to politics...

我当了老师，因为我更喜欢书本和人而不是权术。

became

v. 变为，成为（ become的过去式 ）；

例句
It became very clear that the incident was not just an aberration, it was not just a single incident.
事实已经很清楚，这件事不是偶发的，它并不是一起孤立的事件。

teacher

n. 教师，教员，老师，先生，[航]教练机；

例句
He was now a teacher and a respectable member of the community.
他现在是一位教师，并且是社区内受人尊敬的一员。

because

conj. 因为；

例句
5,000 people die every year because of accidents in the home...
每年有5,000人死于家中的意外事故。

preferred

adj. 首选的；v. 提出（请求、控诉等）( prefer的过去式和过去分词 )，提升，建议，选择某事物（而不选择他事物）；

例句
Ian Ferguson was preferred to Stuart McCall, who was on the bench.
伊恩·弗格森比坐在替补席上的斯图尔特·麦考尔更受器重。

books

n. 书( book的名词复数 )，卷，课本，账簿；v. 预订( book的第三人称单数 )，登记，（向旅馆、饭店、戏院等）预约，立案（控告某人）；

例句
...literary books that are accessible to a general audience.
一般读者都能欣赏的文学作品

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

people

n. 人，人类，居民，人民，种族；vt. 居住于，布满，使住满人，在…殖民，把动物放养在；

例句
Most people have very little difficulty in seeing why a Van Gogh is a work of genius.
多数人不难理解为什么凡·高的作品是天才之作。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

politics

n. 政治，政治事务，政治观点，权术；

例句
He had discovered politics and was rapidly becoming absorbed by it...
他接触到了政治并且迅速地对它着了迷。