í∫’®Ω’-¢√®Ωç 17 -V-™„j 2008
Charith: The boss wants us to start work in
two days. He doesn't want is to be
delayed any longer.
(´’† boss È®çvúÓ-V©éπ™«x °æE ¢Á·ü¿-©’-
°ôd´’çô’-Ø√oúø’. ÉçÍéç Ç©Ææuç é¬èπÿúø-
ü¿ç-ô’-Ø√oúø’.)
Manasa: Why such a short notice?
(Åçûª ûªèπ◊\´ Ææ´’-ߪ’´÷?)
Charith: He always takes us by surprise.
There's no helping it. Come what
may we have to do it.
(Çߪ’† á°æ¤púø÷ ´’†èπ◊ Ǩ¡a-®Ωu¢Ë’ éπL-T-
Ææ’hç-ö«úø’. ÅC ûª°æpü¿’. àüË¢Á’iØ√ ´’†ç
îËߪ÷-LqçüË).
Manasa: What does he take us for? Machines
or human beings?
(´’†Lo à´’-†’-èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√o-ú≈-ߪ’†? ߪ’çvû√-
©Ø√, ´’†’-≠æfl-©Ø√?)
Charith: It's all fixed up. There's no changing
it now.
(Åçû√ E®Ωgߪ’¢Á’i§Ú-®·çC. ´’†ç
´÷Í®aüËç ™‰ü¿çü¿’™).
Manasa: We'll have to put up with this nui-
sance man-
ager, I feel. It
What do you take us for?
all boils down
to this: do
what the
boss says or get the hell out of here.
(Ñ ûª©-ØÌ°œp manager †’ ¶μºJç-î√-
Lqçüˆ†’-èπ◊çö«. DE ≤ƒ®√稡ç àN’-ôçõ‰
boss îËÊ°pC N†’. ™‰èπ◊çõ‰ ¢ÁRx§Ú ÅE).
Charith: No use complaining. Will you see
about the files that are important for
the information we've to give?
Meanwhile, I'll attend to the classifi-
cation.
(Aô’déÓ´úøç ´©x v°æßÁ÷-ï†ç ™‰ü¿’. ´’†ç
É¢√y-Lq† Ææ´÷-î√®Ωç í∫’Jç* îª÷≤ƒh´¤
éπüΔ? ؈’ ¢√öÀ ´K_-éπ-®Ωù à®√pô’ îË≤ƒh).
Manasa: I'll see to it, but first of all let me have
something to eat. It's lunch time.
(ÅC îË≤ƒhØËx, é¬F ´·çü¿’ †ØËo-ü¿Ø√o
A†F. É°æ¤púø’ ¶μï† Æ洒ߪ’ç).
Charith: Do have your lunch, but see that the
files are ready in an hour.
(¶μçîË®·. é¬F ã í∫çôéπ™«x files ready
îË®·).
Manasa: Sooner said than done. I am sure I'm
going to quit this job, once I get a
better job.
(îÁ°æpúøç ûËLÍé, îËߪ’úø¢Ë’ éπ≠dçæ . Éçûªéπçõ‰
´’ç*-Ö-üÓuí∫ç ´ÊÆh, ÉC ´C-™‰-≤ƒh-ØËo†’).
Charith: But till then you've to do what you
are told to do. Go about the files and
get them ready in an hour.
(Åçûª ´®Ωèπ◊ Fèπ◊ îÁ°œpçC †’´¤y îËߪ÷-
LqçüË. Ç files í∫’Jç* îª÷Æœ ¢√öÀE
ready îÁß˝’).
Manasa: Give me half an hour more they will
be ready.
(ÉçéÓ Å®Ω-í∫çô É´¤y. ؈’ ¢√öÀE ready
îË≤ƒh).
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ÅA ≤ƒ´÷-†uçí¬ conversation ™ NE-°œçîË ´’J-
éÌEo ´÷ô©’ îª÷üΔlç. É´Fo ´’† ¢ÁjêJ (attitude)
†’ ûÁL-ߪ’-ñ‰ÊÆ expressions, conversation ™
Ææ£æ«-ï-¢Á’i† ¶μ«í¬©’ èπÿú≈. OöÀE Ææçü¿®Ωs¥ç
´*a†°æ¤púø™«x practise îËüΔlç.
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Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛ 2
Look at the following sentences from the
conversation above.
1) Why such a short notice?
2) He always takes us by surprise.
3) There's no helping it.
4) What does he take us for.
5) It's all fixed up.
6) We'll have to put up with this nuisance man-
ager, I feel.
7) It all boils down to this.
c) There's no helping bribing officers to get a) It all boils down to this: power cuts will
8) Will you see about the files.
things done. The system is like that= increase = Nü¿’u-û˝-éÓûª °®Ω’-í∫’-ûª’çC. ÉD
9) Sooner send than done.
°æ†’©’ 鬢√-©çõ‰ ÅCμ-é¬-®Ω’-©èπ◊ ©çîªç É´yéπ ≤ƒ®√稡ç/ ´·ë«u稡ç.
10) Go about the files.
ûª°æpü¿’. ´u´Ææn Å™« ÖçC. b) It all boils down to our working for more
1) At a short notice- Ééπ\úø notice èπ◊ Å®Ωnç,
4) To take someone for something = äéπJ hours with less pay = ´·ë«u稡ç àN’-ôçõ‰
àüÁjØ√ °æEéÀ ´’†-éÀîËa í∫úø’´¤/ ´u´Cμ.
í∫’Jç-* ņ’-éÓ-´úøç. ´’†ç ûªèπ◊\´ @ûªçûÓ áèπ◊\´ í∫çô©’ °æE-îË-ߪ÷-
a) We give you three months' notice to
a) What do you take us for- your servants? = ©E.
vacate the house= É©’x ë«S îËÊÆç-ü¿’èπ◊
à´’-†’-èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√o´¤ ´’´’tLo– F ؈éπ-®Ωx´÷? c) The CM's acting in a silent movie boils
´‚úø’ ØÁ©© í∫úø’´¤ ÉÆæ’hØ√oç.
b) Don't take her for a fool. She can outsmart down to his not uttering a dialogue with
you = any scope for controversy = CM ´‚éÙ
ÇNúËO’ ´‚®Ω’^-®√-©-†’-éÓèπ◊. Féπçõ‰ ûÁLN
ûËô©’ îª÷°æ-í∫-©ü¿’. †öÀç-îªúøç ≤ƒ®√ç¨¡ç– N¢√-üΔ-EéÀ û√NîËa Ææç¶μ«-≠æ-
c) Because of his appearance I never took
-Ççí∫x-¶μ«-≠æ-ù
ù‰D Öîªa-Jç-îª-éπ-§Ú-´úøç.
8) See about something = (äéπ\ N≠æߪ’ç)
479 him for the scientist he is =
îª÷Ææ’-éÓ-´úøç.
a) I'll make the hall
ready. Will you see
about the chairs for
the guests? = ؈’
hall Æœü¿l¥ç îË≤ƒh†’.
b) It's impossible for anyone to do it at such a ÅûªúÕ ¢√©éπç îª÷Æœ Åûªúø’ †’´¤y èπ◊Ka© N≠æߪ’ç
short notice= Åçûª ûªèπ◊\´ ´u´-Cμ™ ÅC scientist ņ’-éÓ-™‰ü¿’ ؈’. îª÷≤ƒh¢√?
b) Don't worry. I'll see about the arrange-
îËߪ’úøç á´-Jéà ≤ƒüμ¿uç-é¬ü¿’. 5) Be fixed up = E®Ωg-ߪ’-
c) The boss asked him to quit without notice= ments for the guests' stay = àç ÇçüÓ-∞¡-†-
¢Á’i-§Ú-´úøç.
boss °æ-úøèπ◊. ÅA-ü∑¿’© •Ææ à®√pôx N≠æߪ’ç ؈’ îª÷Ææ’-
a) It's all fixed up. All
àç ´u´Cμ/ í∫úø’´¤ É´y-èπ◊ç-ú≈ØË Åûª-úÕE
ÖüÓuí∫ç ´C-™‰-ߪ’-´’-Ø√oúø’. (¢ÁçôØË ÅûªúÕo èπ◊çö«.
that we have to do is
ÖüÓuí∫ç †’ç* ûÌ©-Tç-î√®Ω’) 9) Sooner said than done = îÁ°æpúøç ûËLÍé
M.SURESAN wait for the funds =
2) Take by surprise= Ǩ¡a®Ωuç éπL-Tç-îªúøç. îËߪ’-úø¢Ë’ éπ≠dçæ .
Åçû√ E®Ωg-ߪ’-¢Á’i-§Ú-®·çC. a) Dad wants me to walk to college. Sooner
a) His sudden appearance here took us all by
surprise= Åûª-E-éπ\úø Ö†oô’dçúÕ éπE-°œç-îªúøç ´’†ç îËߪ÷-Lqç-ü¿çû√ Eüμ¿’-©-éÓÆæç îª÷úø-ô¢Ë’. said than done = college
´÷ Ø√†o éÀ †úÕ*
´÷é¬-¨¡a®Ωuç éπL-Tç-*çC. b) It's all fixed up. You are the first to go = ¢Á∞¡x-´’ç-ö«úø’. îÁ°æpúøç ûËLÍé.
b) His resigning the job took us all by sur- Åçû√ E®Ωg-ߪ’-¢Á’i-§Ú-®·çC. ¢Á·ü¿ô ¢Á∞«x-LqçC No sooner said than done ÅØË expression
prise= Åûªúø’ ®√@-Ø√´÷ îËߪ’úøç ´÷鬨¡a®Ωuç †’¢Ëy. èπÿú≈ ÖçC– D†®Ωnç– †’´¤y îÁ°æp-úø¢Ë’ Ç©Ææuç, ؈’
c) Nothing is fixed up. The boss has to
éπL-Tç-*çC. îËÊÆç-ü¿’èπ◊ Æœü¿l¥ç ÅE.
c) Her singing at the party took us all by sur- decide = Boss
Éçé¬ àç èπ◊ü¿-®Ω-™‰ü¿’. E®Ωg-®·ç-î√- Anand: Will you make arrangements for my
stay?
prise= Ç¢Á’party ™ §ƒúøôç ´÷é¬-¨¡a®Ωuç éπL- LqçüË.
Tç-*çC. 6) Put up with =
(Ø√ •Ææèπ◊ à®√pô’x îË≤ƒh¢√?)
Æ棜«ç-îªúøç/ ¶μºJç-îªúøç/
3) There's no helping it- No helping some- Amrit: No sooner said than done.
ûªô’d-éÓ-´úøç
thing= ÅC-ûª-°æpü¿’/ üΔE í∫’Jç* ´’†¢Ë’ç a) The government says we've to put up with
(O’®Ω’ îÁ°æp-úø¢Ë’ Ç©Ææuç. ÉCíÓ, É°æ¤púË
îËߪ’™‰ç. îË≤ƒh)
the inflation for some more time = éÌçûª-é¬-
a) Prasad: Have we to pay the amount?
10) Go about = (Ééπ\úÕ Å®Ωnç) = äéπ °æE v§ƒ®Ωç-
©ç-§ƒô’ Ñ vü¿¢Óu-©s-ù«Eo ûªô’d-éÓ-¢√-Lqç-üË-†E
GμçîË ÆæØ√o-£æ…©’ îËߪ’úøç.
(´’†ç Ç ¢Á·ûªhç îÁLxç-î√-Lqç-üËØ√?)
v°æ¶μº’ûªyç ÅçöçC.
Pramod: There's no helping it if we want to a) As soon as the funds are ready, I'll go
b) (It's) difficult to put up with him. He is such
join the course. about the construction = Eüμ¿’©’ Æœü¿l¥ç é¬í¬ØË,
a nuisance = Åûª-úÕE ¶μºJç-îªúøç éπ≠dçæ . Åçûª
course
(´’†ç ™ îË®√-©çõ‰ ûª°æpü¿’) E®√tùç v§ƒ®Ωç-Gμ-≤ƒh†’.
ûª©-ØÌ°œp¢√úø’. b) He has already gone about getting the
b) No bus in sight. We have to walk the dis-
7) It all boils down to this = üΔE ≤ƒ®√稡ç/ permission =
tance. No helping it= Bus áéπ\ú≈ éπE-°œç-îª- ņ’-´’A éÓÆæç v°æߪ’-û√o©’
úøç-™‰ü¿’. ´’†ç †úø-¢√-LqçüË. ûª°æpü¿’. Å®Ωnç ÉüË. ¢Á·ü¿©’ °ö«d-úø-ûªúø’.
Q.
Bad, Dangle, Bank, Valid, Nap, Narrow,
Now pronunciation- †¢˛ é¬ü¿’, Ø√¢˛ é¬ü¿’, †– -Åç-ûª
Bouquet, Author, Shout, Maoism, Sauce,
v£æ«Ææyçí¬ é¬èπ◊ç-ú≈, -Ø√– Åçûª D®Ω`´‚ é¬èπ◊çú≈ Ø√©’éπ
Narrow, Contemptuous, Congestion, Unique, flat í¬ Â°-öÀd, °ü¿-´¤©’ ü¿í∫_-®Ωí¬ îËJÊÆh ´îËa ¨¡•lç.
Louse - -Ö-î√a®Ω-ù í∫’-Jç-* -N-´-Jç-îªí∫-©®Ω’. Sauce ™E 'Ç— ¨¡•lç = author -™ -E 'Ç— ¨¡•lç.
- A. Madhav, Hyderabad
Narrow ™E ow ¨¡•lç °æ‹Jh ã é¬ü¿’. ÉC éÌçîÁç go,
A. Bad, Dangle, Bank, Valid, Nap, Narrow - Ñ ´÷ô-™ xE 'a' E, ûÁ©’-í∫’™
no ™ ™« °æ-©é¬-Lq -Öç-ô’ç-C. ÉC v°æûªu-éπ~çí¬ °æ-LéÀ -ûÁ-L-ߪ’°æ®Ω-îË N≠æߪ’ç– ®√ûª™ 
û√ö«èπ◊, îÁ§ƒpúø’ ™«çöÀ ´÷ô™x-E 'ö«—, '-§ƒp— -™« °æ-©é¬-L, Å®·ûË D®Ω`ç ≤ƒüμ¿uç é¬ü¿’. ®√ûª™ îª÷°œØ√ îμ√çü¿-Ææçí¬ Öçô’çC.
™‰èπ◊çú≈ °æ©’-èπ◊û√ç. Contemptuous = éπØ˛-õ„-¢˛’pa-ÅÆˇ
Bouquet- •’Èéß˝’ – 'Èé— ØÌéÀ\ °æ©’-èπ◊û√ç.
Congestion – éπØ˛-ï-ÆæaØ˛
Author - Çüμ¿(®˝)– Ñ ´÷ô™ 'Ç— †’ °ü¿-´¤©’ í∫’çvúøçí¬ N°œp, Ø√©’éπ
Unique - ߪ·Fé˙
°æéπ\©’ °jéÀ ´ç*, 'Ç— Åçõ‰ ´îËa ¨¡•lç. DEéÀ, 'art' (Çö¸)-™E 'Ç— èπ◊ ûËú≈
Louse - (now ™™«) ©¢˛q (© é¬Ææh D®Ω`ç) îÁ§ƒpç éπüΔ. ÉN v°æûªu-éπ~çí¬ °æLéÀ
ÖçC. 'Ç(®˝)-ö¸—-™E Ç †’, °ü¿-´¤©’ Ø√©’éπ flat í¬ Öç* Åçö«ç.
Shout ™E ou, Maoism ™E ao- -OöÀE now ™E ow ™« °æ©’-èπ◊û√ç.
NE°œç-îª-´-©-Æœ† ¨¡¶«l©’.