Dec ('06)-6 - Spoken English

í∫’®Ω’-¢√®Ωç 28 -úÕÂÆç-•®Ω’ 2006

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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.

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

(؈’ 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†’)

(Åü¿%-≠d-´æ -¨»ûª’h ™‰ü¿’. ÅÆæ©’ Ç É©’x î√™« §ƒûªC, PC∑-™«-´-Ææn™ Öçúøôç ´©x éÌçûªé¬-©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: 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: 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).

Jagan: But her husband gave me to understand that they had almost paid the advance.

Ratna: OK.

(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’) Ratna: But something happened in the last minute and they gave up the idea.

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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†’-éÓèπ◊çú≈ îªô’-èπ◊\† Å°æp-öÀ-éπ-°æ¤púø’ ´îËa Ç™ after thought.

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.

Give the devil its due

(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?

real life situations daily conversation common words get/ have/ do/ take/

´’†ç

™

-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù

™

¢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’.

Å®·†

(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-´’tûª’ûÓ G@í¬ ÖçC. áúø-ûÁ-J-°œ-™‰E ´®√{-©- 鬮Ωùçí¬ 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

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 expressions É°æ¤púø’ îª÷ü∆lç. 1. Give a second thought =

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He invited mom and dad first and added me as an after 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-îªèπÿ-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≠æߪ’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.

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 é̆ôç ûª®√yûª ´*a† Ç™-îªØË.

TV. Camera

2. Give (somebody) to understand (something) conversation expression.

ÉC èπÿú≈

NE-°œçîË v§ƒ-ߪ÷Eo éπL-Tç-îªôç.

™ ûª®Ω Å®Ωnç – äéπ-J™ ã ÅGµ-

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.

c) He Wanted to make a career in the movies, but gave a second thought to it, finally he dropped it.

b) The boss gave us to understand that tomorrow would be a holiday =

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

Í®°æ¤ ÂÆ©´ØË ÅGµ-v§ƒ-ߪ÷Eo/ †´’t-é¬Eo ´÷™ ¶«Æˇ éπL-Tç-î√úø’. ÉC áèπ◊\´ passive ™ ¢√úø-û√®Ω’.

second thoughts (British)/ have second thought (American)/ on second thoughts

EXERCISE Sailesh:

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.

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∆?

b) Summer is unbearable in A.P., but to give the devil its due, we get mangoes and jasmine =

¢ËÆæN Ççvüµ¿-v°æ-ü˨ ¸™ ü¿’®Ωs¥-®Ω¢Ë’. é¬E à´÷-ô-鬴÷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= building

Ç §ƒûª 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?

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