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Spandana: Oh, Chandana, what a relief? I'm
off. I'll be seeing you only after 10
days.
(Chandana, áçûª relief í¬ ÖçüÓ! ؈’
¢Á∞¡Ÿ-ûª’Ø√o. ´’Sx 10 ®ÓV© ûª®√yûª E†’o
éπ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊çö«.)
relief= N´·éÀh / ØÁAh-O’-ü¿-†’ç* °ü¿l •®Ω’´¤
Cç*-†-ô’xç-úøôç
Chandana: What are you so excited about?
(Are you) on a holiday or what?
(üËE í∫’Jç* Åçûª Öû√q-£æ«çí¬ ÖØ√o´¤?
ÂÆ©´¤-O’ü¿ ¢Á∞¡Ÿh-Ø√o¢√ à´’Ø√o?)
On a holiday= ÂÆ©´¤-O’ü¿ ¢Á∞¡xôç
Spandana: Happy that I am (on a holiday). I
am going home, sweet home. All
these days I have been dying to be
back home, and I've the chance
now. I've packed up and am leav-
ing.
(ÂÆ©-´¤-©èπ◊ ¢Á∞¡Ÿh-Ø√o-†E ÆæçûÓ-≠æçí¬ ÖçC.
ÉçöÀ-Èé-∞¡ŸhØ√o. ÉçöÀ-Èé-°æ¤p-úÁ-°æ¤púø’ ¢Á∞«h´÷
ņ’-èπ◊ç-ô’çõ‰, É°æ¤p-úÌ-*açü∆ Å´-鬨¡ç.
≤ƒ´÷-†xEo Ææ®Ω’l-èπ◊-Ø√o†’, ¢Á∞¡Ÿh-Ø√o†’.)
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù 152
What a relief! I'm off
Chandana: I am eager to go home too, but I
can't get leave until next month.
How I envy you!
(Ø√èπÿ ÉçöÀ-Èé-∞«x-©E Çûª%-ûªí¬ ÖçüË, é¬E
´îËa ØÁ©-ü∆é¬ ÂÆ©´¤ üÌ®Ω-éπü¿’. E†’o-îª÷ÊÆh
áçûª Ñ®Ω{uí¬ ÖçüÓ!)
Spandana: I called mom and told her. She is
anxious to see me back. So is dad.
Still two hours for the train and I
feel it's too long. I can't wait any
longer.
(Å´’tèπ◊ phone îËÆœ îÁ§ƒp. Ç¢Á’èπ◊ èπÿú≈
††’o îª÷ú≈-©E Çûª%-ûªí¬ ÖçC. Ø√†oèπ◊
èπÿú≈ ÅçûË. Train ®√´-ö«-EéÀ Éçé¬ È®çúø’
í∫çô-©’çC. áçûª-ÊƧÚ!)
Chandana: I see how impatient you are! So
would anyone be when they have a
chance. How are you going to
spend the days?
3) On a holiday= You are on a holiday, if you
(áçûª ûÌçü¿-®Ω-°æ-úø’-ûª’-Ø√o¢Ó Å®Ωnç
have break from your work for a few days.
îËÆæ’éÓí∫©†’. á´-È®jØ√ ÅçûË™‰ Å´-鬨¡ç
îË Ê Æ
´ÊÆh. àç îËߪ’-¶-ûª’-Ø√o´¤ Ñ 10
NØÓ- ü ¿ ç í¬ í∫ ú Õ - ° œ û Ë , You are on a
®ÓV©÷?/ ᙫ í∫úø-°æ-¶-ûª’-Ø√o´¤?)
Spandana: Just laze about. I don't want to do Holiday= ÂÆ©´¤, Holidays= ÂÆ©´¤©’– ´·êuçí¬
anything. This nine month grind Nü∆u-®Ω’n© N≠æ-ߪ’ç™
has taken the life out of me. No a) They are on a holiday/ they have gone on a
holiday= (éÌEo®ÓV©§ƒô’) °æE †’ç* N®√´’ç/
leisure. I am fed up with work. Just
eat, sleep, watch the TV and go to Nv¨»çA §Òçü¿ôç. Ü∞¡Ÿx A®Ω’-í∫’ûª÷ NØÓ-ü¿çí¬ iv) ÅÆæ
movies. That's what I am going to í∫úø-°æôç.
do.
(àO’ îËߪ’†’. îËߪ÷-©E ņ’-éÓ-´-ôç-™‰ü¿’.
Ñ ûÌN’tC ØÁ©© °æE Ø√ v§ƒù«Lo ûÓúË-
ÆœçC, Nv¨»çA ÅØËC ™‰èπ◊çú≈. NÆœ-T-§Ú-
ߪ÷†’. A†ôç, Evü¿-§Ú-´ôç, TV îª÷úøôç,
ÆœE-´÷-©-Èé-∞¡xôç– ÉD ؈’ îËߪ’-¶-ßË’C.)
Chandana: Next month I am likely to get my
break. I'll get even with you then.
Bye then. See you.
(´îËa ØÁ© Ø√èπÿ ´Ææ’hçC break. Å°æ¤púø’
FûÓ Ææ´÷-†-´’-´¤û√. ¢ÁRx®√ Å®·ûË)
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Look at the following words and expres-
sions from the dialogue between
Spandana and Chandana.
1) What a relief! I'm off; 2) excited; 3) on a
holiday; 4) I've been dying to be back home;
5) I've packed up; 6) I am eager; 7) envy;
8) anxious; 9) can't wait; 10) how impatient
you are!; 11) laze about; 12) the nine month
grind; 13) get even with you.
Learn and practise these expressions
when you speak. Your English will be
very effective.
1) relief:
DE Å®Ωnç ´’†™ î√™«-´’ç-CéÀ ûÁ©’Ææ’–
(¶«üµ¿ †’ç* Å®·ûË) Ö°æ-¨¡-´’†ç. (¶«üµ¿u-ûª©’, •®Ω’-
´¤© †’ç* Å®·ûË) Núø’-ü¿©, Åçü¿’-´©x ´îËa
£æ…®·. What a relief!. Å•s, áçûª £æ…®·í¬ ÖçüÓ!
äéπ éπ≠d-¢æ Á’i† °æE °æ‹®Ωh-®·ûË, äé𠶫üµ¿uûª †’ç*
N´·éÀh §ÒçCûË, ´’†-éπ-E-°œçîË £æ…®·, relief. (Also,
relief from headache, fever, etc.)
I'm off= I am off= I am going= ؈’ ¢ÁRx-§Ú-ûª’-
Ø√o†’– ¢Á∞¡Ÿh-†o-°æ¤púø÷, ¢Á∞¡x-¶-ûª’-†o-°æ¤púø’ ¢√úË-´÷ô– Öçúøôç.
èπ◊x°æhçí¬ áèπ◊\´ Å®√nEo îÁ°æ¤hçC.
He's off. If you want to tell him anything,
hurry up= ¢√úø’ ¢ÁRx-§Ú-ûª’-Ø√oúø’. àü¿Ø√o îÁ§ƒp-©-†’-
èπ◊çõ‰ ¢ÁçôØË îÁ°æ¤p.
2) excited= you are excited when some thing
good happens to you/ when you are very
happy about something.
´’ç* ï®Ω’-í∫’-ûª’-†o-°æ¤púø’,
ï®Ω-í∫-¶-ûª’-†o-°æ¤púø’ ´’†èπ◊
éπLÍí ÆæçûÓ≠æç, Öû√q£æ«ç.
a) They were excited
when their favourite
hero talked to them=
¢√∞¡x ÅGµ-´÷† hero
¢√∞¡x†’ °æ©-éπ-Jç-*-†-°æ¤púø’ M. SURESAN
¢√∞¡Ÿx î√™« ÆæçûÓ-≠æ-°æ-ú≈f®Ω’.
b) He felt excited when he got the prize=
¢√úÕéÀ prize ´*a-†°æ¤p-úø’ î√™« Öû√q-£æ«çí¬
ÆæçûÓ-≠æçí¬ ÖØ√oúø’.
c) The movie is exciting/ It's an exciting movie=
movie.
î√™« ÇÆæ-éÀhE ÆæçûÓ-≥ƒEo éπL-TçîË
d) Nothing exciting about the movie. It's dull=
Ç movie ™ Öû√q-£æ«-éπ-®Ω-¢Á’iç-üË-D-™‰ü¿’. î√™« ÅØ√-
Ææ-éÀh-éπ-®Ωçí¬ ÖçC. (Dull= unexciting)
e) Exciting news= ÇÆæ-éÀh-éπ®Ω N≠æߪ’ç.
°æ E †’ç* éÌEo ®ÓV- © - § ƒô’ Nv¨»ç- A í¬,
holiday.
b) I haven't been on a holiday for the past one
year=
àú≈-Cí¬ Nv¨»çA/ N®√´’ç á®Ω-í∫†’.
Expression No 4: I've been dying, No. 6: I
am eager, No.8: Anxious, No. 9: Can't wait,
and No. 10: How impatient you are. Oô-Eo-öÀéÀ
Å®√n©’ ü∆ü∆°æ¤ äéπõ‰ – Çûª%ûª °æúøôç, Çûª%-ûªûÓ
áü¿’®Ω’ îª÷úøôç, ûª£æ«-ûª-£æ«-™«-úøôç, ûªy®Ω-°æ-úøôç.
Dying= Ñ Ææçü¿-®Ωs ¥ç™ Dying èπÿ, ü∆E
´÷´‚©’ Å®Ωnç– ´’®Ω-ù«-EéÀ Ææç•çüµ¿ç ™‰ü¿’.
Ééπ\úø dying Åçõ‰ ûª£æ«-ûª-£æ«-™«-úøôç.
-¨¡-E-¢√®Ωç 6 -¢Ë’ 2006
He is dying to become a minister=
5) I've packed up= ≤ƒ´÷†’x Ææ®Ω’l-éÓ-´ôç– v°æߪ÷-ù«-
´’çvA 鬢√©E ûª£æ«-ûª-£æ«-™«-úø’-ûª’-Ø√oúø’ EéÀ, É©’x ´÷®Ω-ö«-EéÀ, etc.
He is very eager to become a minister= He
a) Pack up and get out= ≤ƒ´÷†’x Ææ®Ω’l-éÌE ¢ÁRx§Ú.
is anxious to become a minister= He can't
wait to become a minister= He is impatient b) He was packed up and is about to leave=
to become a minister. É´Fo äÍé Å®√n-Eo-≤ƒh®·. ≤ƒ´÷†’x Ææ®Ω’l-èπ◊E ¢Á∞¡x-ö«-EéÀ Æœü¿l¥çí¬ ÖØ√oúø’.
Çߪ’† ´’çvûª-´-ö«-EéÀ áçûÓ Çûª%-ûªí¬ ÖØ√oúøE/ c) Time for us to pack up=
ûª£æ«-ûª-£æ«-™«-úø’-ûª’-Ø√o-úøE. ´‚ö«--´·™„x Ææ®Ω’l-éÌØË time ´*açC.
Ñ ´÷ô-© π◊ Éûª®Ω Ææçü¿-®√s¥™x Å®√n©’ îª÷ü∆lç. 7) envy= áEy– 'á— ØÌéÀ\ °æ©’-èπ◊û√ç= Ñ®Ω{u, äéπ-J-èπ◊†o
i) Dying - Éü¿ç-ü¿-Jéà ûÁ©’Ææ’ – î√´-¶-ûª’†o ü¿¨¡™ 
´Ææ’h´¤ ´’†èπ◊ ™‰éπ-§ÚûË ´îËa ¶«üµ¿– °æéπ\-¢√-∞¡xèπ◊
鬮Ω’çC, ´’†èπ◊ ™‰ü¿’– Å°æ¤púø’ We envy them.
Dying to do something= ûª£æ«-ûª-£æ«-™«-úø-ôç. (¢√∞¡xçõ‰ ´’†èπ◊ Ñ®Ω{u).
The child is dying to see its mother= a) She envies her sister because she has more
ûªLxE îª÷úø-ö«-EéÀ Gúøf ûª£æ«-ûª£æ«™«úø’-ûÓçC. jewellery= sister
Ç¢Á’ èπ◊ áèπ◊\´ †í∫©’çúøôç
ii) eager= Çûª%-ûªí¬ Öçúøôç= anxious. Ç¢Á’èπ◊ Ñ®Ω{uí¬ ÖçC.
a) The hero is eager to see/ anxious to see his b) I envy your health=
son also as an actor= hero
actor
Ç èπ◊ ûª† éÌúø’-èπ◊†’ Fèπ◊ Ç®Óí∫uç ÖçC, Ø√èπ◊ ™‰ü¿’– Åçü¿’-´©x Ñ®Ω{u.
èπÿú≈ í¬ îª÷ú≈-©E Çûª%-ûªí¬ ÖçC. 11) Laze (about)=
à °æF îËߪ’-èπ◊çú≈ lazy (≤Ú´’-J)í¬ Öçúøôç.
a) I like to laze about on the weekend=
¢√®√çûªç °æE-îË-ߪ’-èπ◊çú≈ ≤Ú´’-Jí¬ í∫úø-°æôç
Ø√éÀ≠dçæ .
b) He wastes money and time. He Lazes about:
Time, úø•’s ´%ü∑∆ îË≤ƒhúø’. ≤Ú´’-Jí¬ Öçö«úø’.
b) The patient is eager/ anxious to see the doc-
c) Don't laze about. Do some work =
tor=
®ÓT doctor †’ îª÷úø-ö«-EéÀ Çûª%ûª °æúø’-ûÓçC. ≤Ú´’-Jí¬ Öçúøèπ◊, àüÓ °æE-îÁß˝’.
Å®·ûË eager èπ◊ ™‰E Å®Ωnç, anxious èπ◊ Ö†o 12) The nine month grind:
ÉçéÓ Å®Ωnç– ´÷†-Æœ-éπçí¬ ÇçüÓ-∞¡†-îÁç-ü¿-ôç. grind Åçõ‰– °œçúÕ-îË-ߪ’ôç ÅØËC ´÷´‚©’ Å®Ωnç.
c) The mother is anxious about the child's con- a) We grind wheat into fine powder (flour) for
dition making chapathis =
Ç ûªLx ûª† Gúøf °æJ-ÆœnA (Ç®Óí∫uç) í∫’Jç* íÓüµ¿’-´’†’ ´’†ç ƒ-B© éÓÆæç °œçúÕ îË≤ƒhç.
ÇçüÓ-∞¡†-îÁç-ü¿’-ûÓçC. grind èπ◊ past tense, past participle- ground.
Ééπ\úø anxious èπ◊ •ü¿’©’ eager ¢√úøç. Å®Ωnç b) He ground the wheat into flour =
äéπõ‰ Å´ü¿’. anxious èπ◊, worried ¢√úÌa. íÓüµ¿’-´’-©†’ °œçúÕ î˨»úø’ (´’®Ω™)
d) The MD (Managing Director) is anxious flour = flower pronounce
™« îËߪ÷L– °∂æx-Å=
about the loss in the profits of the company. °œçúÕ. wheat flour = íÓüµ¿’´’ °œçúÕ.
Company ™«¶µ«© ûªí∫’_-ü¿© í∫’Jç* MD ÇçüÓ-∞¡†
é¬E Ééπ\úø grind èπ◊ Å®Ωnç – v¨¡´’, éπ%≠œ.
îÁçü¿’-ûª’-Ø√oúø’= Çü¿’®√l °æúø’-ûª’-Ø√oúø’. Nine month grind - ûÌN’tC ØÁ©© v¨¡´’
Anxiety= ÇçüÓ-∞¡† (´÷†-Æ œéπç)
c) I need at least a week's break after this grind
e) She wants to see a psychiatrist about her
Éçûª v¨¡´’°æúÕçûª®√yûª -Ø√èπ◊ éπFÆæç ¢√®Ωç Nv¨»çA
anxiety= ûª† ´÷†-Æœéπ ÇçüÓ-∞¡† N≠æߪ’ç í∫’Jç*
Å´-Ææ®Ωç.
Ç¢Á’ ´÷†-Æœéπ ¢Ájü¿’uúÕo Ææçv°æ-Cç-î√-©-†’-èπ◊ç-öçC.
d) Put him through the grind =
iii) Can't wait= ¢Ë* îª÷ÊÆ ã®Ω’p ™‰éπ-§Ú-´ôç.
¢√úÕo éπ≠d-°æ æúÕ °æE-îË-ߪ’F.
(wait ´÷´‚-©®Ωnç áü¿’-®Ω’-îª÷-úøôç)
e) Every trainee has to go through daily grind of
a) He can't wait to go to the US=
six hour =
Å¢Á’-J-é¬èπ◊ á°æ¤p-úÁ-°æ¤púø’ ¢Á∞«l´÷ ņ’-èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√oúø’. v°æA trainee (Péπ~ù §ÒçüË-¢√úø’) ®ÓVèπ◊ Ç®Ω’-
b) He can't wait to meet his lover= ûª† v°œßª·-®√Lo í∫ç-ô© v¨¡´’ îËߪ÷Lq Öçô’çC.
á°æ¤p-úÁ-°æ¤púø’ éπ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊ç-ü∆´÷ ÅE ÖØ√oúø’.
13) get even = °æí∫ B®Ω’a-éÓ-´ôç/ ÆæJ-Ææ-´÷†´’´ôç.
impatient= ´÷´‚©’ Å®Ωnç, ã®Ω’p ™‰éπ-§Ú-´ôç,
-£æ«-†çí¬ Öçúøôç (opposite of patient)
a) In most Indian movies the hero gets even
with the villain =
a) He doesn't want to wait. He is impatient to
î√™« Indian movies ™ *´-®Ωèπ◊ hero, villain
go=
O’ü¿ °æí∫ B®Ω’a-èπ◊ç-ö«úø’.
Åûª-úø’ Çí∫ô癉ü¿’/ Çí¬-©E ™‰ü¿-ûª-úÕéÀ – ¢ÁRx-§Ú-¢√-©E b) In the 1st match India defeated Pak; but in
ûÌçü¿-®Ω-°æ-úø’-ûª’-Ø√oúø’. the next match, Pak got even with India.
b) He was impatient at my replies=
¢Á·ü¿öÀ match ™ ãúÕ† Pak, È®çúÓ match ™
Ø√ Ææ´÷-üµ∆-Ø√-©-éπ-ûª-úø’ ã®Ω’p éÓ™p-ߪ÷úø’/ ÅÆæ-£æ«†ç India ûÓ Ææ´÷-†-¢Á’içC.
v°æü¿-Jzç-î√úø’. c) Next month when I go on a holiday, I get
ÉO Ñ Ø√©’í∫’ expressions NNüµ¿ Å®√n©’, even with you =
¢√úø’éπ. OöÀE O’ conversation ™ practice
îËߪ’çúÕ. Å®Ωn-´ç-ûªçí¬ Öçô’çC. Ééπ N’í∫û√ ´îËa ØÁ© Ø√èπ◊ holiday ´*a-†-°æ¤púø’ FûÓ ÆæJ-
´÷ô© Ææçí∫A îª÷ü∆lç. Ææ-´÷-†-´’-´¤-û√†’.