-•’-üµ¿¢√®Ωç 20 ÂÆ°dç-•®Ω’ 2006
Govind: Aravind, where did you get the infor-
mation from?
(Å®Ω-Nçü˛, Fèπ◊ Ææ´÷-î√®Ωç áéπ\-úÕ-†’ç*
´*açC?)
Aravind: Which information (do) you mean?
(à Ææ´÷-î√®Ωç í∫’Jç* Åçô’-Ø√o´¤?)
Govind: That there will be a hike in the
allowances to employees.
(ÖüÓu-í∫’© ¶µºû√u™x °ç°æ¤-ü¿©
Öçô’çü¿E)
Aravind: I had it from Gopal. You know he is
in a key position in the finance min-
istry
(íÓ§ƒ™¸ îÁ§ƒpúø’ Ø√èπ◊. Fèπ◊ ûÁ©’-Ææ’í¬,
Åûª†’ finance ministry ™ éééπ °æü¿-
N™ ÖØ√o-úøE.)
Key = éé-éπ-¢Á’i†; position = ´÷´‚©’ Å®Ωnç
îÓô’. Ééπ\úø Å®Ωnç °æü¿N.
Govind: Yea, I know. He is really in a good
position in the IAS. I think of all of us
he enjoys the highest official status.
(Å´¤†’, ûÁ©’Ææ’. IAS ™ Åûª†’ ´’ç*
°æü¿-N™ ÖØ√oúø’. ´’†ç-ü¿-J™ Åûª’u-†oûª
ÅCµ-é¬-Jéπ ÆœnA™ ÖØ√o-úø-ûª†’.)
Aravind: He hasn't earned much, though. He
is too honest for that. Others in sim-
ilar or even in lower positions are
much richer than he.
(Å®·Ø√ ÅûªØËç Ææ秃-Cç--éÓ-™‰ü¿’, ´’J.
Åûª-E-™«çöÀ °æü¿-´¤™x, Åûª-E-éπØ√o ûªèπ◊\´
°æü¿-´¤™x Ö†o-¢√∞¡Ÿx Åûª-E-éπçõ‰ üµ¿E-èπ◊-©’í¬
ÖØ√o®Ω’.)
He hasn't earned much, though - Ñ
v°æßÁ÷í∫ç í∫´’-Eç-îªçúÕ. Though he is in a
good position, he hasn't earned much =
He is in a good position, he hasn't earned
much, though. Though,
Ééπ\úø *´®Ω
position
®√´ôç îª÷úøçúÕ. ´’ç* ™ ÖØ√oúø’,
Å®·Ø√ àç Ææ秃-Cç-îª-™‰ü¿’, ÅE. ÉC ´’ç*
conversational expression. O’ conversa-
tion ™ practice îËߪ’çúÕ.
Govind: He has more power than money.
(Åûª-EéÀ úø•’s-éπç-õ‰, ÅCµ-鬮Ωç, °æ©’-èπ◊-•úÕ
áèπ◊\´.)
Aravind: That way Mukund is the best of the
lot. He is very wealthy but has little
else. Unfortunately he is more
wealthy than healthy.
(Ç Nüµ¿çí¬ îª÷ÊÆh ´·èπ◊çüË Åçü¿-J™
´’ç* ÆœnA™ ÖØ√oúø’. Åûª†’ Ææç°æ-†’oúË
é¬E úø•’s ûª°æp Åûª-E-éÀç-Íéç-™‰ü¿’.
ü¿’®Ω-ü¿%-≠æd-´-¨»ûª’h Åûª-EéÀ Ç®Óí∫uçéπç-õ‰
úø¶„s-èπ◊\´.)
Govind: Life's like that. It isn't an unmixed
blessing for any. Look at koteswar.
He has more fame than happiness
or money.
(@Nûªç ÅçûË. Åçü¿-JéÀ ÅFo Öçúø´¤.
éÓõ‰-¨¡y®˝ N≠æߪ’ç îª÷úø’. ¢√úÕéÀ ÆæçûÓ≠æç,
-úø-•’s éπç-õ‰ ë«uA -á-èπ◊\´.)
Life's like that = @Nûªç ÅçûË. (ÅüË @Nûªç
– ´’†ç ņ’-èπ◊-†oô’d ï®Ω-í∫ü¿’.)
unmixed blessing - ÉC @N-û√Eo í∫’Jç*
îÁÊ°p N≠æߪ’ç – @N-ûªç™ °æ‹Jhí¬ ´’†èπ◊
ÆæçûÓ-≥ƒEoîËa N≠æߪ’ç Öçúøü¿’. ´’†ç ņ’-
èπ◊-†oô’d àD °æ‹Jhí¬ Å´’-®Ωü¿’.
Aravind: You and I just get on. We are not
starving. That's enough for us, isn't
it? Sekhar is all the time busy mak-
ing money. God knows when he
finds the time to enjoy what he gets.
I'd rather do with less money than
put myself to such trouble.
Spoken English -§ƒ-ûª -¢√u≤ƒ-©éÓÆæç -éÀxé˙ -îË-ߪ’ç-úÕ.. URL: http://www.eenadu.net/spoken/spoken.htm
Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛
(†’´‹y ؈÷ Å™« ØÁô’d-éÌ-Ææ’hØ√oç. Ê°ü¿-¢√∞¡xç 鬴·.
ÅC î√©’ éπü∆? Sekhar á°æ¤púø÷ úø•’s Ææ秃-ü¿-
†™ í∫úø’-°æ¤-ûª’ç-ö«úø’. Ææ秃-Cç-*† úø•’s ņ’-¶µº-
Nç-îª-ö«-EÍé BJ-éπ-™‰-ü¿-ûª-EéÀ. Åçûª trouble °æ-úø-ôç
éπç-õ‰ ûªèπ◊\´ úø•’sûÓ Öçúø-ö«-EÍé É≠æd-°æ-úø-û√†’ ؈’)
get on = Å™« í∫úÕ-Ê°≤ƒhç. we are not starv-
ing = ´’†ç °æÆæ’h-©’ç-úøôç ™‰ü¿’ – Åçõ‰
Ê°ü¿©ç é¬-´· ÅE. üµ¿E-èπ◊-úÕE é¬éπ-§Ú-®·Ø√ ØËØËç
Hü¿-¢√-úÕ-E-鬆’, ÅE í∫öÀdí¬ Å†-ö«-EéÀ, English
™ I am not starving Åçö«ç. ÉC O’ con-
versation ™ practice îËߪ’çúÕ. starve =
°æÆæ’hç-úøôç; fast = äéπ-§Òü¿’l/ Ö°æ-¢√Ææç
Öçúøôç.
I'd do = I would be satisfied
Govind: Yes, That's true.
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-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù 216
He is more smart than good
Look at the following sentences:
a) Gopal is richer than Gokul (Gokul
Gopal üµ¿†-´ç-ûª’úø’)
b) Gopal is more rich than handsome - (Gopal
üµ¿E-èπ◊-úÁj-†çûª, Åçü¿-í¬úø’ é¬úø’ = íÓ§ƒ-™ ¸èπ◊
Åçü¿çéπç-õ‰ úø¶„s-èπ◊\´)
(a) ™ rich éÀ comparative í¬ richer ¢√ú≈ç.
(b) ™ more rich ÅØ√oç.
(a) ™ Éü¿l-J-èπ◊†o äÍé í∫’ù«Eo (rich) §Ú™«aç.
Åéπ\úø richer ÅE regular comparative
¢√ú≈ç.
(b) ™ äéπ-JÍé Ö†o È®çúø’ í∫’ù«©’ §Ú™«aç éπü∆.
(b) ™™« äéπ-JÍé Ö†o È®çúø’ ´‚úø’ í∫’ù«-©†’
§ÚLa-†-°æ¤púø’, áèπ◊\-´í¬ Ö†o í∫’ùç-´·çü¿’ more
¢√úøû√ç – Åéπ\úø regular comparative ®√ü¿’.
i) She is more clever than beautiful = Ç¢Á’èπ◊
Åçü¿ç-éπç-õ‰ ûÁL-¢Á-èπ◊\´. (äéπ-JÍé Ö†o È®çúø’
í∫’ù«-©†’ §Ú©’-Ææ’hØ√oç. Åçü¿’-éπE more clever
Åçö«ç, cleverer ÅE ņç.)
ii) Kumar is more good than intelligent =
Kumar èπ◊ ûÁL-N-éπçõ‰ ´’ç*ûª†ç áèπ◊\´.
(äéπ-JÍé Ö†o È®çúø’ í∫’ù«-©†’ §Ú©’-Ææ’hØ√oç –
Åçü¿’-éπE better ¢√úøç; more good Åçö«ç.)
Now look at the following sentences from
the conversation at the beginning of the
lesson.
1) He has more power than money = Åûª-EéÀ
úø•’s-éπç-õ‰ £æ«Ùü∆-´©x ÅCµ-鬮Ωç áèπ◊\´
2) He (Mukund) is more wealthy than healthy
= am not like Apsara. It doesn't mat-
´·èπ◊ç-ü˛èπ◊ Ç®Óí∫uç éπç-õ‰ Ææç°æü¿ áèπ◊\´.
(í∫´’-Eç-îªçúÕ: wealthier ¢√úøôç ™‰ü¿’. more
wealthy Åçô’Ø√oç. áçü¿’-éπE? äÍé ´uéÀhèπ◊†o
È®çúø’ ©éπ~-ù«©’ §Ú©’-Ææ’hØ√oç– Åçü¿’-éπE wealthy,
healthy èπ◊†o regular comparatives - wealth-
ier, healthier ®√´¤.)
3) He has more fame than happiness or
money. Åûª-EéÀ ÆæçûÓ≠æç, úø•’séπç-õ‰ ë«uA
áèπ◊\´. äéπ-JÍé Ö†o äéπ í∫’ùç N’í∫û√ í∫’ù«-©-
éπçõ‰ áèπ◊\´ ÅE îÁ°æpôç – 鬕öÀd more fame
than Åçö«ç
É°æ¤púø’ ´’†ç ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊†o N≠æߪ’ç.
1) î√™«-´’ç-C-èπ◊†o äÍé í∫’ù«Eo §ÚLÊÆh regular
comparative form ¢√úøû√ç.
2
eg: The elephant is stronger than any other a) I'd rather die than tell a lie
land animal.Éûª®Ω ¶µº÷Ω ïçûª’-´¤©éπç-õ‰ à†’í∫’
•©-¢Á’içC. Ééπ\úø î√™« ïçûª’-´¤©èπ◊†o äÍé
(Å•ü¿l¥ç îÁ°æpúøç-éπçõ‰ î√´-ô¢Ë’ Ø√éÀ≠dçæ )
í∫’ù«Eo – strong - §Ú©’-Ææ’hØ√oç – 鬕öÀd b) Our Indian movie heroes rather dance
stronger. in the movies than act = ´’† ÆœE-´÷™x
2) äÍé ´uéÀhéÀ/ äéπ-ü∆-EÍé Ö†o È®çúø’ í∫’ù«©’ £‘«®Ó©’ †öÀç-îªôç éπçõ‰ dance áèπ◊\´
§ÚLÊÆh, Å°æ¤púø’ more ¢√úøû√ç, regular com- îË≤ƒh®Ω’.
parative forms Ö†o ¢√öÀéÀ èπÿú≈.
c) It is better to call them dancers rather
eg: The elephant is more strong than fast.
than actors = ¢√∞¡x†’ actors ņ-ôç-éπçõ‰
à†’-í∫’èπ◊ (äÍé ïçûª’-´¤èπ◊) Ö†o È®çúø’ dancers ņôç †ßª’ç. (É™«çöÀîÓôx than
©éπ~-ù«-©†’ §Ú©’-Ææ’hØ√oç – 鬕öÀd, more strong
Åçô’Ø√oç. •ü¿’©’ rather than áèπ◊\´ ¢√úøû√ç.)
So that is the differ-
d) Rather than get into a crowded bus,
éπçõ‰ ence between the
why not walk?/ why don't you walk? =
regular comparative
form, and more + bus
Åçûª ï†ç Ö†o áéπ\úøç éπçõ‰ †úø-´ôç
adjective form. Some
¢Ë’©’ éπü∆?
more examples. e) I decided to be jobless rather than do
a) This building is more such a job =
M. SURESAN
Å™«çöÀ ÖüÓuí∫ç îËߪ’-úøç-éπçõ‰
strong than beautiful
ÖüÓuí∫ç ™‰èπ◊çú≈ Öçúø-ö«-EÍé E®Ωg-®·ç--èπ◊Ø√o.
= Ñ ¢Ë’úø Åçü¿çí¬
(E®Ω’-üÓu-Tí¬ Öçú≈-©E E®Ωg-®·ç--èπ◊Ø√o.)
éπçõ‰ •©çí¬ ÖçC. (stronger é¬ü¿’)
b) He is more smart than good = ÅûªEéÀ É™« rather than ´’†ç äéπ ®Ωéπ-¢Á’i† compar-
(smarter ative í¬ ¢√úø-´îª’a. ´·êuçí¬ à Ææç•çüµ¿ç ™‰E
´’ç*ûª†ç éπçõ‰ ûÁLN áèπ◊\´. é¬ü¿’.)
È®çúø’ N≠æ-ߪ÷-©†’ §Ú™‰a-ô-°æ¤púø’ rather than
Now study this sentence from the conver-
sation:
¢√úøû√ç.
I'd (I would) rather do with less money than f) Rather than talk all the time, why don't
put myself to such a trouble = Åçûª v¨¡´’°æúËéπçõ‰ you do some work? = Åçûª-ÊÆ°æ‹ ´÷ö«x-úË-
ûªèπ◊\´ úø•’sûÓ í∫úø’-°æ¤-û√†’ ؈’. éπç-õ‰ àüÁjØ√ îËߪ’-èπÿ-úøü¿÷? (´÷ô-™«°œ °æE-
Ñ sentence ™ rather ... than èπÿú≈ äéπ ®Ωéπçí¬
§ÚL-éπ†’ ûÁ©’-°æ¤-ûÓçC éπü∆. Ééπ\úø rather ... than
îÁ®·u ÅE).
´’† áç°œéπ (choice) †’ ûÁ©-°æ-ú≈-EéÀ ¢√úøû√ç.
EXERCISE ANSWER
Practise the following aloud in English: Gandharv: Why are you awake so late at
Gandharv: Éçûª-ÊÆ°æ¤ ¢Ë’™Ô\-Ø√o-¢ËçöÀ? ®√vA 12 night? It is 12 midnight.
í∫çô-©-®·çC. Kinnera: I have an exam tomorrow.
Kinnera: Ø√èπ◊ Í®°æ¤ Exam ÖçC. Gandharv: Rather than lose sleep by keeping
Gandharv: É™« Evü¿-§Ú-íÌ-ô’d-èπ◊E ®√vûªçû√ ¢Ë’™Ô\ØË awake late at night, you can study
•ü¿’©’ °æí∫©’ time waste îËߪ’-èπ◊çú≈ during the day without wasting time.
îªü¿-¢Ì-a-éπü∆? Kinnera: That's true. But what can I do? I
Kinnera: ÅC Eï¢Ë’. é¬F àç îËߪ’†’? ؈’
ter even if she doesn't work. By
Å°æq-®Ω-™«í¬ 鬆’. ûª†’ v¨¡´’-°æ-úø-éπ-§Ú-
nature she is more clever than
®·Ø√ °∂æ®Ω-¢√-™‰ü¿’. ûª† Ææy¶µ«´ç, (by hard working.
nature) éπ≠d-° æ æúÕ °æE-îË-ÊÆ-éπçõ‰ clever
Gandharv: What I mean is rather than study at
í¬ Öçúøôç.
night, you can study during the day.
Gandharv: ؈-ØË-üËç-ôçõ‰, †’´¤y ®√vA •ü¿’©’
Kinnera: I'd rather study at night than dur-
°æí∫©’ îªü¿-¢Ì-a-éπü∆ ÅE. ing the day.
Kinnera: Ø√èπ◊ °æí∫-©’-éπçõ‰ ®√vA îªü¿-´-ô¢Ë’ É≠ædç.
Gandharv: I have a friend. He is clever too.
Gandharv: Ø√éÓ friend ÖØ√oúø’. ¢√úø÷ clever
But he is not rich.
student. Å®·ûË §ƒ°æç Ö†o-¢√-úËç-
Kinnera: That means he is more clever
than rich.
é¬ü¿’.
Kinnera: Åçõ‰ Åûª-EéÀ ûÁL-´¤-†oçûª úø•’s-™‰ü¿’. Gandharv: Yea.
Gandharv: Å´¤†’. Kinnera: Life's like that.
Kinnera: @Nûªç Å™«ØË Öçô’çC.