I was quite surprised when I read in your letter that you had decided not to finish your studies at the university.
当我在你的信中看到你已决定终止大学学业时感到很是惊讶。
After speaking for about half an hour he came to a sad part of the family history.
大约谈了半个小时之后,他谈到了家族史中的一件伤心事。