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。
This race, which went on for exactly four exactly four months, was the last of its kind.
这场比赛持续了整整4个月,是这类比赛中的最后一次,