1. Had he ever been in the way of learning, I think he would have drawn very well. He distrusts his own judgment in such matters so much, that he is always unwilling to give his opinion on any picture; but he has an innate propriety and simplicity of taste, which in general direct him perfectly right. "

【难句解析】had he...是虚拟倒装句，表示与事实相反；第二句的主干是so...that...；

【句子翻译】他要是一步步地学下来，我想会画得很出色的。他不大相信自己这方面的鉴赏力，总是不愿意对任何画儿发表意见。不过，他先天就有一种恰当而纯朴的鉴赏力，使他一般都很明断。

2.Marianne was afraid of offending, and said no more on the subject; but the kind of approbation which Elinor described as excited in him by the drawings of other people, was very far from that rapturous delight, which, in her opinion, could alone be called taste.

【难句解析】第三句的主干是approbation was far from...；

【句子翻译】玛丽安唯恐惹姐姐生气，便不再往下说了。不过，埃丽诺说他赞赏别人的绘画，可是这种赞赏远远没有达到如醉如痴的程度，在她看来，只有达到如醉如痴的程度才能称得上真正具有鉴赏力。姐姐的错误使她暗自发笑。