i'm translating a story but i don't know the meaning of this sentence. help me please:
It is not the house or even the dark angry looks of Mr Heathcliff that haunt me in the days to come.
2007-04-15 23:33:34 · 11 answers · asked by speedo 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
There is a word or words in that sentence that you dont understand. I will define the ones' most likely to be the cause of your misunderstanding but if they dont help then you need to find the definition of the word or words you dont know (even if the 'think' you know them).
dark angry looks = looks of a dis-approving nature, seemingly in a bad mood and ready to strike (frown or scowl)
haunt = give a feeling of fear or apprehension to someone
days to come = in the future.
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2007-04-19 19:14:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically, something worse is about to happen. The house is not scary. Mr. Heathcliff looks dark and angry but also is not scary.
Sounds like you are reading Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights. Why don't you say so? It's a classic. It's not just a plain story. You should tell us what is your mother tongue so that we can understand why you could not understand this sentence.
2007-04-15 23:47:59 · answer #2 · answered by Newman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's Wuthering Heights for Emily Bronte
right.
well the person who is specking is saying that , what he will later (after leaving the place) remember and be bothered not by the looks of Mr Heathcliff (which is described as dark and angry) or by the house . but by whatever comes next in the sentence
2007-04-16 01:15:45 · answer #3 · answered by Dark Crystel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not the house nor Mr. Heathcliff who looks dark and angry that will scare me someday (in the future / tomorrow / in the days to come).
2007-04-16 00:10:17 · answer #4 · answered by Celine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sentence means that it is NOT the home nor Mr. Heathcliff's angry looks that will give scare the narrator in the future.
2007-04-15 23:39:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It may be the word "haunt" that is hard to understand. Haunt is to appear again and again in a scary way, like a ghost, So, she is scared of the house and Heathcliff. Both are dark are frightening to her.
2007-04-15 23:39:04 · answer #6 · answered by yankeeteacher 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Firstly, the sentence is grammatically wrong; it should be “haunted”!!
As for the meaning, it means that what troubled/ disturbed him was not the house or the mean angry looks of Mr Heathcliff in the coming few days.
2007-04-15 23:41:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Memories of the house and the looks of Mr.Heathcliff are not pleasant, but neither will recur to scare me in the days to come. There is something else beside these two of which I feel I will be tormented in future.
2007-04-15 23:44:07 · answer #8 · answered by greenhorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, basically, I think that it is stating that there are "other" things that are scaring this person...or "haunting" this person...in the story!
2007-04-15 23:37:18 · answer #9 · answered by ladyk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
where is this story comes from????
2007-04-16 00:28:37 · answer #10 · answered by ♪♫♪Music Lover♪♫♪ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋