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。
Reading about them increases our understanding without dispelling our fears.
阅读有关昆虫的书能增加我们对它们的了解,却不能消除我们的恐惧的心理。