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。
Victorian parents believed that they kept their dignity by retreating behind an unreasoning authoritarian attitude;
维多利业时代的父母认为,他们可以靠无理的权威气派来维护自己的尊严,