E. Bronte Wuthering Heights

E. Bronte
Wuthering Heights

Check the plot of Wuthering Heights by E. Bronte

Translation Exercises

1. Translate into Ukrainian: 1. On the morning of a fine June day, my first bonny little nursling, and the last ancient Earnshaw stock, was born. 2. Till within a week of her death that gay heart never failed her, and her husband persisted doggedly, nay, furiously, in affirming her health improved every day. 3. He told his wife the same story, and she seemed to believe him; but one night, while leaning on his shoulder, in the act of saying she thought she should be able to get up tomorrow, a fit of coughing took her – a very slight one – he raised her in his arms; she put her two hands about his neck, her face changed, and she was dead. 4. He delighted to witness Hindley degrading himself past redemption; and became daily more notable for savage sullenness and ferocity. 5. I rather think his appearance there was distasteful to Catherine: she was not artful, never played the coquette, and had evidently an objection to her two friends meeting at all; for when Heathcliff expressed contempt of Linton in his presence, she could not half coincide, as she did in his absence; and when Linton evinced disgust and antipathy to Heathcliff, she dared not to treat his sentiments with indifference, as if depreciation of her playmate were of scarcely any consequence to her. 6. knitted brows; 7. She stepped behind me and whispered crossly… 8. She, supposing Edgar could not see her, snatched the cloth from my hand, and pinched me, with a prolonged wrench, very spitefully on the arm. 9. …weeping in serious earnest. 10. And on their behalf he added that night a special prayer to the usual quarter of an hour’s supplication before meat, and would have tacked another to the end of the grace, had not his young mistress broken in upon him with a hurried command that he must run down the road, and wherever Heathcliff had rambled, find and make him re-enter directly! 11. … who slept as fast as if every one had been sleeping round him.

2. Translate into “normal English”: 1. “Yon lad gets war un war! He’s left th’ yate at t’ full swing, and Miss’s pony has trodden dahn two rigs o’ corn, and plotted through, raight o’er into t’ meadow! Hahsomdiver, t’ maister ‘ull play t’ devil to-morn, and he’ll do weel. He’s patience itsseln he is! Bud he’ll not be soa allus – yah’s see, all on ye! Yah mumn’t drive him out of his head for nowt!” 2. “ I sud more likker look for th’ horse. It ‘ud be more sense. Bud, I can look for norther horse nur man of a neeght loike this – as black as t’ chimbley! Und Heathcliff’s noan t’ chap to coom at my whistle – happen he’ll be less hard o’ hearing wi’ ye!” 3. Nay, nay, he’s noan at Gimmerton. I’s niver wonder but he’s at t’ bottom of a bog-hoile. This visitation worn’t for nowt, and I wod hev ye to look out, miss – yah muh be next. Thank Hivin for all! All warks together for gooid to them as is chozzen, and picked out fro’ th’ rubbidge! Yah knaw whet t’ Scripture ses.”

Checking your Understanding

1. What do you think to be the reasons for Hindley’s fall? Do you feel pity for him?

2. Why was Heathcliff so happy to see Hindley degrading? What can you say about his own degradation?

3. What made Catharine lie during that horrible scene in the living room? Why was Edgar Linton so much disappointed?

4. Can you find any possible explanation to the fact that Edgar proposed to Cathy right after he saw how nasty she could be? What did Nelly think about his behaivour? Do you agree with her?

5. Why did Catherine except Edgar’s proposal? Do you think the reasons she gave to be good enough for a girl to marry a man?

6. In spite of the fact that Cathy fancied Edgar and liked the idea of marrying him she felt very uneasy. Why?

7. Try to interpret Catherine’s dream. What did the author use this episode for? What do you think about dreams? Do they have power to predict our future or just reflect our own subconscious desires and thoughts?

8. What do you think about the difference in Cathy’s feelings to Edgar and Heathcliff?

9. What made Heathcliff leave Wuthering Heights? What do you think he would do next? What would you do in such a situation if you were Heathcliff? And Cathy?

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