Dec ('06)-2 - Spoken English

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Bhimesh: Mukhesh, who are you waiting for?

(ÅúÕT îËߪ’-†E ÅE°œç-èπ◊-ØË-ü∆-E-éπçõ‰, ÅûªúÕo Åúø-í∫-èπ◊çú≈ Öçúøô¢Ë’ ´’ç*-ü¿-†’-èπ◊çö«.)

(á´-J-éÓÆæç îª÷Ææ’h-Ø√o´¤?) Mukhesh: For some one to help me in making arrangements for this function.

Bhimesh: Why don't you have a break, eat something and continue?

(Ñ function èπ◊ à®√pô’x îËߪ’-ôç™ àüÁjØ√ Ææ£æ…ߪ’ç îËÊÆ-¢√-∞¡x-éÓÆæç.)

(é¬Ææh Nv¨»çA BÆæ’-èπ◊E, àüÓ AE, ´’Sx é̆-≤ƒ-Tç-îª-´îª’a éπü∆?)

Bhimesh: There isn't much to arrange. Can't you and the other volunteers go it alone?

Mukhesh: Why 'something'? Let's go the whole hog and eat a full lunch. I am very hungry.

(àç °ü¿l à®√p-ôxF?/ áèπ◊\´ à®√põ‰xç ™‰´¤. †’´¤y, Éûª®Ω volunteers O’ Åçûªô O’®Ω’ îËÆæ’-éÓ-™‰®√?)

(àüÓ éÌçûª áçü¿’èπ◊? îËÊÆ-üËüÓ/ AØËüËüÓ °æ‹Jhí¬ØË Açü∆ç. °æ‹Jh ¶µï†ç îËü∆lç. Ø√èπ◊ î√™« Çéπ-™‰-≤ÚhçC.)

Mukhesh: Go it alone! Easier said than done. Take over and try to go it alone.

Bhimesh: That's ok with me- let's go.

(Ø√èπ◊ ÅçU-é¬-®Ω¢Ë’, ¢Á∞«lç °æü¿.) (´÷ Åçûªô ¢Ë’ç îËÆæ’-éÓ-¢√™«? îÁߪ’uôç éπØ√o îÁ°æpôç Ææ’©-¶µº¢Ë’. †’Oy °æE îË°æöÀd FÅç-ûªô †’´¤y îËߪ’-ö«-EéÀ v°æߪ’-Aoç.) easier said than done = îËߪ ’ôçéπçõ‰ îÁ°æpôç Ææ’©¶µºç. ÉC î√™« common expression. O’ conversation ™ practice îËߪ’çúÕ.

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(††’o îËߪ’-´’ç-ö«¢√? ÉC ´’K ÅA.) Mukhesh: Why not? What goes for you goes for me too, doesn't it?

Bhimesh: I'm sorry. It does, of course. I see your point. I'll give you a hand certainly, and I'll even try to get a few more volunteers to help us. (Sorry. Eï¢Ë’ (Ø√ÍéC ´Jh-Ææ’hçüÓ, Fèπ◊ ÅüË ´Jh-Ææ’hç-ü¿ØË N≠æߪ’ç). †’´y-ØËC Å®Ωnç îËÆæ’-èπ◊-Ø√o†’. ûª°æp-èπ◊çú≈ Fèπ◊ Ææ£æ…ߪ’ç îË≤ƒh†’. Éçé¬ ÉçéÌç-ûª-´’çC volunteers †’ èπÿú≈ ´’†èπ◊ ≤ƒßª’ç îËߪ’-ö«-EéÀ BÆæ’-éÌ-≤ƒh†’.) Mukhesh: That's really good of you. Thanks.

(ÅC F ´’ç*-ûª†ç.

Thanks.)

Bhimesh: But why are you so tensed up?

(é¬F †’¢Áyç-ü¿’-éπçûª Çü¿’®√l °æúø’-ûª’Ø√o´¤?) be tensed up = tension ûÓ Öçúøôç. With the exam just a few hours away, he is tensed up =

éÌEo í∫çô™x °æKéπ~ Öçúø-ôçûÓ Åûª†’ î√™« tension/ Çü¿’®√l °æúø’-ûª’-Ø√oúø’. Mukhesh: Perhaps I am, naturally. I'd go to any length to make the function memorable. I am straining every nerve and muscle to see it a success.

(•£æ›¨» – ÅçûË-ØË¢Á÷ (Çü¿’-®√lí¬ ÖØ√oØË¢Á÷). Ææ£æ«-ï¢Ë’. Ñ function *®Ω-Ææt-®ΩùÃ-ߪ’çí¬ ÖçúËç-ü¿’èπ◊ Å´-Ææ-®Ω-¢Á’iç-ü¿çû√/ áçûÁjØ√ îËߪ÷-©-†’çC Ø√èπ◊. ÉC Nï-ߪ’´ç-ûª-´’-ßË’uô’x îª÷úø-ö«-EéÀ v¨¡´’-°æ-úø’-ûª’Ø√o†’.) To strain every nerve and muscle = ä∞¡Ÿx ü∆-éÓ-èπ◊çú≈ v¨¡´’-°æ-úøôç. ûÁ©’-Ææ’-éπü∆ – nerve = †¢˛ (bird ™ '•— ™«) = †®Ωç; muscle = ´’Ææ’™¸ = éπçúø®Ωç. Strain every nerve and muscle - Ñ expression èπÿú≈ O’ conversation ™ practice îËߪ’çúÕ.

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1. Go it alone =

Éûª-®Ω’© ≤ƒßª’ç ™‰èπ◊çú≈ á´-È®jØ√ ûª´’çûªô û√¢Ë’ îËÆæ’-éÓ-´ôç. a) Her daughters do not help her in cooking. She won't let them. She goes it alone =

Ç¢Á’ èπÿûª’-∞«x-¢Á’èπ◊ ´çô™ ≤ƒßª’ç îËߪ’®Ω’. Ç¢Á’ ¢√∞¡x†’ ûª†èπ◊ ≤ƒßª’ç îËߪ’-E-´yü¿’. û√ØË äçô-Jí¬ îËÆæ’-èπ◊ç-ô’çC. b) Fed up with the attitude of his sons and daughters-in-law, the old widower is going it alone and is happy =

ûª† éÌúø’-èπ◊©, éÓúø∞¡x ¢Ájê-JûÓ NÆœ-T-§Ú®·, Ç Â°ü∆l-ߪ’† (¶µ«®Ωu-™‰E ´uéÀh) äçô-Jí¬ •ûª’-èπ◊ûª’-Ø√oúø’, ÆæçûÓ-≠æçí¬. be fed up with = NÆœT§Ú´ôç. I am fed up with these TV serials = TV serials

ûÓ NÆœ-T-§Úߪ÷.

MBA

a) He goes by my home everyday =

îËߪ’-ö«-Ev°æA-®ÓW ´÷ ÉçöÀ O’ü¿’í¬ ¢Á∞¡-û√úø’.

b) Politicians go to any length to get to positions of power =

ÅCµ-鬮Ωç «-®·ç-îªí∫© °æü¿-´¤© éÓÆæç ®√ï-éÃߪ’ Ø√ߪ’-èπ◊©’ áçûª-ÈéjØ√ ¢Á†-é¬-úø®Ω’/ áçûª v°æߪ’-ûªo-¢Á’iØ√ îË≤ƒh®Ω’.

b) I go by the post office when I go to college = college post office

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M. SURESAN

c) She'll go to any length to secure the house.

Anything goes in politics =

®√ï-éÃ-ߪ÷™x àç îËÆœØ√ îÁ©’x-ûª’çC/ ÆæJ-§Ú-ûª’çC. Any shirt goes with this pair of trousers =

Ñ pants (äéπ-õ‰)ûÓ à shirt Å®·Ø√ ÆæJ-§Ú-ûª’çC. Whatever he says goes =

Bhimesh: Why didn't you ask Mahesh too to help you?

´’í∫-¢√-∞¡xèπ◊ ´Jhç-îËC Çúø-¢√-∞¡xèπ◊ èπÿú≈ ´JhÆæ’hçC. (Åçõ‰– Æ‘Y, °æ¤®Ω’-≠æfl©’ Ææ´÷-†¢Ë’.) b) What goes in AP need not go in Tamilnadu = AP Tamilnadu

ņ’-´-Jhç-îËC ™‰ü¿’.

™ îÁ™‰xC/ Ç¢Á÷-ü¿-´’-ßË’uC/ ™ ´Jhç-îª-†-´-Ææ-®Ωç-

ii) Two years have gone by since we got married =

going to any length. 4. Go the whole hog =

I am unable to move this box. Please give a hand =

Ç É©’x §Òçü¿-ö«-EéÀ Ç¢Á’ à¢Á’iØ√ îËÆæ’hçC. üËE-éÓ-Ææ-¢Á’iØ√ à¢Á’iØ√ îËߪ’-ö«-EéÀ Æœü¿l¥-°æ-úøôç

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à °æE-ØÁjØ√ Å®Ω-éÌ-®Ωí¬ é¬èπ◊çú≈ °æ‹Jhí¬, èπ~◊ùoçí¬ îËߪ’ôç.

Åûªúø’ à °æØÁjØ√ Å®Ω-éÌ-®Ωí¬ îËߪ’úø’. °æ‹Jhí¬ èπ~◊ùoçí¬ îË≤ƒhúø’.

FÍé´’Ø√o ≤ƒßª’ç 鬢√™«, ™‰èπ◊çõ‰ F Åçûªô †’¢Ëy îËÆæ’-èπ◊ç-ö«¢√? 2. go - ´÷´‚©’ Å®Ωnç– ¢Á∞¡xôç. Éçûªèπ◊ ´·çü¿’ lessons ™ ´’†ç îª÷ÆœçC– ÆæJ§Ú-ûª’çC ÅØË Å®ΩnçûÓ.

Ø√ûÓ ´÷ö«x-úø-ØÁjØ√ ´÷ö«xúøèπ◊çú≈ í∫ù‰≠ˇ Ø√ ´·çü¿’ †’çîË/ °æéπ\-†’çîË ¢Á∞«xúø’. d) Time í∫úø-´ôç èπÿú≈ go by. i) Years go by in no time = Ææç´-ûªq-®√©’ Éõ‰d í∫úÕ-*-§Ú-û√®·. ´÷ °∞¡x®· È®çúË-∞¡x-®·çC. *´-®Ωí¬ ÉC îª÷úøçúÕ. Give (somebody) a hand = äéπ-JéÀ Ææ£æ…ߪ’ç îËߪ’ôç/ îËߪ‚ûª É´yôç. ÉüË Å®ΩnçûÓ Lend a hand ÅE èπÿú≈ Åçö«®Ω’.

î√™« companies ™ °æE-îËÆœ† ûª®√yûª ≤Òçûªçí¬ (äçô-Jí¬) àüÁjØ√ îËÆæ’-éÓ-¢√-©E ÖçC. d) Do you need help or will you go it alone?

O’ü¿’í¬ ¢Á∞¡û√.

c) Ganesh went by without even talking to me =

c) After having worked in a number of companies, I want to go it alone =

a) What goes for men should go for women too =

Spoken English

™ àüÓ äéπ-ü∆-E™ Èéçûªéπ®·Ø√ ¢Á†-é¬-úø†’.

a) He doesn't believe in doing things in halves, he goes the whole hog =

ûª† éÌúø’-èπ◊†’ doctor í¬ îª÷ú≈-©E Ç ûªçvúÕ N°æ-K-ûªçí¬ v¨¡´’-°æ-úø’-ûª’-Ø√oúø’.

Mukhesh: I'd rather do without his help than get a 'no' from him.

v°æñ«-≤ƒy-´’uç™ ÅCµ-é¬-®Ωç™ Ö†o-¢√-J-ÍéC îÁ©’x-¶«-ô-´¤-ûª’çüÓ ≤ƒ´÷†u v°æï-©èπÿ ÅüË îÁ©’x-¶«ô’ 鬢√L. 3. Go to any length = áçûª-ÈéjØ√ ¢Á†-é¬-úø-éπ-§Ú-´ôç.

áéπ\-úÕ-éπ-®·Ø√ Ææ®Ω-ü∆í¬ ÂÆ©´¤©’ í∫úø-°æ-ú≈-EéÀ ¢ÁRx-†-°æ¤úø’ °æ‹Jhí¬ Ç†ç-C-≤ƒhúø’. 5. Go by = éÀçü¿öÀ lesson ™ DEéÀ ´’†ç ûÁ©’-Ææ’èπ◊†o Å®Ωnç– ü∆Eo-•öÀd. going by his words = ¢√úÕ ´÷ôLo •öÀd îª÷ÊÆh. go by éÀ ÉçéÓ Å®Ωnç– †´’tôç. Don't go by his words = ¢√úÕ ´÷ôLo •öÀd ¢Á∞Ôxü¿’l/ †¢Á·tü¿’l ÅE. Go by Åçõ‰ Ç ü∆J† ¢Á∞¡xôç ÅØË Å®Ωnç èπÿú≈ ÖçC.

Politicians go to any length to get ..

ÅûªúËç îÁ°œpØ√ îÁ©’x-ûª’çC. É°æ¤púø’ go ÉçéÓ Å®Ωnç îª÷ü∆lç. ÅC– '´Jhç-îªúøç—.

†’ èπÿú≈ Fèπ◊ ≤ƒßª’-°æ-ú≈-©E áçü¿’-éπ-úø-í∫-™‰ü¿’?)

d) In a democracy what goes for those in power should go for the ordinary citizen too =

IIMs (Indian Institutes of Management)

The father is straining every nerve and muscle to see his son a doctor =

(Mahesh

c) He went the whole hog, if he goes on a holiday; he enjoys a lot. =

v°æA-îÓö« v°æAD îÁ™«x-©E ™‰ü¿’.

a) I'd go to any length to do MBA in one of the IIMs =

Bhimesh: (Do) you want me to do it? Now, that's too much.

(àç? †’¢Áyçü¿’èπ◊ îËߪ’-èπÿ-úøü¿÷? Fèπ◊ ´Jhç-îËC Ø√èπÿ ´Jh-Ææ’hçC éπü∆?)

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´’†ç real life situations ™ go ûÓ ´îËa simple, high frequency (î√™« ûª®Ω-îª’í¬ ´îËa) expressions °æJ-Q-L-Ææ’hØ√oç éπü∆, É°æ¤púø’ ´’J-éÌEo îª÷ü∆lç.

c) Not everything goes every where =

b) Why don't we go the whole hog? Let's buy the best bike in the market.

îËÊÆ-üËüÓ °æ‹Jhí¬ îËü∆lç. Å™«çöÀ É™«çöÀ bike é̆ôç áçü¿’èπ◊? Market ™ Ö†o Åûª’u-ûªh´’ bike éÌçü∆ç.

Ñ Â°õ„d†’ ï®Ω-°æ-™‰-èπ◊çú≈ ÖØ√o. é¬Ææh ≤ƒßª’ç-°æô’d. Å®·ûË give a hand ûÁ©’í∫’ ņ’¢√ü¿ç– îÁ®·u-´yôç Åçõ‰ ≤ƒßª’ç îËߪ’-éπ-§Ú-´ôç/ ´÷ô E©-¶„-ô’déÓéπ§Ú´ôç ÅE éπü∆. DEéÀ °æ‹Jhí¬ ´uA-Í®éπç, give a hand, Å®Ωnç ÅE ûÁ©’-≤ÚhçC éπü∆. Please give me a hand with the preparation of this list =

Ñ ñ«Gû√ ûªßª÷-K™ é¬Ææh ≤ƒßª’ç îËߪ’çúÕ. Lend us a hand in helping the differently abled =

Néπ-™«ç-í∫’©èπ◊ ≤ƒßª’-°æ-úø-ôç™ ´÷èπ◊ ûÓúøp-úøçúÕ.

Exercise

Answer

Practise the following aloud in English.

Akhil: Shall I give you/ lend you a hand (with it)?

Akhil:

é¬Ææh ≤ƒßª’ç îËߪ’-´’ç-ö«¢√? Nikhil: Åéπ\-Í®xü¿’. ØËØÌç-ô-Jí¬ îËߪ’-í∫-©ØËx. Akhil: Ç °æE äéπ\-JéÀ î√™« áèπ◊\´. Ø√ ≤ƒßª’ç BÆæ’éÓ. Nikhil: àN’-ôçûª ÇÆæéÀh îª÷°œ-Ææ’h-Ø√o´¤? Akhil: Fèπ◊ ûÁL-ߪ’ü∆? ÊÆo£œ«-ûª’-©èπ◊ ≤ƒßª’ç îËߪ’ú≈-EéÀ ØËØÁç-ûªèπÿ ¢Á†-é¬-úø-†E? Nikhil: Å™«í¬? Thank You. Akhil: Éü¿l®Ωç àüÓ Nüµ¿çí¬ °æ‹Jh-îËü∆lç Ç °æE. Nikhil: Å®Ω-éÌ-®Ωí¬ îËߪ ’ôç Ø√éÀ-≠dæç-™‰ü¿’. îËÊÆh Ææñ«-´¤í¬ îËü∆lç. Akhil: Å™«Íí.

Nikhil: Not necessary. I can go it alone. Akhil: The work is too much for one man, take a hand. Nikhil: Why so much interest in helping? Akhil: Don't you know that I go to any length in helping friends? Nikhil: Is that so? Thank you. Akhil: Let's finish off the work some how. Nikhil: I don't like to go things in halves. I'd go the whole hog. Akhil: OK.

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