í∫’®Ω’-¢√®Ωç 28 -úÕÂÆç-•®Ω’ 2006
Jagan: Are you going ahead with buying that
flat?
(Ç §∂ƒxö¸ éÌçô’-Ø√o¢√?)
Ratna: I was very much for buying it, but now
I am giving a second thought to it.
(؈’ éÌØ√-©ØË ¶«í¬ ņ’-èπ◊-Ø√o†’/ Ø√èπ◊
éÌØ√-©ØË í∫öÀdí¬ ÖçúËC, é¬E É°æ¤úø’ ´’Sx
Ç™-*ç--èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√o†’)
Jagan: Why? What's happened?
(áçü¿’èπ◊? àç ïJ-TçC?)
Ratna: Aasa said she would buy one along
with me, next to mine, but she has
given up now.
(Ø√ûÓ-§ƒõ‰, Ǩ¡ Ø√ °æéπ\ØË §∂ƒxö¸
éÌçö«-†çC. é¬E Ç Ç™- É°æ¤púø’
´÷†’-èπ◊çC.)
Jagan: But her husband gave me to under-
stand that they had almost paid the
advance.
(é¬F ¢√∞¡Ÿx Åú≈yØ˛q ü∆ü∆°æ¤ éπõ‰d-Æœ-†õ‰x Ç¢Á’
¶µº®Ωh Ø√ûÓ îÁ§ƒpúø’ (ÅGµ-v§ƒßª’ç
éπLpç-î√úø’)
Give the devil its due
Ratna: But some-
thing hap-
pened in the
last minute
and they gave
up the idea.
(é¬E *´-J-éπ~-ùç™ àüÓ ïJ-TçC. ¢√∞¡Ÿx
éÌØË Ç™- ´÷†’-èπ◊-Ø√o®Ω’.)
Jagan: But why should that make you change
your plans of buying the flat?
(é¬F Åçü¿’-´©x Ç §∂ƒxö¸ éÌØ√-©ØË Ç™-
†’¢Áyç-ü¿’èπ◊ ´÷®Ω’a-éÓ-¢√L?)
Ratna: (I) can't imagine being away from her,
as we have been neighbours for such
a long time.
(î√™«é¬-©çí¬ ¢Ë’ç É®Ω’-í∫’-§Ò-®Ω’í∫’†
Öçúøôç ´©x, ûª†èπ◊ ü¿÷®Ωçí¬ Öçúøôç
Ü£œ«ç--éÓ-™‰-éπ-§Ú-ûª’-Ø√o†’.)
Jagan: I understand that. I don't like her
much, but to give the devil its due, she
is quite helpful when help is needed.
(؈®Ωnç îËÆæ’-éÓ-í∫-©†’. ÇN-úøçõ‰ Ø√éπçûª
É≠ædç-™‰ü¿’ é¬E à´÷-ô-é¬-´÷õ‰ îÁ°æ¤p-éÓ-¢√L –
àüÁjØ√ Å´-Ææ®Ωç Å®·-†-°æ¤púø’, î√™«
Ææ£æ…-ߪ’-°æ-úø’-ûª’çC.)
Ratna: That way she is the opposite of our
other neighbour, Smitha. She gives
the slip exactly when we need her.
(Ç N≠æ-ߪ’ç™, ´’† ÉçéÓ °æé¬\Núø Æœtûªèπ◊
Ñ¢Á’ °æ‹Jhí¬ ´uA-Í®éπç. Ç¢Á’ éπÈ®é˙dí¬ ûª†
Å´-Ææ®Ωç ´’†-é¬\-´-©-Æœ-†-°æ¤púø’ ´÷ߪ’-´’-´¤-
ûª’çC.)
Jagan: Try to convince Aasa about the
advantages of having this flat. If you
bring some pressure on her, she will
certainly give in.
(Ñ §∂ƒxö¸ é̆ôç ´©x ïJÍí ¢Ë’©’ í∫’Jç*
Ç-¨¡èπ◊ †îªa-ñ„°æ¤p. †’´¤y éÌçûª äAhúÕ ûÁÊÆh
ûª†’ éπ*aûªçí¬ ÅçU-éπ-JÆæ’hçC.)
Ratna: Not immediately. She is busy carrying
out repairs to her old house. Because
of the incessant rains the roof which
had been leaking, suddenly gave way.
She is attending to that.
(¢ÁçôØË é¬ü¿’™‰. ûª† §ƒûª ÉçöÀ ´’®Ω-´’t-
ûª’ûÓ G@í¬ ÖçC. áúø-ûÁ-J-°œ-™‰E ´®√{-©- 鬮Ω-
ùçí¬ èπ◊®Ω’Ææ’h†o ÉçöÀéπ°æ¤p £æ«®∏√-ûª’hí¬ °æúÕ-
§Ú-®·çC. Ç °æ-E îª÷≤Úhç-ü∆¢Á’.)
carrying out = îËߪ’ôç, îË®·ç-îªôç/ Çïc©’
Å´’-©’-°æ-®Ω-îªôç
incessant = ÉØÁq-Ææçö¸– Åçûª-®√ߪ’ç ™‰èπ◊çú≈/
áúø-ûÁ-J-°œ-™‰-èπ◊çú≈
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˛
Jagan: Hope no one has been hurt.
(á´®Ω÷ í¬ßª’-°æ-úø-™‰-ü¿-†’-èπ◊çö«)
Ratna: Fortunately none. In fact the house
has been vacant for quite some time
now, as it is very old and dilapidated
(Åü¿%-≠d-´æ -¨»ûª’h ™‰ü¿’. ÅÆæ©’ Ç É©’x î√™«
§ƒûªC, PC∑-™«-´-Ææn™ Öçúøôç ´©x éÌçûª-
é¬-©çí¬ ë«S-í¬ØË ÖçC.)
Vacant= ¢Áß˝’-éπçö¸= ë«S. '¢Áß˝’— ØÌéÀ\
°æ©’-èπ◊û√ç.
Dilapidated= úÕ™«-°œ-úÁ-ß˝’-ôú˛= PC∑-™«-´-Ææn™ 
Ö†o/ èπÿL-§Ú-ßË’-ô’x†o (building ™«çöÀN)
Jagan: OK. But don't let this slip. It's certainly
a bargain- a three bed roomed flat for
Rs.30 lakh in such an area.
(ÆæÍ®. DEo ñ«®Ω-N-úø’-´èπ◊– Å™«çöÀ
v°æüË-¨¡ç™ 30 ©éπ~-©èπ◊ 3 bed roomed flat
éπ*aûªçí¬ î¯Íé).
Ratna: OK.
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ thought.
´’†ç real life situ-
ations ™ daily
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù
conversation
™
common words
Å®·† get/ have/
do/ take/ give
™«çöÀ ¢√öÀûÓ ´îËa simple
expressions í∫’Jç* îªJa-Ææ’hØ√oç
éπü∆. î√™« ≤ƒüµ∆-®Ω-ù-¢Á’i† ´÷ô
give ûÓ ´îËa ´’J-éÌEo expres-
sions É°æ¤púø’ îª÷ü∆lç.
1. Give a second thought = M. SURESAN
°æ¤†-®√-™-*ç-îªôç. äéπ N≠æ-ߪ’ç-°æôx
ü∆ü∆°æ¤ E®Ωgߪ’ç BÆæ’èπ◊†o ûª®√yûª ü∆E í∫’Jç*
´’®Ó-≤ƒJ Ç™-*ç-îªôç.
a) ûÌçü¿-®Ω-°æ-úøèπ◊, ´’®Ó≤ƒJ áçü¿’èπ◊ Ç™*ç-îª-
èπÿ-úøü¿’?= Don't be hasty. Why don't you
give a second thought to it/ why don't
you give it a second thought?
b) I am determined. No question of giving
a second thought to buying the car =
؈’ E®Ωg®·ç--èπ◊Ø√o. Ç é¬®Ω’ éÌØË N≠æ-
ߪ’ç™ È®çúÓ Ç™- v°æÆæÍéh ™‰ü¿’.
Determine= úÕô-N’Ø˛ – ô, bird ™ '•— ™«, 'ô—
ØÌéÀ\ °æ©’-èπ◊û√ç– E®Ωg-®·ç--éÓ-´ôç/ í∫öÀd
E®Ωgߪ’ç BÆæ’-éÓ-´ôç/ éπ%ûª-E-¨¡a-ߪ’çûÓ Öçúøôç.
c) He Wanted to make a career in the
movies, but gave a second thought to it,
finally he dropped it.
ÆœE-´÷™x îË®√-©-†’-èπ◊-Ø√oúø’, é¬E ü∆E N≠æߪ’ç
°æ¤†-®√-™-*ç*, ´÷†’-èπ◊-Ø√oúø’.
Give a second thought èπ◊ •ü¿’©’ have
second thoughts (British)/ have second
thought (American)/ on second thoughts
ÅE èπÿú≈ Åçö«®Ω’.
d) -Å-ûª-úø’ -Ç Å´÷t-®·E °Rx îËÆæ’-éÓ-¢√-©-†’-
èπ◊-Ø√oúø’. é¬F ´’†Ææ’ ´÷®Ω’a-èπ◊-Ø√oúø’= He
wanted to marry her, but had second
thought (s) about it.
e) I was all for buying a flat, but on second
thoughts gave up the idea =
§∂ƒxö¸ éÌØ√©E í∫öÀdí¬ Å†’-èπ◊Ø√o é¬F, °æ¤†-®√-™-
*ç--èπ◊E ´÷†’-èπ◊Ø√o.
f) She wanted to go, but on second
thoughts decided to stay on =
¢Á∞«x-©ØË Å†’-èπ◊çC, é¬E ´’†Ææ’ ´÷®Ω’a-èπ◊E
Öçú≈-©E E®Ωg-®·ç--èπ◊çC.
E®Ωg-ߪ÷©’ BÆæ’-éÓ-´úøç, ¢√öÀE ´÷®Ω’a-éÓ-´ôç
@N-ûªç™ ≤ƒüµ∆-®Ωùç. É™«çöÀ Ææçü¿-®√s¥™x – give/
have a second thought/ on second thoughts
conversation
ÅØËN ´’†èπ◊ ™ ¶«í¬ Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-í∫-°æúË
expression.
é¬Ææh DçûÓ Ææç•çüµ¿ç Ö†o ´÷ô, after thought.
´’†ç BÆæ’-èπ◊†o E®Ωg-ߪ÷-EéÀ Åü¿-†çí¬ Å°æp-öÀ-éπ-°æ¤púø’
´îËa Ç™-– after thought. Åçõ‰ ´·çüË Å†’-éÓ-
èπ◊çú≈ îªô’-èπ◊\† Å°æp-öÀ-éπ-°æ¤púø’ ´îËa Ç™ after
He invited mom and
dad first and added
me as an after
252 thought=
¢Á·ü¿ô Å´’t†’, Ø√†o†’
°œL*, Ç ûª®√yûª ´*a†
Ç™-îª-†ûÓ ††’o °œL-î √úø’. (Åçõ‰
¢Á·ü¿ô ††’o °œLîË Ç™-îª-†-™‰ü¿’ ÅE.)
a) ÅÆæ©’ Çߪ’† ´*açC í∫’úÕéÀ. Ç
ûª®√yûª ´*a† Ç™-îª-†ûÓ ´÷ ÉçöÀéÀ
®√¢√-©-†’-èπ◊-Ø√oúø’.
He came to temple, but as an
after thought called at my place.
(Åçõ‰ •ßª’-©’-üË-J-†-°æ¤púø’ ††’o îª÷ú≈-©ØË Ç™-
Çߪ’-†èπ◊ ™‰ü¿’.)
b) His buying the camera is only an after
thought. His idea was only to buy a TV =
Çߪ’† ÅÆæ©’ éÌØ√-©-†’-èπ◊-†oC TV. Camera
é̆ôç ûª®√yûª ´*a† Ç™-îªØË.
2. Give (somebody) to understand (some-
thing) - ÉC èπÿú≈ conversation ™ ûª®Ω
NE-°œçîË expression. Å®Ωnç – äéπ-J™ ã ÅGµ-
v§ƒ-ߪ÷Eo éπL-Tç-îªôç.
a) She gave me to understand that she is
not interested in jewellery =
†í∫-©-O’ü¿ ûª†èπ◊ ÇÆæ-éÀh-™‰-ü¿ØË ÅGµ-v§ƒßª’ç/
†´’téπç Ç¢Á’ Ø√™ éπL-Tç-*çC.
b) The boss gave us to understand that
tomorrow would be a holiday =
Í®°æ¤ ÂÆ©´ØË ÅGµ-v§ƒ-ߪ÷Eo/ †´’t-é¬Eo ´÷™
¶«Æˇ éπL-Tç-î√úø’.
ÉC áèπ◊\´ passive ™ ¢√úø-û√®Ω’.
EXERCISE
Sailesh: Eïçí¬ †’¢√y 鬮Ω’ éÌØËç-ü¿’èπ◊ E¨¡a-®·ç-
-èπ◊-Ø√o¢√?
Vignesh: Å´¤†’. Ø√éπC †*açC. àç?
Sailesh: é¬Ææh ÉçéÓ-≤ƒJ Ç™-*ç. éÌçîÁç üµ¿®Ω
áèπ◊\-´-E-E-°œç-îªôç ™‰ü∆?
Vignesh: 鬮Ω’ ¶«í∫’çC. áçûª îÁ°œpØ√ 鬮Ω’ ㆮ˝
üµ¿®Ω ûªT_çîË N≠æ-ߪ’ç™ ™Ôçí∫ôç ™‰ü¿’.
Sailesh: Å®·ûË à´÷ô 鬴÷õ‰ ņ’-éÓ-¢√L.
鬮Ω’ ´÷vûªç ´’ç* condition ™
Öçî√úø’.
Vignesh: Å®·ûË üµ¿®Ω áèπ◊\-´E áçü¿’-éπ-†’-èπ◊ç-ô’-
Ø√o´¤?
Sailesh: áçûª ûªT_Ø√ ´’†èπ◊ ûªT_-†õ‰d éπü∆?
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c) The students were given to understand
that they would have some concession in
the fees= fees concession
™ ÖçúÌ-îªaØË
ÅGµ-v§ƒßª’ç/ †´’téπç Nü∆u-®Ω’n™x éπL-Tç-î√®Ω’.
3. Give the devil its due. à´÷-ô-é¬-´÷õ‰ îÁ°æ¤p-éÓ-
¢√L ÅE D†®Ωnç. îÁúøf-¢√-∞¡x™ ´’ç* í∫’ù-¢Ë’-üÁjØ√
Öçõ‰ ¢Á’a-éÓ-´ôç, to give the devil its due.
a) ®√´-ù’úø’ ü¿’®√t-®Ω’_úË. é¬E à N≠æ-ߪ÷-E-é¬-
N-≠æߪ’ç îÁ°æ¤p-éÓ-¢√L éπü∆. Åûª†’ íÌ°æp P´-
¶µº-èπ◊húø’ = Ravana was certainly bad, but
to give the devil its due, he was a great
devotee of Lord Siva.
b) Summer is unbear-
able in A.P., but to
give the devil its
due, we get man-
goes and jasmine =
¢ËÆæN Ççvüµ¿-v°æ-ü˨ ¸™
ü¿’®Ωs¥-®Ω¢Ë’. é¬E à´÷-ô-é¬-
´÷ô îÁ°æ¤p-éÓ-¢√L, ¢ËÆæ-N-™ØË éπü∆ ´’†èπ◊ ´÷N’-úÕ-
°æçúø’x, ´’™„x-°æ‹©’ ´îËaC.
c) He is a rogue, but give the devil its due.
He helped me. = ¢√úø’ ü¿’®√t-®Ω’_úË. é¬E
´’ç* N≠æ-ߪ’-¢Ë’-N’-ôçõ‰ Ø√èπ◊ ≤ƒßª’ç î˨»úø’.
4. Give in = ™ÔçT-§Ú-´ôç.
a) He first refused to do it, but gave in
in the end = ¢Á·ü¿ô ÅC îËÊÆçü¿’èπ◊ ä°æ¤p-éÓ-
™‰ü¿’. é¬E *´-®Ωèπ◊ ™ÔçT-§Ú-ߪ÷úø’.
b) They gave in only after a stiff fight = ¶«í¬
áü¿’-®ÌúÕf §Ú®√-úÕ† ûª®√yûË ™ÔçT-§Ú-ߪ÷úø’
(¨¡vûª’-´¤-©èπ◊)
5. Give way = éÀçü¿öÀ lesson ™ give way Åçõ‰
äéπ®Ω’/ äéπöÀ ÉçéÌ-éπ-JéÀ/ ÉçéÓ-ü∆-EéÀ ≤ƒn†ç
É´yôç ÅE ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊-Ø√oç-í∫ü∆. Give way, Ñ
lesson Ææçü¿-®Ωs¥ç™ – (Buildings, °jéπ-°æ¤p©’
™«çöÀN) èπ◊çT-§Ú-´ôç/ èπÿJ-§Ú-´ôç ÅE èπÿú≈
Å®Ωnç.
a) The old building gave way as too many
people climbed on its roof= build-
Ç §ƒûª
ing éπ°æ¤p-O’CéÀ áèπ◊\´ ´’çC îË®Ω-ôçûÓ ÅC
èπÿLçC.
b) The branch gave way under his weight =
ÅûªúÕ •®Ω’-´¤èπ◊ Ç éÌ´’t NJ-TçC.
DEE ´’†’-≠æfl© ¢Ájê-JéÀ èπÿú≈ ¢√úø-´îª’a.
c) Though we forced him he did not give
way on any point =áçûª •©-´çûªç îËÆœØ√,
à Å稡ç-™†÷ Åûª†’ ™Ôçí∫-™‰ü¿’.
ÉO give ûÓ ´÷´‚©’ conversation ™ ´îËa
expressions éÌEo. OöÀE conversation ™
¢√úøçúÕ.
ANSWER
Sailesh: Are you determined/ Have you
decided to buy the car?
Vignesh: Yes. I am. I like the car. Why?
Sailesh: Give it a second thought. Don't you
feel that the price is rather high/ on
the high side?
Vignesh: The car is OK. Whatever I say, the
owner refuses to give in, in the
matter of the price.
Sailesh: To give the devil its due, he has
kept the car in good condition.
Vignesh: Then why do you say the price is
high?
Sailesh: A reduction is always a reduction,
you know?