-•’-üµ¿-¢√®Ωç 8 -†-´ç-•®Ω’ 2006
Jayathi: Oh, this gas business! India, they
say, is improving and we don't get
cooking gas when we need it. God
knows how long we have to suffer
like this.
(àçö Ñ gas N≠æߪ’ç! ¶µ«®Ωû˝ î√™«
ÅGµ-´%Cl¥ îÁçü¿’-ûª’ç-ü¿ç-ö«®Ω’. ´çô gas
Å´Ææ-®Ω-¢Á’i-†-°æ¤púø’ üÌ®Ω-éπü¿’. áçûª-鬩ç Ñ
¶«üµ¿-©’-°æ-ú≈™ ûÁL-ߪ’-ôç-™‰ü¿’.)
Aarthi: True. They are giving us no end of
trouble, these civil supplies people
and gas dealers. The minute we run
out of gas we get the blues.
(Eï¢Ë’. Ñ §˘®Ω-Ææ-®Ω-°∂æ®√© ¢√∞¡⁄x, gas
dealers, Åçûª’-™‰E ¶«üµ¿ éπL-T-Ææ’h-Ø√o®Ω’.
´çô gas Å®·-§Ú-ûª’ç-ü¿çõ‰ áéπ\-úø-™‰E
Cí∫’©÷ ´Ææ’hçC.)
no end of= Åçûª’-™‰E/ áéπ\-úø-™‰E.
run out of= àüÁjØ√ Å®·-§Ú-´ôç.
My bike has/ I have run out of petrol =
Ø√ bike ™/ Ø√ ü¿í∫_®Ω petrol Å®·-§Ú-®·çC.
I've run out of cash, so take this
cheque= Ø√ ü¿í∫_®Ω †í∫ü¿’ Å®·-§Ú-®·çC,
鬕öÀdcheque BÆæ’éÓ.
India is running out of its oil resources =
¶µ«®Ωû˝ ·-®Ω’-E-Íé~-§ƒ©’ Å®·-§Ú-ûª’-Ø√o®·.
I am running out of patience =
Ø√ ã®Ω’p †P-≤ÚhçC.
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù
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Jayathi: Why don't they take some real seri-
ous steps? I need a cylinder now.
Let me have it first. Once I get it
over with, I can relax.
(Eï-¢Á’i† Ωu©’ áçü¿’èπ◊ BÆæ’-éÓ®Ω’?
É°æ¤púø’ Ø√éÓ cylinder 鬢√L. ´·çü¿’
††’o ûÁa-éÓF. Ç °æE °æ‹®Ωh-®·ûË,
؈÷-°œJ °‘©’a-éÓ-´îª’a).
Aarthi: Whenever something goes wrong
somewhere, the consumer gets the
worst of it and the gas dealers and
officials get the best of it.
(áéπ\úø à §Ò®Ω-§ƒô’ ïJ-TØ√, NE-ßÁ÷-í∫-
ü∆-®ΩxÍé ¶«üµ¿. ÅCµ-é¬-®Ω’-©èπ◊, gas dealers
èπÿ °æçô.)
Jayathi: Let me go now. I am going to get it
straight, whether I am getting gas or
not.
(††’o ¢Á∞¡xF. Ø√èπ◊ gas ´Ææ’hçüÓ, ®√üÓ
ûË©’a-èπ◊çö«.)
Aarthi: It is time that they got normal gas
supply underway.
(Gas supply Ææñ«-´¤í¬ ÖçúË îª®Ωu-L-°æp-
öÀÍé BÆæ’-éÓ-¢√-LqçC.)
It's time that ... =
(àüÁjØ√) É°æp-öÀ-éπ-ߪ·uç-ú≈-LqçC.
It's time you got married =
†’Ny-°æp-öÀÍé °Rx îËÆæ’-èπ◊E Öçú≈LqçC.
Jayathi: In all these matters it is annoying to
see that the gas dealer has the last
word. Protest, argue and haggle as
you like they have their way and
you are helpless.
(É™«çöÀ N≠æ-ߪ÷™x ´’†-éÓ\°æç ´îËa-üËç-
ôçõ‰ gas dealer üË ûª’C-´÷ô. E®Ω-Ææ†
ûÁL-°œØ√, ¢√Cç-*Ø√, ¶‰®Ωç-îË-ÆœØ√ ´’†ç
îËÊÆ-üËç-™‰ü¿’, ¢√∞¡x-ü∆J ¢√JüË.)
haggle= ¶‰®Ω-´÷-úøôç
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˛
Aarthi: That's true. I needed gas urgently
last week, I went straight to the
dealer but I got the brush off.
(Eï¢Ë’, éÀçü¿-öÀ-¢√®Ωç Ø√èπ◊ gas 鬢√Lq
´*a A†oí¬ dealer ü¿í∫_-®ΩÍé ¢ÁRûË, †ØËoç
°æöÀdç--éÓ-™‰ü¿’. Ø√ ´÷ô©’ BÆœ-§ƒ-Í®-
¨»úø’.)
Jayathi: For a cylinder full of gas we have to
run around places. This is modern
India, which in PM's words will be
the global market.
(äéπ\ cylinder gas éÓÆæç áEo-îÓ-ôx-Èé-
∞«x™! ÉD Çüµ¿’-Eé𠶵«®Ωû˝– ´’† v°æüµ∆E
´÷ô™x global market!)
☯ ☯ ☯ ☯
´’†ç éÌçûª-é¬-©çí¬ daily life conversation ™
ûª®Ω-îª’í¬ NE-°œçîË/ Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-í∫-°æúË get/ have ûÓ ´îËa
éÌEo expressions îª÷Ææ’hØ√oç. Å™«ç-öÀ¢Ë ´’J-éÌEo
îª÷ü∆lç. OöÀE conversation ™ ¢√úøôç Å©-
¢√ô’ îËÆæ’-èπ◊çõ‰, O’ Ç™-îª-†-©†’ ¶µ«¢√-©†’ î√™«
éπ*a-ûªçí¬ îÁ°æp-í∫-©’-í∫’-û√®Ω’.
To get something straight
a) Jagadish: Why are
you so nervous,
Paresh?
(àçôçûª éπçí¬®Ω’í¬
ÖØ√o´¤?)
Paresh: What is the
month?
M. SURESAN (à ØÁ© ÉC?)
Jagadish: November.
Paresh: Once we enter November I get
the / I have the exam blues.
(†´ç-•®˝ v°æ¢Ë-PÊÆh Ø√èπ◊ exams
í∫’Jç* Cí∫’©’ °æ¤úø’-ûª’çC).
Jagadish: Why in November itself? Isn't it
in March?
(November ™ØËØ√? March ™
éπü∆exams?)
Paresh: It's November in the semester
system.
(semester
°æü¿l¥-A™ °æK-éπ~©’
November ™ ï®Ω’-í∫’-û√®·.)
Jagadish: Take heart and get over the
blues. Otherwise you can't do
well.
(Cí∫’-©’-°æ-úøôç ´÷ØËÆ œ üµÁj®Ωuç
ûÁaéÓ. ™‰èπ◊çõ‰ exams ÆæJí¬_
®√ߪ’-™‰´¤.)
1. Ééπ\úø get the blues/ have the blues
îª÷úøçúÕ. D†®Ωnç– à N≠æ-ߪ’ç-´-©x-ØÁjØ√ ´’†-éÌîËa
Cí∫’©’.
a) She has pregnancy blues = Ç¢Á’èπ◊ í∫®Ωs¥ç-
´©x à´’-´¤-ûª’çüÓ ÅE Cí∫’-©’í¬ ÖçC.
b) He has started having summer blues =
Å°æ¤púË Åûª-EéÀ ¢ËÆæ-N-鬩ç Cí∫’©’ °æô’d-èπ◊çC=
He has started getting summer blues.
get the blues/ have the blues=
Cí∫’©’, é¬Ææh ¶µºßª’ç èπÿú≈.
lesson ™E Ñ sentence í∫´’-Eç-îªçúÕ.
The minute we run out of gas, we get the
blues/ we have the blues = Gas Å®·-§Ú-®·†
éπ~ùç-†’ç* ´’†èπ◊ Cí∫’-™‰-Ææ’hçC.
c) As the month of March approaches,
most businessmen get tax blues =
March ØÁ© ®√í¬ØË ¢√u§ƒ-®Ω-Ææ’h-©èπ◊ °æ†’o
(have tax blues)
Cí∫’©’ °æô’d-èπ◊ç-ô’çC.
2
2. Get something over with = [ To get the best of both the worlds =
(ã °æE/ N≠æߪ’ç) é¬E-îËa-ߪ’ôç. Å¢√y 鬢√L, •’¢√y 鬢√L.
Let me get my exams over with first and I'll You can't have/ get the best of both the
play any number of matches = exams
Ø√ worlds = Å¢√y 鬢√L, •’¢√y 鬢√-©çõ‰
matches
]
Å®·-§ÚF, áEo Å®·Ø√ Çúøû√.
èπ◊ü¿-®Ωü¿’.
Ééπ\úø èπÿú≈ get •ü¿’©’ have ¢√úøû√ç. 4. To get something straight = correct
a) He has to get his daughter's marriage/
àüÁjØ√
í¬ Å®Ωnç îËÆæ’-éÓ-´úøç = to have something
have his daughter's marriage over with.
straight.
Then only he can think of buying a
house = ¢Á·ü¿ô ÅûªE èπÿûª’J °Rx °æ‹Jh-îË-Ææ’- a) I am going to get it/ have it straight =
éÓ-¢√L. Ç ûª®√yûË É©’x é̆ôç Ææçí∫A. ؈C ÆæJí¬ Å®Ωnç îËÆæ’-éÓ-¶-ûª’Ø√o (ûË©’a-éÓ-
Look at the sentence in the conversation: ¶-ûª’Ø√o.)
Once I get it over with, I can relax = Once I Kiran: Let's have it/ let's get it straight.
have it over with I can relax. Am I pay for the tickets or you?
Ç °æE °æ‹Jh-îË-Ææ’-èπ◊çõ‰ Ü°œJ °‘©’a-éÓ-í∫-©†’. (ÉC ¢Á·ü¿ô ûË©’a-èπ◊çü∆ç. Tickets
Once the CM gets/ has the flood relief meas- èπ◊ îÁLxçîËC †’¢√y? ØËØ√?)
ures over with, he can think of expanding the Kishore: I've got it straight enough, it's
cabinet =
´®Ωü¿ Ææ£æ…-ߪ’éπ Ωu©’ °æ‹®Ωh-®·-§ÚûË, me. (Ø√èπ◊ Ææp≠ædçí¬ØË ûÁ©’Ææ’. ØËØË.)
CM
b) Get it/ have it straight. I don't want you
´’çvA-´®Ω_ NÆæh-®Ωù í∫’Jç* Ç™-*ç-îª-´îª’a.
3. Get the worst of = ã N≠æߪ’ç ´©x ïJÍí éÃúø’.
here again = ÆæJí¬ Å®Ωnç-îË-Ææ’éÓ. †’´¤y ´’Sx
a) Whenever something goes wrong
Ééπ\-úÕéÀ ®√´ôç Ø√éÀ-≠dçæ -™‰ü¿’.
somewhere the consumer gets the
c) We had better have things straight/ We
worst of it =
had better get things straight. Are you
(áéπ\úø à §Ò®Ω-§ƒô’ ïJ-TØ√
The dealers
ü∆E-´©x éÃúø’ NE-ßÁ÷-í∫-ü∆-®ΩxÍé.)
coming, or aren't you? =
and officials get the best of it = (Dealers,
ÅCµ-é¬-®Ω’©’ ©Gl¥ §Òçü¿’-û√®Ω’.) ´’†ç ÆæJí¬ Å®Ωnç-îË-Ææ’-éÓ-´úøç ´’ç*C.
(ûÁ©’-Ææ’-éπü∆ best x worst) †’¢Ìy-Ææ’h-Ø√o¢√, ®√´-õ‰xü∆?
EXERCISE ANSWER
Pavan: àçöÀ? àüÓ ¶«üµ¿-°æ-úø’-ûª’-†o-ô’x-Ø√o´¤? Pavan: You appear worried about something.
Sravan: à癉ü¿’. June ´îËaÆæ’hçC éπü∆, °œ©x© Sravan: June is approaching, I get the chil-
school fees © ¶«üµ¿ Cí∫’-©’í¬ ÖçC. dren's school fees blues.
Pavan: áçûË-N’öÀ? Pavan: How much is it?
Sravan: áçûª-®·Ø√ °æC-¢Ë© ®Ω÷§ƒ-ߪ’© ´÷õ‰. Sravan: Anywhere about Rs. 10,000/-
Pavan: Å®Ωnç îËÆæ’-éÓ-í∫-©†’. ´’J O’ ÉçöÀ repairs Pavan: I can understand. What about repairs
´÷õ‰-N’öÀ? to your home?
Sravan: ÉC ¢Á·ü¿ô é¬E-a-èπ◊çõ‰ ÉçöÀ repairs Sravan: Once I get it/ have it over with I can
N≠æߪ’ç Ç™-*ç--éÓ-´îª’a. think of them.
Pavan: °æC-¢Ë© ®Ω÷§ƒ-ߪ’-™„ç-ü¿’èπÿ? àüÁjØ√ Pavan: Why Rs. 10,000/- You can have your
´÷´‚©’ school ™ îªC-Nç-îª-´-a-éπü∆? son study in an ordinary school.
Sravan: ´’ç* îªü¿’´¤ 鬢√-Lq-´ÊÆh, ØËØ√ ê®Ω’a ¶µºJç- Sravan: I have to bear the expenditure if I want
î√-LqçüË. Å¢√y 鬢√L •’¢√y-é¬-¢√-©çõ‰ good schooling. We can't have the best
èπ◊ü¿-®Ω-ü¿’-éπü∆. of both the worlds. (We can't get ...)
v°æ¨¡o: 1. For the 'waters' -ï-¢√-•’:
2. I have come to deep waters
- expression
came lip to my
ÉC ÆæÈ®j† é¬ü¿’.
1. Waters Å-E, äéπ I am in deep water =
lips.
؈’
†C/- Ææ-´·-vü¿ç-™ E *èπ◊\™x ÖØ√o†’.
2. I have come to deep
3. some, any articles
F∞¡x†’ í∫’-J-ç-* ´÷ö«x-úË-
waters. ô-°æ¤p-úø’ -Åç-ö«®Ω’. The ÅØË-N
Ñ ¢√éπuç™
determiners.
water Å-ØÌ-a-éπü∆? waters of the Krishna
鬴¤. ÅN O’®Ω’
English ´÷ö«x-úË-ô-°æ¤púø’ ¢√öÀE
3. Articles ™ some and any (Krishna the
correct use
†D-ï-©ç/ -ï-™«©’), í¬ îËߪ’-í∫-L-TûË,
ÅØË °æü∆-©†’ èπÿú≈ a/ an èπ◊ waters of the Ocean (´’£æ…- articles
•£æ›´îª-†-®Ω÷-°æç™ ®√Ææ’h-Ø√o®Ω’. ÅN Å´¤-û√ߪ÷,
determiners
Ææ-´·-vü¿°æ¤ F∞¡Ÿx) – É™«ç-öÀ-îÓôx
Öü∆. 'some sugar' and 'any waters Åçö«ç. ´÷´‚-© ’í¬
Å´¤-û√ߪ÷ ÅØË
technicalities °æöÀdç--éÓ-éπçúÕ.
rice.' OöÀE articles éÀçü¿ Å®·ûË water ÅØË Åçö«ç. For
4. It is done = ÅC îËߪ’-•-úø’
-áç-ü¿’èπ◊ îª÷°œç-îªúøç ™‰ü¿’? the waters came lip to my lips
-
4. 'It is done'. DEE à tense ™ DEéÀ ´÷´‚-©’í¬ Å®Ωn-¢Ë’-O’ -ûª’ç-C/- îË-ߪ’-•-úÕçC. Åçõ‰
¢√úø-´îª’a? ™‰ü¿’. Ææçü¿®Ωs¥ç ûÁL-ÊÆh-é¬E Å®Ωnç ´÷´‚©’ ûÁ©’-í∫’™ Ç °æE
îÁ°æp™‰ç. Å´¤-ûª’çC (véπ´’ç ûª°æp-èπ◊çú≈)
– G.¢Áçéπ-õ‰-¨¡y®Ω’x, ´®Ωç-í∫™¸. Ç °æE Å®·çC, -ÅE.