1. As Elinor and Marianne were walking together the next morning the latter communicated a piece of news to her sister, which in spite of all that she knew before of Marianne's imprudence and want of thought, surprised her by its extravagant testimony of both.

【难句解析】the latter“后者”，指Elinor and Marianne中的后者；in spite of “尽管”；want of “缺乏...”；

【句子翻译】第二天早晨，埃丽诺与玛丽安一道散步，玛丽安向姐姐透露了一桩事。埃丽诺早就知道玛丽安言行轻率，没有心计，但是这桩事表明她搞得实在太过分了，不免大为惊讶。

2.Most unwilling was she to awaken from such a dream of felicity to comprehend all the unhappy truths which attended the affair; and for some time she refused to submit to them.

【难句解析】这是个强调句，将most unwilling 前置，后面的主谓结构要倒装；

【句子翻译】她很不愿意从这幸福的迷梦中惊醒，更不愿意去领悟这桩事所包含的不幸现实。有好长时间，她拒不承认这些现实。