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。
the story of a galleon that sank at the start of her maiden voyage in 1628 must be one of the strangest tales of the sea.
在1628年,一艘大帆船在处女航开始时就沉没了,这个流传至今的故事无疑是航海史上最离奇的事件之一。