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Midhun: You look run down Chandan.
(îªçü¿Ø˛ †’´¤y î√™« F®Ω-Ææçí¬ éπE°œ-Ææ’h-
Ø√o¢˛.)
(be) run down = F®Ω-Ææçí¬/ éπ∞¡ ûªT_/ *éÀ\-§Ú®·
Öçúøôç
Chandan: You can say that.
(†’´y™« ņ-úøç™ ûª°æ¤p-™‰ü¿’.)
Midhun: But why?
(Å®·ûË áçü¿’-éπE?)
Chandan: The pressures of my new position
after promotion are telling on me. My
work has doubled and I leave office
rather late.
(v°æ¢Á÷-≠æØ˛ ûª®√yûª Ø√ éÌûªh £æ«Ùü∆™E
äAh∞¡Ÿx Ø√ O’ü¿ v°æ¶µ«´ç îª÷°œÆæ’h-Ø√o®·.
Ø√ °æE È®çúÕç-ûª-™„jçC. Ç°∂‘Æˇ -†’ç-*
Ç©-Ææuçí¬ ´Ææ’hØ√o.)
Midhun: But you had been after it till you got it, Midhun: Let's
and now you don't seem to be happy.
(ÅC ´îËa´®Ωèπÿ ü∆E ¢Áçô°æú≈f¢˛, B®√ ÅC
´*a† ûª®√yûª Åçûª ÆæçûÓ-≠æçí¬ Ö†oô’x
Now look at the following
™‰´¤.)
Chandan: For one thing, the work is heavy and
tiring and for another I am unable to
catch up with the
Chandan: The rise of course is substantial. It is
that that keeps me going, with all the
strain.
(°®Ω’-í∫’-ü¿© ´÷vûªç °∂æ’†çí¬ØË ÖçC. Åçûª
v¨¡¢Á’iØ√ èπÿú≈, ÅüË ††’o Éçé¬ é̆-≤ƒ-Íí-
ôô’x îË≤ÚhçC.)
Midhun: Whatever the rise, it is not worth the
candle, if you can't keep yourself well.
Health first and anything else next, you
know.
(@ûªç áçûª áèπ◊\-¢ÁjØ√, F Ç®Óí∫uç üÁ•s-AØË
b) Though from a village, she didn't take much
is still run down =
°æéπ~ç™ Åü¿çûª ´·êuç/ N©’-¢ÁjçC é¬ü¿’. Åûªúø’ 鬢Á’®Ωx †’ç* éÓ©’èπ◊-†o-
time to catch up with the ways of the city =
¢Á·ü¿ô Ç®Óí∫uç, Ç ûª®√yûË àüÁjØ√.) °æp-öÀéà Éçé¬ F®Ω-Ææçí¬, •©-£‘«-†çí¬ ÖØ√oúø’.
Chandan: I think one more month and I'll have
b) The hard work is definitely telling on her. She
ví¬O’ù ¢√û√-´-®Ωùç †’ç* ´*a-†-°æp-öÀéà ǢÁ’ †í∫®Ω
got used to it.
is really run down.
@N-û√-EéÀ ûªy®Ω-™ØË Å©-¢√ô’ °æúÕçC/ †í∫®Ω @´-†-¨Îj-
(ÉçéÓ ØÁ©, Ç ûª®√yûª Ø√éÀC Å©-¢√õ„j Ééπ\úø È®çúø’ Phrasal Verbs ÖØ√o®· îª÷úøçúÕ. LE ûªy®Ω-™ØË Å®Ωnç îËÆæ’-èπ◊çC.
§Úûª’çC.) 1) Telling on 2) be run down 5) Keep something/ somebody going = é̆-≤ƒ-
hope so. All the best. I'd rather be
°j ¢√é¬u-EéÀ ¢Á·ûªhç Å®Ωnç. Ç¢Á’ Å©-Æœ-§Ú®· éπ∞¡-ûª°œp Ííô’x îª÷úøôç.
going. Bye.
éπE°œ-≤ÚhçC. Ç¢Á’ a) The hope that her husband, though missing,
(Å™«Í í ÇPü∆l ç . ؈ ’ °æúø’-ûª’†o v¨¡´’ is still alive keeps her going = ûª† ¶µº®Ωh ûª°œp-§Ú-
¢Á∞¡-û√-Eçéπ. ¶„j.) Ç¢Á’ O’ü¿ v°æ¶µ«´ç ®·Ø√, Éçé¬ •AÍé ÖØ√o-úø†o Ǩ¡ Ç¢Á’†’ @Nç-îËô’x
îª÷°æ¤-ûÓçC. (Is îËÆæ’hçC/ Ç Ç¨¡ ´™‰x Éçé¬ Ç¢Á’ •A-èπ◊çC.
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù
phrasal verbs from the dia- telling on). b) Assured supply of milk from the villages
logue above. 459
around keeps the milk products factory going
= ô÷d Ö†o

It's not wor th the candle

new technology. ví¬´÷© †’ç* E®Ωç-ûª-
Spending hours get- ®Ω-¢Á’i†/ éπ*a-ûª-¢Á’i†
ting used to it. §ƒ© Ææ®Ω-°∂æ®√ ´©x Ç
(äéπ-õ‰¢Á÷ °æE î√™« §ƒ© Öûªp-ûª’h© §∂ƒuéπdK
áèπ◊\´. Å©-Ææô éπL-Tç- éÌ≤ƒ-í∫’-ûÓçC.
Assured = guaranteed
îË-≤ÚhçC; È®çúÓC Ñ éÌûªh õ„é¬o-©-@éÀ Å©-
¢√ô’ °æúø-™‰-éπ-§Ú-ûª’Ø√o. ü∆EéÀ Å©-¢√-ô’-°æúË Phrasal verbs Åçõ‰ ûÁ©’Ææ’ éπü∆? Åçõ‰ tell onèπ◊ Å®Ωnç, v°æ¶µ«´ç îª÷°æúøç
v°æߪ’-ûªoç™ í∫çô© éÌDl Æ洒ߪ’ç OöÀ™ È®çúø’ ´‚úø’ ´÷ô-©’ç-ö«®·. ÅE ûÁ©’-≤ÚhçC éπü∆? c) Have this bread to keep you going till lunch =
°æúø’-ûÓçC..) ¢√öÀ™x äéπöÀ verb. Å®·ûË Ç verb a) The fear of exams is telling on the Ñ v¶„ú˛ A†’, ©çî˝ ´®Ωèπ◊ ÇéπL ™‰èπ◊çú≈ ÖçúËç-
Midhun: Didn't you foresee all this before you
´÷´‚©’ Å®√n-EéÀ Ñ éπ©-®·-éπ™ Ö†o°æpöÀ little girl. She is quite nervous and ü¿’èπ◊.
wanted the promotion.
ü∆Eéà Ææç•çüµ¿ç Öçúøü¿’. ÉN English tensed up = °æK-éπ~© ¶µºßª’ç Ç *†o- d) I have enough money to keep me going till I
(v°æ¢Á÷-≠æØ˛ éÓ®Ω’-èπ◊-ØË-´·çü¿’ É´Fo Ü£œ«ç-îª- ´÷ûª %-¶µ«-≠æí¬ Ö†o ¢√∞¡xÍé ûÁ©’≤ƒh®·. °œ-©x™ éπE°œ-≤ÚhçC/ v°æ¶µ«´ç îª÷°æ¤- get my first salary =
Ø√ ¢Á·ü¿öÀ @ûªç ´îËa ´®Ωèπ◊
™‰ü∆ †’´¤y?) ´’†èπ ◊ èπÿú≈ Å©¢√õ„jûËØË Å®Ωnç Å´¤-ûª’çC. M.SURESAN ûÓçC. Ç¢Á’ éπçí¬-®Ω’í¬, Gí∫-°æ-öÀd-†-ô’xçC.
ï®Ω’-í∫’¶«ôßË’uç-ü¿’èπ◊ Ø√ ü¿í∫_®Ω î√L-†çûª úø•’sçC.
b) His quick temper is telling on his relations with 6) Not worth the candle = Åçûª v°æßÁ÷-ï-†-éπ®Ωç
É°æ¤púø’ É™«çöÀN éÌEo îª÷ü∆lç.
Chandan: I did of course, but couldn't under-
1) You look run down others = <öÀéà ´÷öÀéà éÓ°æpúË ÅûªúÕ Ææy¶µ«´ç Éûª-
stand that this would be as difficult as é¬ü¿’/ v¨¡´’èπ◊ ûªí∫_ °∂æLûªç.
2) The pressures of my work... are telling on me.
this. Moreover I had a fear that if I ®Ω’-©ûÓ ÅûªúÕ Ææç•ç-üµ∆-©†’ üÁ•s-B-≤ÚhçC. a) The remuneration he got for the job was not
didn't take the promotion, I might be 3) ... I am unable to catch up with the new tech- (Run down èπ◊ Éûª®Ω Å®√n©’ î√™« ÖØ√o®·. ÅN
worth the candle = Åûªú≈ °æEéÀ §ÒçC† §ƒJ-ûÓ-
edged out by the new boss. nology. ûª®√yûª ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊çü∆ç.)
4) ... I feared to I might be edged out.
≠œ éπç Åûªúø’ °æúøf v¨¡´’èπ◊ ûªTç-C-é¬ü¿’.
Tell on, conversation™ áèπ◊\-´í¬ NE°œçîË
b) I'm not going to try for the job. The place is too
(ûÁ©’Ææ’ Ø√èπ◊, Å®·ûË Éçûª éπ≠dçæ í¬
Öçô’ç-ü¿E Å®Ωnç îËÆæ’-éÓ-™‰-éπ-§Ú-ߪ÷†’. ÅçûË- 5) It is that that keeps me going expression. O’®Ω÷ ¢√úøçúÕ.
far off to be worth the candle = Ç ÖüÓu-í¬-EéÀ
é¬-èπ◊çú≈, v°æ¢Á÷-≠æØ˛ BÆæ’-éÓ-éπ-§ÚûË ´÷ éÌûªh 6) It's not worth the candle (ÉC phrasal 3) To catch up with = Å´-í¬-£æ«† îËÆæ’éÓ-´úøç/ ã
¶«Æˇ ††’o •ßª’-ôèπ◊ ûÓÊÆ v°æ´÷ü¿ç verbé¬ü¿’. Idiom. ü∆E í∫’Jç* Éçûªèπ◊ ´·çüË éÌûªh N≠æ-ߪ÷-EéÀ Å©-¢√ô’ °æúøôç. ØËØËç v°æߪ’-Aoç-îª-¶-´-úøç-™‰ü¿’. ÅC ´’K ü¿÷®Ωç,
a) Though trained, it will take some time for the
Öçü¿E èπÿú≈ ¶µºßª’-°æ-ú≈f†’.) N´Jçî√ç.) v¨¡´’èπ◊ ûªT† °∂æLûªç ™‰†ç-ûªí¬.
Midhun: Atleast is the increase in pay worth the 1) To look run down/ appear run down = ÅL- office staff to catch up with the use of com- Å®·ûË, not worth the candle ¢√úø’éπ véπ´’çí¬ ûªT_-
trouble? Æœ-§Ú®· F®Ω-Æœç-*-†ô’x éπE°œç-îªúøç puters = Péπ~ù §ÒçC†°æp-öÀéÃ, éπç°æ‹u-ô®Ωx ¢√úøéπç §Ú-ûÓçC. Å´-Ææ-®√Eo •öÀd Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-Tç-îªçúÕ.
(éπFÆæç F @ûªç™ °®Ω’-í∫’-ü¿© F éπ≥ƒd-EéÀ To be run down = F®Ω-Æ œç* Öçúøôç í∫’Jç* Å´-í¬-£æ«† §Òçü¿-ú≈-EéÀ/ Å©-¢√-ô’°æúøö«-EéÀ
ûªí∫_ô’d Öçü∆?) a) Though he has recovered from Jaundice, he Ç°∂‘Æˇ Æœ•sç-CéÀ éÌçûª-é¬©ç °æúø’-ûª’çC.

-v°æ-¨¡o: ii) Venu's books and bag is keep. - Which is

correct?
-v°æ-¨¡o: Climbers, plural éπü∆? 鬕öÀd are climbers ÅØË
When we are born, we cry I. Who is a good friend? Åçö«ç.
- B. Hanumantha Rao, Macherla
and others laugh. We should
try to live in such a way that -ï-¢√-•’: i) A good friend is one who helps us in prob-
lems. ii) A good friend is a help us with prob-
IV. of = ßÁ·éπ\;
-v°æ-¨¡o:
of water = F∞¡x ßÁ·éπ\
when we die, others should I. What did Venu's mother tell him last night? lems - What is correct answer in these lines? 1. I am getting used to marriage.
cry and we should laugh.(¢Ëù’ -¢√-∞¡x Å´’t ÅûªúÕûÓ ®√vA àç îÁ°œpçC?) DEéÀ II. A house is a place to live in, which protects 2. As many as 500 people attended the
– °j ¢√é¬u™x àüÁjØ√ ûª°æ¤p Öçü∆? O’®Ω’ É*a† answers È®çúÕç-öÀ™ àD ÆæJ-é¬ü¿’. us heat, cold and rain. function -–-O-öÀ-éÀ ûÁ©’-í∫’™ Öü∆-£æ«-®Ω-ù-©ûÓ§ƒô’
1) What did Venu's mother tell him? ņo v°æ¨¡oèπ◊,
N´Jç-îªçúÕ. Which ≤ƒn†ç™ it ¢√úÌî√a? Å®Ωnç N´-Jç-îªçúÕ.
- Sudha, Pavani, Veeravasaram (W.G.Dist) Venu's mother told him ÅE ®√¢√L éπü∆, told
III. i) What are climbers? - MV Subramanyam, Chillakuru
-ï-¢√-•’: Ç ¢√éπuç É™« Öçú≈L. you ᙫ ´Ææ’hçC? 鬕öÀd ÅC, Venu's mother
told him last night to keep his (your) shoes ii) What is climbers? -ï-¢√-•’:
When we are born, we cry and others laugh. 1) Am getting used to =
polished and ready. Last night *´®Ω ®√ü¿’. °j È®çúø’ ¢√é¬u™x àC éπÈ®é˙d? Å©-¢√ô’°æúø’-ûª’Ø√o†’.
We should try to live in such a way that when IV. Liquid is solid form of water? Be used/ get used to =
2) Venu's mother told your shoes are polished Å©-¢√ô’°æúøôç/
we die, others cry and we laugh. (other
last night. told Ééπ\úø of ᙫ Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-í∫-°æ-úø’-ûª’çC? éÌûªhü¿†ç §Ú´-úøç/ §ƒûª-•-úø-ôç. -D-E í∫’-Jç-* §ƒûª
should cry and we should laugh
-Éç-ü¿’-™ -ûª°æ¤p-©’ -äéπöÀ: ûª®√yûª á´-
lessons™ î√-™« N´-®Ωçí¬ -É-î √aç. îª÷úøçúÕ.
-v°æ-¨¡o:
é¬ü¿’.) –B. Hanumantha Rao, Macherla
-ï-¢√-•’:
JûÓ îÁ°œpç-ü¿-ØËC ûÁL-ߪ÷L éπü∆?; È®çúø’: Ééπ\úø
èπÿú≈ your shoes ᙫ ´Ææ’hçC, his ÅE éπü∆ 2) As many as 500 people attended the func-
I. What did Venu's mother tell him last night? ®√¢√L?; ´‚úø’: last night (past éπü∆?) ņo- tion. as many as
I. i) A Good friend is one who helps with prob-
Ééπ\úø Åçõ‰ Åçûª °ü¿l
1) Venu's mother told you to keep your °æ¤púø’ shoes are ®√ü¿’, shoes were polished 500
lems. correct.
ÉC Ææçêu™ – ´’çC ü∆é¬ ´î√a®Ω’! ÅE, Éûª-®Ω’-
shoes polished and ready last night. ©†’ impress îËÊÆç-ü¿’èπ◊ îÁ°æp-úøç.
´Ææ’hçC. Å´¤Ø√? II. ¢√úÌa. Å®·ûËsentence éÌClí¬ ´÷®√aL. É™«:
2) Venu's mother told your shoes are pol- II. i) Venu's books and bag are keeping. I gave him as much as Rs. 1000/- = -Å-ûª-úÕéÀ
A house is a place to live in, and it protects
ished last night. ii) Venu's books and bag is keep. ØË-†’ ûªèπ◊\¢Ëç É´y-™‰ü¿’ 1000 -®Ω÷-§ƒ-ߪ’-©’ É-î√a-†’
-Ñ È®ç-úø’ - us from heat, cold and rain.
1 or 2? ûÁ©’≤ƒ?
III. i) What are climbers? correct.
– °j È®ç-úø’ Ææ-´÷-üµ∆-Ø√-™x -à-C éπÈ®é˙d? ¢√é¬u-©èπ◊ Å®Ωnç ™‰ü¿’. ÅØËC
II. i) Venu's books and bag are keeping.

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