1.But she could hear of no situation that at once answered her notions of comfort and ease, and suited the prudence of her eldest daughter, whose steadier judgment rejected several houses as too large for their income, which her mother would have approved.

【难句解析】answer这里的意思是“满足”，与下面的suit相近；whose指eldest daughter；which指several houses；

【句子翻译】不过，她怎么也打听不到这样一个去处，一方面符合她自己需要舒适安逸的想法，另方面又能满足谨慎从事的大女儿的要求。有几座房子，做母亲的本来是中意的，不料大女儿比较固执己见，硬说房子太大住不起，最后只好作罢。

2.Mrs. Dashwood had been informed by her husband of the solemn promise on the part of his son in their favour, which gave comfort to his last earthly reflections. She doubted the sincerity of this assurance no more than he had doubted it himself, and she thought of it for her daughters' sake with satisfaction, though as for herself she was persuaded that a much smaller provision than 7000L would support her in affluence.

【难句解析】promise on the part of his son意思是“儿子的承诺”；in one's favour意思是“对某人有利的”；for one's sake意思是“为了...好”；

【句子翻译】达什伍德太太听丈夫说过，他儿子郑重其事地答应关照她们母女几个。丈夫临终前听到这番许诺，死也暝目了。她和丈夫一样，对儿子的诚意深信不疑。虽然她觉得自己别说七千镑，即使再少得多，也能过得绰绰有余，但她一想起来就为女儿们感到高兴。