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。
not because he cannot afford, or shuns, their meterial comforts, but because he is afraid of them.
这并不是因为他们付不起钱,也不是为了躲避物质享受,而是因为他们害怕酒店。