1.Colonel Brandon, the friend of Sir John, seemed no more adapted by resemblance of manner to be his friend, than Lady Middleton was to be his wife, or Mrs. Jennings to be Lady Middleton's mother.

【难句解析】no more...than意思是“和...一样不”；

【句子翻译】从风度上看，客人布兰登上校似乎并不适合做约翰爵士的朋友，就如同米德尔顿夫人不适合做他的妻子、詹宁斯太太不适合做米德尔顿夫人的母亲一样。

2.His appearance however was not unpleasing, in spite of his being in the opinion of Marianne and Margaret an absolute old bachelor, for he was on the wrong side of five and thirty;

【难句解析】in the opinion of sb.意思是“在...看来”；

【句子翻译】他沉默严肃，不过外貌倒不令人讨厌，尽管玛丽安和玛格丽特认为他一定是个老光棍，因为他已经过了三十五岁。