So, over the fierce objections of his mentor Hofmann, he left college to give birth to the modern chemical industry.
于是，不顾他的导师霍夫曼的强烈反对，他离开了大学，创立了现代化学工业。
2
At the time of Perkin's enrolment, the Royal College of Chemistry was headed by the noted German chemist August Wilhelm Hofmann.
珀金刚入学的时候，皇家化学学院的院长是德国著名的化学家奥古斯特·威廉黑姆·霍夫曼。
3
When Hofmann made some passing comments about the desirability of a synthetic substitute for quinine, it was unsurprising that his star pupil was moved to take up the challenge.