-Ç-C-¢√®Ωç 17 -Çí∫Ææ’d 2008-
Chinmaya: Can we go out in this weather? It
looks like it's going to rain again.
(Ñ ¢√û√-´-®Ω-ùç™ •ßª’-öÀ-Èé-∞¡x-í∫-©´÷?
´’Sx ´®Ω{ç ´îËaô’x éπE-°œ-≤ÚhçC). ¢√úË expressions í∫’Jç* îªJa-Ææ’hØ√oç éπü∆. ¢√öÀ™
Tanmaya: The chances are it will rain again ´’J-éÌEo Ñ lesson ™ ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊çü∆ç. OöÀE ´’†ç
and that too, very heavily. The sky Ææçü¿®√s¥Eo•öÀd ¢√úÕûË, ´’† English î√™« ¢√u´-£æ…-J-
is overcast. éπçí¬, Ææ’Ø√-ߪ÷-Ææçí¬ ´÷ö«x-úÕ-†-ôd-E°œ-Ææ’hçC. Practice
(´’Sx ¢√ØÌîËa Ææ÷îª-†™‰ ÖØ√o®·. Å-D îËߪ’çúÕ.
î√™« °ü¿lí¬. -Çé¬-¨¡-´’ç-û√ 鬮Ω’-´’-•’s Look at the following sentences from the
éπ-¢Ë’tÆœç-C.) conversation above:
Chinmaya: So what shall we do? (-Å®·-ûË -îË-ü∆lç?) 1) It looks like it's going to rain.
Tanmaya: I am in a fix too. The book we want to
get from Saranya is very important
and she will be leaving in an hour.
(Ø√èπÿ àç îËߪ÷™ ûÓîª-úøç-™‰ü¿’. ¨¡®Ωùu
ü¿í∫_®Ω †’ç* ´’†ç ûÁa-éÓ-¢√-©-†’-èπ◊†o
°æ¤Ææhéπç î√™« ´·êu-¢Á’içC; ûªØË¢Á÷ ã
í∫çô™ ¢ÁRx-§Ú-ûÓçC.)
Chinmaya: Look. It's started drizzling again. If
we get out now, we are sure to get
drenched.
(îª÷úø’, Å°æ¤púË ûª’ç°æ®Ω ¢Á·ü¿-™„jçC.
É°æ¤púø’ ´’†ç •ßª’-™‰l-®√-´’çõ‰ °æ‹Jhí¬
ûªúÕ-Æœ-§Úû√ç.)
Tanmaya: But we need the book.
(é¬F Ç °æ¤Ææhéπç ´’†-éπ-´-Ææ®Ωç.)
Chinmaya: Excuse me. For all that you say I
don't think much of it.
(à´’-†’-éÓèπ◊. †’¢Ëyç îÁ°œpØ√ Ç °æ¤Ææhéπç
O’ü¿ Ø√Íéç Åçûª íÌ°æp ÅGµ-v§ƒßª’ç ™‰ü¿’.)
Tanmaya: You don't? (™‰ü∆ Fèπ◊?)
Chinmaya: Sorry, no. There are much better
books on the subject than that.
(Sorry,
™‰ü¿’. Åçûªéπçõ‰ Ç subject O’ü¿
î√™« ´’ç* °æ¤Ææh-é¬-©’-Ø√o®·.)
Tanmaya: Then why were you all ears to
Saranya when she was praising the
book.
(´’®Ω-®·ûË ¨¡®Ωùu Ç °æ¤Ææh-é¬--†oçûªí¬ §Òí∫’- Öçö«®Ω’.
úø’-ûª’çõ‰ Åçûª v¨¡ü¿l¥í¬ NØ√o-¢Áç-ü¿’èπ◊?) look alike - É™« èπÿú≈ ¢√úøû√ç–
Chinmaya: You imagine things. I was not all
that interested.
(†’´yFo Ü£œ«ç--èπ◊ç-ö«´¤. ØËØËç Åçûª
v¨¡ü¿l¥ îª÷°œç-îª-™‰ü¿’.)
Tanmaya: Ok. Now that we can't go to
Saranya in this bad weather, will
you at least show me the books you
say are much better.
(ÆæÍ®. ¢√û√-´-®Ωùç ¶«í¬-™‰E Ñ °æJ-Æœn-A™ looks like èπ◊ Å®Ωnç, ÅE-°œç-îªúøç/ éπE-°œç-îªúøç.
´’†ç ¨¡®Ωùu ü¿í∫_®Ωèπ◊ ¢Á∞¡x™‰ç 鬕öÀd, ûª† a) He looks like having been beaten = Åûªúø’
ü¿í∫_-®Ω’†oü∆E-éπçõ‰ ´’ç* °æ¤Ææhéπç F
ü¿í∫_®Ω’Ø√o-ߪ’Ø√o¢Ë, ¢√öÀE îª÷°œç.)
Chinmaya: Wait. All in good time. I'll get them to
you as soon as the weather clears.
(Çí∫’ é¬Ææh ã°œ-éπ-°æô’d. ûªy®Ω-™ØË îª÷Æœ≤ƒh.
Ñ ´’•’s-O-úøF.)
Tanmaya: OK. I'm stopping because of you.
Mind what you're about. You have
given the word.
(ÆæÍ®. ØË-Ø√-T§Ú-ûª’Ø√o F ´©x. †’¢Ëy-´’-
Ø√o¢Ó, àç îËߪ’-¶-ûª’-Ø√o¢Ó, í∫’®Ω’hç-éÓ. A. I have had a car ™ have,
Ø√èπ◊ ´÷öÀ-î√a´¤.)
Chinmaya: You won't be disappointed. How
about having meal with me at my
place now? I don't know what mom
has cooked. You'll have to take pot
luck.
(†’´¤y E®√¨¡ îÁç-ü¿èπ◊. ´÷ Éçöx Q. àC
¶µçîËߪ’-èπÿ-úøü∆ Ø√ûÓ. ´÷ Å´’t àç
´çúÕçüÓ Ø√èπ◊ ûÁL-ߪ’ü¿’. ´’† Åü¿%≠ædç
éÌDl/ àü¿’çõ‰ ü∆EûÓØË ÆæJ-°-ô’d-éÓ-¢√L.)
Tanmaya: No, I have to go. Mom will be wait-
ing for me. Moreover my cousin is
coming.
(™‰ü¿’. ؈’ ¢Á∞«xL. Å´’t Ø√ éÓÆæç
îª÷Ææ÷h Öçô’çC. ÅçûËé¬èπ◊çú≈ ´÷
cousin èπÿú≈ ´≤ÚhçC.)
Spoken English -§ƒ-ûª -¢√u≤ƒ-©éÓÆæç -éÀxé˙ -îË-ߪ’ç-úÕ.. URL: http://www.eenadu.net/spoken/spoken.htm
Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛
Chinmaya: OK. Let's now look for those books.
(ÆæÍ®. Ç °æ¤Ææh-é¬-™„-éπ\-úø’-Ø√oßÁ÷ îª÷ü∆lç °æü¿.)
Daily conversation ™ real life situations ™
2) The chances are it will rain again and that too
very heavily.
3) The sky is over cast.
4) I am in a fix.
5) For all that you say, I don't think much of that
book.
6) Why were you all ears to saranya?
a) The sky being overcast, the fisherman did 7) Be all ears = Åûªuçûª ÇÆæéÀhûÓ v¨¡ü¿l¥í¬ N†úøç/
7) All in good time.
8) Mind what you're about.
1) Look like = D†®Ωnç, ´’†ç-ü¿-Jéà ûÁL-Æ œçüË – §ÚLéπ
Öçúøôç. äéπü∆E™«/ äéπ-J™« ÉçéÓöÀ/ ÉçéÌ-éπ®Ω’ b) The sky was overcast and we got wet in the
Öçúøôç.
She looks like her sister = Ç¢Á’ ûª† Åéπ\/ îÁ™„x-
4) Be in a fix/ get in a fix= éÀx≠dæ °æJ-Æ œn-A™
™«xØË ÖçC.
Öçúøôç. ÉC î√™« ≤ƒüµ∆-®Ωùçí¬ ¢√úË ´÷ô.
a) We'll be in fix if we lose this money too
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù 490 b) this
It looks like it is going to rain
look alike =
DEéÀ Ææç•ç-Cµç-*çüË äÍ陫 Öçúøôç.
The brothers look alike = Ç Å†o-ü¿-´·t©’ äÍ陫
a) He is his father's look alike
= Åûªúø’ Åa ¢√∞¡x Ø√†o-™«ØË Öçö«úø’.
b) A number of movies/ novels are woven
around look alikes
= î√™« ÆœE-´÷©’/ †´©©’ äÍé §ÚL-èπ◊-†o-¢√∞¡x
ô÷d ÅLx-†¢Ë.
Å®·ûË It looks like it's going to rain ÅØË ´÷ô™x
¶«í¬ üÁ•s©’ A†oô’x éπE-°œ-Ææ’h-Ø√oúø’.
b) The teacher looks like having seen our
tricks = ´’† ¢Ë≥ƒ-©†’ teacher ví∫£œ«ç-*-†-ô’xçC/
ÅE-°œ-≤ÚhçC.
Q. I have had a car - Ñ ¢√éπuç™
had possession èπ◊ Ææç•ç-Cµç-
*çü∆? - Abhijeet, Hyderabad
present perfect tense †’ ûÁL-
Ê°-´÷ô. DEéÀ have éπLT
Öçúøôç (possession) èπ◊
Ææç•çüµ¿ç ™‰ü¿’. Had °j sentence ™ have
èπ◊ past participle.
I got married., I was married. Ñ È®çúÕç-öÀ™
éπÈ®èπ◊d?
He has left for Bombay. He has gone to
Bombay. Ñ È®çúø’ ¢√é¬u-©èπ◊ ûËú≈ Öçü∆?
- L. Nageswara Rao, Gudivada
A. I got married =
؈’ °Rx îËÆæ’-èπ◊-Ø√o†’– °∂晫Ø√
®ÓV†/ Ææç´-ûªq-®Ωç™.
I was married = ؈-°æp-öÀéÀ N¢√-£œ«-ûª’-úÕE.
¢Á·ü¿öÀ sentence ™ °Rx îËÆæ’-èπ◊-Ø√o†’ ÅØË
°æEéÀ v§ƒüµ∆†uç.
2
c) It looks like there
will be another
tsunami
= ÉçéÓ Ææ’Ø√N’
´îËa™« ÖçC/ ÅE-°œ-
≤ÚhçC.
2) That too = ÅC-èπÿú≈/
Åçü¿’-™ †÷/ ü∆E-éÀ-
ûÓúø’. Not think much of = äéπ-JE í∫’Jç* Ææü¿-Gµ-
a) Do you want me to all the way, and that too v§ƒßª’ç/ íÌ°æp ÅGµ-v§ƒßª’ç Öçúøéπ-§Ú-´úøç (áèπ◊\-´í¬
in this hot sun? = Åçûª ü¿÷®Ω-´‚ †úø-´-´’ç- ™‰éπ-§Ú-´úøç ÅØË ¶µ«´çûÓ not ûÓ ¢√úøû√ç)
ö«¢√ ††’o, Åçü¿’-™†÷ Éçûª áçúø™? a) Not many think much of Ganguly nowa
b) He gave just half the money and that too days = í∫çí∫÷-ME í∫’Jç* î√™«-´’ç-CéÀ íÌ°æp
after a lot of delay =
-Å-ûª-úø’ Ø√èπ◊ Ææí∫ç úø¶‰s ÅGµ-v§ƒßª’ç ™‰C-°æ¤púø’.
Éî√aúø’, ÅD î√™« Ç©-Ææuçí¬. b) She doesn't think much of the Chiranjeevi
3) Overcast= Ç鬨¡ç ¶«í¬ ´’¶‰sÆœ Öçúøôç/ 鬮Ω’ effect =
Ç¢Á’èπ◊ *®Ωç-@N v°æ¶µ«´ç O’ü¿ Åçûª
´’•’s-©ûÓ Öçúøôç. íÌ°æp ÅGµ-v§ƒßª’ç ™‰†-ô’dçC.
not set out into the sea = Ç鬨¡ç ¢Ë’°∂æ÷-´%-ûª¢Á’i îÁ´¤©-°æp-Tç-îªúøç.
a) She was all ears for her lover's words = ûª†
Öçúø-ôç-´©x, Ç -ñ«-©-J Ææ´·-vü¿ç-™éÀ ¢Á∞¡x-™‰ü¿’.
v°œßª·úÕ ´÷ô-™«¢Á’ Åûªuçûª v¨¡ü¿l¥ûÓ/ îÁ´¤-©-°æp-
drizzle = 鬮Ω’-´’-•’s©’ éπN’t ÖçC Ç鬨¡ç, ¢Ë’ç Tç* NçöçC.
b) I am all ears for your story. Please start =
V©’x ™  ûªúÕ¨»ç.
F éπü∑¿ v¨¡ü¿l¥í¬ NØËç-ü¿’èπ◊ Æœü¿l¥çí¬ ÖØ√o.
v§ƒ®Ωç-Gµç. (§Ú©açúÕ: All eyes)
7) All in good time = ûªy®Ω-™ ØË/ ï®Ω-í¬-Lq† Ææ´’-ߪ’ç-
™ØË. ï®Ω-í¬-LqçC ÆæÈ®j† Ææ´’-ߪ’ç-™ØË Å†’-èπ◊-†oô’d
= Ñ úø•’s èπÿú≈ §ÚíÌ-ô’d-èπ◊çõ‰ -´’-†ç î√™«
ï®Ω’-í∫’-ûª’çC, ûÌçü¿-®Ω-°æ-úøèπ◊, ÅØË Å®ΩnçûÓ.
É•sç-ü¿’™x °æúøû√ç.
a) 'Mom, when will the food be ready?'
We've got ourselves in a fix by investing in
business
(Å´÷t, ņoç á°æ¤púø’ -ûª-ߪ÷®Ω-´¤-ûª’ç-C?)
'All in good time, boy, all in good time'
= Ñ ¢√u§ƒ-®Ωç™ °ô’d-
(ûªy®Ω-™ØË ¶«•÷.)
•úÕ Â°öÀd *èπ◊\™x °æú≈fç/
àO’ §ƒ©’-§ÚE ÆœnA™ b) He got what he wanted, all in good time =
ÖØ√oç. Åûªúø’ 鬢√-©-†’-èπ◊-†oC §Òçü∆úø’, ÅD ûªy®Ω-™ØË/
Be in a fix Åçõ‰ áô÷ ņ’-èπ◊†o Ææ´’-ߪ’ç-™ØË.
ûË©’a-éÓ-™‰E ÆœnA èπÿú≈ – To 8) Mind what you're about = †’¢Ëyç îËߪ’-¶-ûª’-
do or not to do some- Ø√o¢Ó ñ«ví∫ûªh! ÉüÓ Nüµ¿çí¬ Â£«îªa-Jç-îªúøç.
M.SURESAN
thing ÅØË O’´÷çÆæ. a) 'I have decided to contest the elections'
5) For all that/ for all etc = (؈’ áEo-éπ™x §Úöà îËߪ÷-©E E®Ωg-®·ç--
Å®·-†-°æp-öÀéÀ
a) For all its batting power, India lost the èπ◊Ø√o.)
match = Batting batting 'Mind what you're about. It'll cost you all
¨¡éÀh Ö†o-°æp-öÀéÃ/ áçûª
that you've earned in the last 10 years'.
¨¡éÀh Öçõ‰ØËç, ¶µ«®Ωû˝ ãúÕ-§Ú-®·çC.
b) For all that I worked, I got very little =
(†’¢Ëyç îËÆæ’h-Ø√o-¢Ó ñ«ví∫ûªh/ Ç™-*ç. í∫ûª °æüË-
∞¡x™ †’´¤y Ææ秃-Cç-*ç-ü¿çû√ ê®Ωa-®·-§Ú-ûª’çC)
ØËØÁçûÓ îËÆœ-†-°æpöÀéà Ø√éÌ-*açC ûªèπ◊\¢Ë.
b) Mind what you're about. You're going to
c) For all our claims of democracy, only the
face a strong opponent -
rich have all the power=
àç îËÆæ’h-Ø√o¢Ó
´’†C v°æñ«-≤ƒy´’uç
ñ«ví∫ûªh! î√™« •©-¢Á’i† v°æûªuJnØÁü¿’-®Ó\-¶-ûª’-Ø√o´¤.
ÅE áçûª îÁ°æ¤p-èπ◊-†o-°æp-öÀéà üµ¿E-èπ◊-©üË ÅCµ-鬮Ωç
Åçû√.
È®çúÓ sentence ™, N¢√-£œ«-ûª’-úÕE ÅØË ¶µ«¢√-EéÀ Q. Æœ§ƒ-®·© A®Ω’-í∫’-¶«-ô’†’ Sepoy mutiny
v§ƒüµ∆†uç ÖçC. ÅØ√™«? Soldiers mutiny ÅØ√™«? Éçí∫xç-ú˛™
Æœ§ƒ-®·E à´’ç-ö«®Ω’? ´’†-üË-¨¡ç™ sepoy ņo-
He has left for Bombay = He has gone to
Bombay. °æü¿ç ᙫ Æœn®Ω-°æ-úÕçC? - P. Mohan, Jagityal
A. Sepoy ÅØËC Hindi/ Urdu ´÷ô. ≤ƒyûªç-vû√u-EéÀ
Q. 1. How could you ever get admission in that
school? ever
Ééπ\úø Ö°æ-ßÁ÷í∫ç àN’öÀ? °æ‹®Ωyç British military officers éÀçü¿ °æE-îËÊÆ
Ever Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-Tç-îª-éπ-§ÚûË Å®Ωnç™ ´îËa ûËú≈ ÅA éÀç-C≤ƒn®· ÂÆjE-èπ◊-©†’ sepoy Å-ØË¢√∞¡Ÿx. Ñ
àN’öÀ? ´÷ô ´·êuçí¬ British ÂÆjE-èπ◊-©èπ◊, ¶µ«®Ωûª ÂÆjE-
2. Some other brands will then be as cheap
èπ◊-©èπÿ ûËú≈ ûÁL-Ê°ç-ü¿’èπ◊ ¢√úË-¢√®Ω’. É°æ¤púø’ ´’†-
as this or even cheaper. then
üË-¨¡ç™ sepoy •ü¿’©’ Jawan (ï¢√Ø˛) -¢√-úø’-
ûª’Ø√o®Ω’. Sepoy É°æ¤púø’ ¢√úø’-éπ™ ™‰ü¿’.
Ééπ\úø
Then
Jawan, Indians English. Sepoy, Jawan,
áçü¿’èπ◊ Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-Tç-î√®Ω’? Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-Tç-
stress
Soldier-
îªúøç ´©x à ¶µ«´ç°j °æúø’-ûª’çC? É´Fo äéπõ‰. ÂÆjE-èπ◊úø’ ÅE.
- B. Sarada, Eluru
Q. O’®Ω’ E†o Éçöx ÖØ√o®√?– -Éç-Tx-≠ˇ-™ -à-´’-Ø√-L?
A. 1. ´÷´‚-©’í¬ ever Åçõ‰ á°æp-öÀéà ÅE Å®Ωnç. Were you at home yesterday/ Was you at
Å®·ûË É-™«ç-öÀ sentences ™ ever Åçõ‰ home yesterday?
- M. RatnaKishore, Miryalaguda
ÅÆæ©’ ÅE Å®Ωnç ´Ææ’hçC, Ǩ¡a®Ωuç ´uéπh-°æ-J-îËç-
ü¿’èπ◊. O’®√ school ™ ÅÆæ©’ admission A. You= †’´¤y/ O’®Ω’. †’´¤y ÅE ¢√úÕØ√, O’®Ω’ ÅE
ᙫ §Òç-ü¿-í∫-©®Ω’?ņoô’d.-
2. then = Å°æ¤púø’ (Å°æ¤p-úø’/ Ç °æJ-Æ œn-A™)
¢√úÕØ√, you ûÓ ´îËa verb á°æ¤púø÷ plural. Åçü¿’-
éπE you are/ were Åçö«ç. You was ņç.