1.He seemed really anxious to accommodate them and the whole of his letter was written in so friendly a style as could not fail of giving pleasure to his cousin; more especially at a moment when she was suffering under the cold and unfeeling behaviour of her nearer connections.

【难句解析】failing of doing sth.意思是“未能做某事”；

【句子翻译】看样子，他确实急于想给她们提供住房，整封信写得那么友好，表妹读了哪能不高兴呢？特别是当她遭受近亲的冷落之后。

2.The situation of Barton, in a county so far distant from Sussex as Devonshire, which, but a few hours before, would have been a sufficient objection to outweigh every possible advantage belonging to the place, was now its first recommendation.

【难句解析】这句的主干是the situation was...recommendation；

【句子翻译】巴顿地处德文郡，远离苏塞克斯。若是在几个小时以前，仅凭这一个不利条件，就足以抵消它可能具备的一切有利条件，但目前它却成了最为可取之处。