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Visisht: The whole city was plunged into dark-

complicated = ÆæçéÀx-≠d-¢æ Á’i†/ Ææ’©¶µºç é¬ØË-é¬E
ness for an hour last night. I ended up
thoroughly =
almost crashing into a lorry.
èπ~◊ùoçí¬/ °æ‹Jhí¬
Vikranth: (It was) quite a surprize win for the
(E†o ®√vA í∫çô-ÊÆ°æ¤ †í∫-®Ω-´’çû√ <éπöx government. It had almost written off
´·E-T-§Ú-®·çC. *´-JéÀ ؈’ ã ™«KéÀ the support of some of the parties.
úµŒéÌ--†oçûª °æ†-®·çC)
Vikranth: What's so surprising about it? These
(ÅC v°æ¶µº’-û√y-EéÀ Ǩ¡a-®Ωu-éπ-®Ω-¢Á’i† Nï-ߪ’¢Ë’.
things do happen. I think it was due to
éÌEo §ƒKd© ´’ü¿lûª’ O’ü¿ ü∆ü∆°æ¤ †´’téπç
the power cut.
éÓ™p-®·ç-ü¿C)
Visisht: I did expect the government to sail
(Åçü¿’™ Åçûª Ǩ¡a-®Ωu-°æ-úË-üË-´·çC? É™«ç- through. After all, horse-trading is not
öÀN ï®Ω’-í∫’-ûª÷ØË Öçö«®·. ÅC Nü¿’uûª’h new to us.
éÓûª ´©x ņ’-èπ◊çö«.) b) Stock market prices which had plunged last a) The crying need of the hour is a leader of
week recovered with the UPA victory = great leader =
Visisht: But isn't the power cut from 3 to 6 in
(؈’ Èí©’-Ææ’hç-ü¿ØË Å†’-èπ◊Ø√o. àüË-¢Á’iØ√ v°æÆæ’hûªç ü˨»-EéÀ Åûªu-´-Ææ-®Ω-¢Á’i-†C
the evening? I am talking about the
àüÓ-N-üµ¿çí¬ ´’ü¿lûª’ ûÁa-éÓ-´úøç ´’†èπ◊ stock market
véÀûªç ¢√®Ωç °æûª-†-¢Á’i† üµ¿®Ω©’, ã íÌ°æp Ø√ߪ’-èπ◊úø’.
power going off at 9.
éÌûËhç é¬ü¿’-éπü∆?) UPA Èí©’-°æ¤ûÓ éÓ©’-èπ◊-Ø√o®·. b) Full employment is the crying need of the
Vikranth: OK. Let's wind up our discussion hour =
(Nü¿’uûª’h éÓûª ≤ƒßª’çvûªç 3 †’ç* 6 ´®Ωèπ◊ c) He plunged into the river to save the drown- °æ‹Jh ÖüÓu-Tûª É°æpöÀ Åûªu-´-Ææ®Ω N≠æߪ’ç.
here. How about taking a good walk of the hour =
éπü∆? ؈’ ´÷ö«x-úËC 9 í∫çô-©èπ◊ current ing child = ´·E-T-§Ú-ûª’†o Gúøf†’ ®ΩéÀ~ç-îËç-ü¿’èπ◊ v°æÆæ’hûª/ ´’†ç ´÷ö«x-úø’-ûª’†o
along the tankbund. Ææ´’-ߪ’°æ¤
§Ú´úøç í∫’Jç*) Åûªúø’ †C-™éÀ ü¿÷é¬úø’.
Tankbund 4) It had written off - to write some person/
Vikranth: Power supply is erratic these days. It
(ÆæÍ®™‰. Éçéπ Ωa ´·Tü∆lç. d) The robber plunged a knife into the man's
something off =
doesn't fit in with the government's
¢Áç•úÕ é¬ÊÆ°æ¤ †úø’-ü∆l´÷?) äéπ ´uéÀh/ ã N≠æߪ’ç í∫’Jç* Ǩ¡
chest =
Visisht: Sorry, I don't feel up to it. I am tired. (I)
Ç üÓ°œ-úÕ-üÌçí∫ Åûª-úÕE éπAhûÓ §ÒúÕ-î√úø’.
promise of limiting the power cut to
´ü¿-©’-éÓ-´úøç. ´·êuçí¬ ´Ææ÷-©’-é¬E ¶«é醒 ´ü¿’-
wish to go home and take rest. e) Soon after Gandhi's returned from South
regular hours.
©’-éÓ-´úøç/ Ǩ¡ ´ü¿’-©’-éÓ-´úøç.
(Sorry, Åçûª ã°œé𠙉C-°æ¤púø’ Ø√èπ◊. Å©-Æœ- Africa he plunged into politics= ü¿éÀ~-ù«-v°∂œé¬ a) The company has written off the amount as
(Nü¿’uû˝ Ææ®Ω-°∂æ®√ äéπ °æü¿l¥-Aí¬ Öçúø-ôç-™‰D †’ç* AJT ®√í¬ØË, í¬çDµ a bad debt = ´Ææ÷©’ îËÆæ’-éÓ-™‰E ¶«éÃí¬ Ç
®ÓV™x. v°æA-®ÓW EKgûª Ææ´’-ߪ÷-EéÀ §Úߪ÷. ÉçöÀ-
ÈéRx Nv¨»çA ®√ï-éÃ-ߪ÷™xéÀ v°æ¢Ë-Pç- company Ç ¢Á·û√hEo ´ü¿’-©’-èπ◊çC.
(éÓûª) °æJ-N’-ûªçí¬ØË Öçô’ç-ü¿†o v°æ¶µº’ûªy
BÆæ’-èπ◊ç-ü∆-´’E î√úø’/ ´·E-T-§Ú-ߪ÷úø’. b) The old parents have written off their son
£æ…O’éÀ §Òçûª† èπ◊ü¿-®Ωü¿’)
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù 481
(´·êuçí¬ Öû√q-£æ«çûÓ, as totally unhelpful = Ç ´·ÆæL ûªLxü¿çvúø’©’
erratic= äéπ °æü¿l¥A ™‰èπ◊çú≈
ņ’-èπ◊ç-
ô’Ø√o) sudden í¬ îËߪ’úøç) ûª´’ éÌúø’èπ◊ Ææ£æ…-ߪ’ç-O’ü¿ Ǩ¡ ´ü¿’-©’-èπ◊-Ø√o®Ω’.
Visisht: The whole nation is crying out for
c) It's too big an amount to
more power and
be written off = ÅC ´ü¿’-

.. cr ying out for a cor r uption fr ee govt

we are unable
to step up our
power genera-
tion.
(ü˨¡ç ¢Á·ûªhç
áèπ◊\´ current 鬢√-©E °∂æ’≠æ°-úø’-ûÓçC, Daily real life situations ™E con-
´’†¢Ë’¢Á÷ Nü¿’u-ü¿’-ûªp-AhE °çîª-™‰-éπ-§Ú- versation ™ áü¿’-®ΩßË’u ´’J-éÌEo
ûª’Ø√oç)
step up= °çîªúøç/ áèπ◊\´ îËߪ’úøç
Vikranth: That's exactly why our central govern-
ment wants to sign the nuclear deal
with the US. It will give us what we
need very badly- plenty of electric
power.
(ÆæJí¬_ Åçü¿’Íé ´’† Íéçvü¿ v°æ¶µº’ûªyç
Å¢Á’-J-é¬ûÓ Åù’ ä°æpçü¿ç èπ◊ü¿’-®Ω’a-éÓ-¢√-©-†’-
èπ◊ç-öçC. ´’†èπ◊ ´·êuçí¬ é¬´-©-Æœ†–
Nü¿’u-îªa ¥-éÀhE ÅC-Ææ’hçC.)
Visisht: It's not as simple as all that, friend. It's
all very complicated. I doubt how
many politicians that voted on the
confidence motion know thoroughly
about it.
(Åçûª Ææ’©-¶µº-¢Á’i† N≠æ-ߪ’-¢Ë’O’ é¬ü¿C.
ÅÆæ©’ ¢Á·†o N¨»y-Ææ-B-®√t-†ç™ ãõ‰-Æœ†
®√ï-éÃ-ߪ’-¢√-ü¿’™x áçûª ´’çCéÀ ü∆E
í∫’Jç* èπ~◊ùoçí¬ ûÁ©’-Ææ-ØËC Ø√éπ-†’-´÷-
†¢Ë’.)
Q. 1. Elect, Select Å®Ωnç, Ö°æ-ßÁ÷í∫ç ûÁ©’-°æ-í∫-©®Ω’.
2. grace or god's grace? àC éπÈ®èπ◊d?
3. turnkey Å®Ωnç Ö°æ-ßÁ÷í∫ç ûÁ©’-°æ-í∫-©®Ω’.
4. Benchmark Å®Ωnç àN’öÀ? ᙫ -¢√-ú≈L?
5. Earmark †’ ᙫ Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-Tç-îª-´îª’a?
6. Grams èπ◊ ÉçéÓ Å®Ωnç í∫’Jç* N´-Jç-îª-í∫-©®Ω’.
7. Abbreviation for telegram Åçõ‰ àN’öÀ?
8. Bindover Å®Ωnç, Ö°æ-ßÁ÷í∫ç N´-Jç-îª-í∫-©®Ω’.
9. Boost Åçõ‰ àN’öÀ?
10. éÀçC ¢√é¬u-©†’ ÉçTx-≠ˇ™ ᙫ Åçö«®Ω’?
a) †’´¤y ´≤ƒh-†çõ‰ ØË ´ü¿lç-ö«Ø√?
b) †’´¤y ´≤ƒh-†çõ‰ ؈’ ´ü¿lç-ö«†’.
expressions Ñ lesson ™ îª÷ü∆lç.
Å®·ûË Ñ≤ƒJ expressions are of a
slightly higher level. ÉC èπÿú≈ prac-
tise îËü∆lç, ´’† daily language ™
¶µ«í∫ç îËÆæ’-èπ◊çü∆ç.
Look at the following expres-
sions from the dialogue above
1) The whole city was plunged into darkness
2) It doesn't fit in with ...
3) The whole nation is crying out for more power.
3) Cry out for = î√™« Å´-Ææ-®Ω-¢Á’i-†-ü∆-E-éÓÆæç Ç®√-ô-
4) It had written off the support of some of the
parties.
5) I did expect the govt to sail through
6) Let's wind up our discussion here.
1) Plunge (Past tense & PP: Plunged): °æúÕ-§Ú-
´úøç/ ü¿÷éπúøç/ ´·†-í∫úøç/ ´·çîªúøç
a) He climbed up the tower and plunged to his
death = Tower O’C-ÈééÀ\ °æúÕ-§Ú-ߪ÷úø’ î√´¤
éπL-Í홫. (Tower O’C-ÈééÀ\ °æúÕ îªE-§Ú-ߪ÷úø’– DEéÀ Ææç•ç-Cµç-*çüË, crying need = î√™« Å´-Ææ-®Ω-
v°æ´÷-ü¿-´-¨»ûª’h 鬴a/ Çûªt-£æ«û√u 鬴a)
c) ؈’ ´≤ƒh-†çõ‰ †’´¤y ´ü¿lç-ö«¢√?
d) ؈’ ´≤ƒh-†çõ‰ †’´¤y ´ü¿lç-ö«´¤.
- A Sridhar, Oripenta
A.
1) Elect = ᆒo-éÓ-´úøç. They elected him
President = ÅûªúÕE Åüµ¿u-èπ~◊-úÕí¬ á†’o-èπ◊-
Ø√o®Ω’ ¢√∞¡Ÿx. †©’-í∫’-È®j-ü¿’-í∫’®Ω’ éπLÆœ ã Ŷµºu-
JnE ᆒo-éÓ-´úøç.
Select = áç-éÓ-´úøç/ áç°œéπ îËÆæ’-éÓ-´úøç.
He selected this shirt from among the ten
shirts there= shirts
Åéπ\-úø’†o 10 ™ Åûªúø’ Ñ
shirt †’ áç-èπ◊-Ø√oúø’/ áç°œéπ îËÆæ’-èπ◊-Ø√oúø’.
(ÉC äéπ\Í® îËßÁ·îª’a/ áèπ◊\´ ´’çD îËßÁ·îª’a)
É≠æd-°æ-úø-ô-´’E èπÿú≈ Å®Ωnç.
2) God's grace. correct
3) Turnkey= ¢ÁçôØË ¢√úËç-ü¿’èπ◊ O©’í¬ ûªßª÷-®Ω’-îËÆœ
É´yúøç.
©’-éÓ-™‰-†çûª °ü¿l ¢Á·ûªhç
d) I've written off our lead-
ers and parties as good
for nothing =
´’† Ø√ߪ’-
2) Fit in with: ÆæJ-§Ú-´úøç/ Suit èπ◊©’, §ƒKd©’ üËEéà °æE-éÀ-®√-
鬴úøç/ É´’-úøôç ®ΩE ؈’ Ǩ¡ ´ü¿’-©’-èπ◊Ø√o.
5) To sail through = í∫çúøç í∫úÕ* í∫õ„d-éπ\úøç.
a) In the beginning he found it diffi-
a) The UPA has sailed through the confidence
cult to fit in with the people work-
vote = UPA
ing here =
v°æ¶µº’ûªyç í∫çúøç í∫úÕ* í∫õ„d-éÀ\çC.
¢Á·ü¿öx Ééπ\úø °æE-îË-Ææ’h-†o-
b) The team sailed through to a win =
¢√-∞¡xûÓ Ææ®Ω’l-éÓ-™‰-éπ-§Ú-ߪ÷úø’. Èí©’-°æ¤èπ◊
b) Your arrangements do not fit in
Ç ïô’d í∫çúøç í∫úÕ* í∫õ„d-éÀ\çC.
M.SURESAN c) No one expected him to sail through to suc-
with your plans = F à®√pô’x F cess in the exam =
°æK-éπ~™ í∫çúøç í∫úÕ* Åûªúø’
°æü∑¿éπç v°æ鬮Ωç ™‰´¤. ØÁí∫’_-û√-úøE á´®Ω÷ ņ’-éÓ-™‰ü¿’.
c) Where do I fit in here? You are all doctors
6) Wind up - wound up (PT & PP) = ´·Tç-îªúøç
and I am an engineer = ØËE-éπ\úø ᙫ É´’-úø-
û√†’? O’®Ωç-ü¿®Ω÷ doctors; ؈’ engineer †’. a) The leader wound up his speech with an
appeal to the students to serve the society
= Nü∆u-®Ω’n-©†’ Ææ´÷-ï-ÊÆ´ îËߪ÷-Lqç-Cí¬ éÓ®Ω’ûª÷,
°æ-úøôç/ éÓ®Ω’-éÓ-´úøç. Çߪ’† ûª† Ö°æ-Ø√u-≤ƒEo ´·Tç-î√úø’.
a) Having lost its parents the child is crying
b) Let's wind up the show = Ñ v°æü¿-®Ωz††’
out for parental love= ûªLx-ü¿ç-vúø’-©†’ §ÚíÌ-ô’d-
Éçûª-öÀûÓ ´·Tü∆lç.
èπ◊†o Ç Gúøf ûªLx-ü¿ç-vúø’© vÊ°´’éÓÆæç Ç®√-ô-°æ-úø’- c) Because
of losses they have decided to
ûÓçC. wind up their business = †≥ƒd-©-´©x ¢√u§ƒ-®√Eo
b) The country is crying out for a corruption
free government = ü˨¡ç ÅN-FA ™‰E v°æ¶µº’ûªyç
´‚ÊÆ-ߪ÷-©E E®Ωg-®·ç--èπ◊-Ø√o®Ω’ ¢√∞¡Ÿx.
éÓÆæç Ç®√-ô-°æ-úÕ-§Ú-ûÓçC.
¢Á’i† N≠æߪ’ç.
The company executes projects on a turn 6) American spelling of Gramme.
key basis = v§ƒñ„-èπ◊d-©†’ ¢√úËç-ü¿’èπ◊ Æœü¿l¥çí¬ 7) Abbreviation for telegram - Company
éÌEo
ÖçúË™« ûªßª÷-®Ω’-îËÆœ ÉÆæ’hçC Ç éπç°F. telegram
©’ ûª´’èπ◊ ûªèπ◊\´ üµ¿®ΩûÓ °æçÊ°ç-ü¿’-éÀîËa
4) Benchmark = Ø√ùuû√ v°æ´÷ùç. telegraphic address
Ê°®Ω’. ÉC ®√ÊÆh ™
Sachin's play is the benchmark against with ´÷ô©’ ûªT_ §Òü¿’°æ¤ Å´¤ûª’çC.
other players can be judged = Éûª®Ω véÃú≈-é¬-®Ω’© 8) Bindover = (ØË®√-©èπ◊ Ææç•ç-Cµç*) àüÁjØ√, à v°æüË-
Sachin
≤ƒ´’-®√n uEo éÌL-îËç-ü¿’èπ◊ †’ v°æ´÷-ùçí¬ ¨¡ç-™-ØÁjØ√ ïJÍí ØË®√-©èπÿ, äéπ-J°j ïJÍí ᙫçöÀ
BÆæ’-èπ◊ç-ö«®Ω’. üˆ®Ω-bØ√u-EéÃ, á´-J-ØÁjØ√ ¶«üµ¿’u-©’í¬ îËߪ’úøç. ÉC
5) Earmark - 1) Íéö«-®·ç-îªúøç. (usually passive) Police ©’ Ø訽 îªJvûª Ö†o-¢√-∞¡x†’ éπôdúÕ îËÊÆ
50% of the seats are earmarked for back- Nüµ¿ç.
ward classes = seat
50 ¨»ûªç ©’ ¢Á†’-éπ-•-úÕ† 9) Boost = v§Úû√q£æ«ç, ´’ü¿lûª’ É´yúøç.
´®√_-©èπ◊ Íéö«®·çî√®Ω’. 10. a) If you wish to come you're welcome.
2) äéπ °æEéÀ/ ÖüËl-¨»-EéÀ üËE-ØÁjØ√, á´JØÁjØ√ ņ’-éÓ- b) I am against your coming/ if you want to
´úøç/ í∫’Jhç-îªúøç. come, I will say no.
Rahul Gandhi is earmarked as the future PM c) If I want to come, Will you say no?
of India = ¶µ«N v°æüµ∆-Eí¬ ®√£æ›-™¸-í¬çDµ í∫’Jhç-îª- d) If I want to come, you will say no.
•-úø’-ûª’-Ø√oúø’/ ņ’-èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√o®Ω’.

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