the girl he was in love with in college married someone else.
他大学时代所爱的女孩跟别人结婚了。
I was writing some letters to friends of mine.
我在写一些信给我的朋友。
But even in the most favourable circumstances only a small fraction of the creatures that die are preserved in this way before decay sets in or, even more likely, before scavengers eat them.