-Ç-C-¢√®Ωç 14 -ï-†-´-J 2007
Kalpana: What's wrong with that?
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Kalpana: Is that your progress card? Let me
see it. Let me know how well you've
fared in the exams?
(ÅüËØ√ F progress card? àD îª÷úøF.
°æK-éπ~™x áçûª ¶«í¬ ®√¨»¢Ó ûÁ©’-Ææ’-éÓF.)
Avinash: Here it is, mom.
Kalpana: Oh Avinash, what kind of marks is
this?
(ÅN-Ø√≠ˇ, àç marks ÉN?)
Avinash: Aren't they good, mom? I didn't get
less than 70% in any subject.
ÅN ´’ç* marks é¬ü∆? à subject ™
èπÿú≈ 70% èπ◊ ûªí∫_-™‰ü¿’.)
I'm not at all pleased
Kalpana: I am not at all pleased with these
marks, boy. Who gets the first mark
in your class?
(Ñ marks Ø√éπ-Ææ©’ ÆæçûÓ≠æç éπL-Tç-îª-ôç-
™‰ü¿’. O’ class ™ first mark á´-JéÀ?)
Avinash: What's wrong with those marks,
mom? You are never happy with my
marks even when they are quite
high.
marks
(Ç èπ◊ à´’-®·çC? áçûÁ-èπ◊\´
marks
´*aØ√ F¢Á°æ¤púø÷ ÆæçûÓ-≠æ-°æ-úø´¤.)
Kalpana: You get on my nerves Avi. You call
these good marks? 94% in maths,
86% in English, 78% in Telugu, 82%
in Science, 75% each in History and
Geography. No, Avi, you should have
scored even higher. Who gets the
first in your class? Tell me that first.
(ÅO, Ø√éÓ\°æç ûÁ°œp-Ææ’h-Ø√o´¤. ÉN ´’ç*
marks Åçö«¢√? Maths 94%, etc, ...
ÅO, ™«¶µºç-™‰ü¿’. †’´¤y Éçé¬ áèπ◊\´
marks ûÁa-éÓ-†’ç-ú≈-LqçC. O’ class ™
first á´®Ω’? Ç N≠æߪ’ç ´·çü¿’ îÁ°æ¤p.)
Avinash: Pratibha.
Kalpana: You couldn't score higher than the
girl. What a shame!
(†’´¤y Ç Å´÷t®· éπçõ‰ áèπ◊\´ ûÁa-éÓ-
™‰-éπ-§Ú-ߪ÷´¤. Æœí∫’_-îËô’.)
Kamesh: Come on Kalpana, our son has
scored good enough marks. Why
compare? Why are you so envious?
(´’†-¶«s®· ´’ç* marks ûÁa-èπ◊-Ø√oúø’
éπü∆. ÉçéÌ-éπ-JûÓ §ÚL-Èéç-ü¿’èπ◊? áçü¿’-éπçûª
Ñ®Ω{u Fèπ◊?)
(envious = Ñ®Ω{u (envy) éπ©)
Kalpana: I want our boy to stand first in the
class. Is that wrong?
(´’†¶«s®· class ™ ¢Á·ü¿-öÀ-¢√úø’í¬
Öçú≈©E Ø√ éÓJéπ. ÅC ûª§ƒp?)
Kamesh: Look here. Expecting our son to get
very good marks is not wrong, but
comparison is always bad. You
always compare. I am none too
happy about it.
(-îª÷-úø’. -´’-†-¶«s®· -áèπ◊\-´ -´÷®Ω’\-©’ -ûÁ-
aéÓ-¢√-©-E -Ç-Pç-îª-úøç -ûª°æ¤pí¬--ü¿’, é¬-F -§Ú-
Léπ -á°æ¤p-úø÷ -´’ç-*-Cé¬-ü¿’. -F-¢Á°æ¤p-úø÷ -§Ú-
Léπ -ûÁÆæ’hç-ö«-´¤. -Å-C -Ø√èπ◊ -†-îªa-ü¿’.)
Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛
ii) The way he talked made
(Åçü¿’™ ûªÊ°p-´·çC?)
Kamesh: I am not in the least pleased,
Kalpana. Why do you put so much
pressure on the boy. A few marks
less- does it matter much?
(Ø√éπÆæ©’ ÆæçûÓ-≠æçí¬ ™‰ü¿’, éπ©pØ√. áçü¿’-
éπçûª äAhúÕ ûÁ≤ƒh¢√ èπ◊v®√úÕ O’ü¿? à¢Ó
éÌEo marks ûªí¬_®·– ÅüË-´’çûª Ææ´’Ææu?)
Kalpana: This kind of talk is what I like least.
You don't expect the boy to perform
better if you talk like this.
(É™«çöÀ ´÷ô™‰ Ø√éπ-Ææ-L-≠dçæ -™‰ü¿’. O’Í®
É™« ´÷ö«x-úÕûË ¢√úÕç-ûª-éπçõ‰ ¢Á’®Ω’í¬_ àç
îË≤ƒhúø’.)
Kamesh: Marks are not all. So long as he
doesn't score low we need not worry.
Let him relax.
(´÷®Ω’\™‰ ´·êuç-鬴¤. ´’K ûªèπ◊\´
marks ûÁa-éÓ-†ç-ûª-´-®Ωèπ◊ ´’†ç ¶«üµ¿-°æ-úø-†-
éπ\-®Ω-™‰ü¿’. ¢√úÕE é¬Ææh Ü°œJ BÆæ’-éÓF.)
Kalpana: Ok, Ok. I only want our son to do bet-
ter. That's all.
(ÆæÍ®xçúÕ. ´’†-¢√-úÕçé¬ ¶«í¬ îËߪ÷-©E Ø√
éÓJéπ. ÅçûË.)
Look at the following sentences from the
conversation above.
1) Kalpana: I am (I'm) not at all pleased.
2) Kalpana: You get on my nerves, Avi.
3) Kamesh : I'm none too happy about it.
4) Kamesh : I'm not in the least pleased.
5) Kalpana: This kind of talk is what I like
least.
í∫´’-Eç-î√®Ω’ éπü∆: °j sentences ÅFo èπÿú≈
ÆæçûÓ-≠æ-°æ-úø-éπ-§Ú-´-ö«Eo ûÁL-Ê°-Ní¬ ÖØ√o®·. °j† ¢√úÕ-
†-´-Fo ´’†èπ◊ ÆæçûÓ≠æç, ûª%°œh éπL-Tç-îªE Ææçü¿-®√s¥™x
¢√úË ´÷´‚©’ expressions. Éçûª´®Ω-èπ◊ NNüµ¿
Ææçü¿-®√s¥™x ¢√úË standard expressions îª÷¨»ç
éπü∆. ¢√öÀûÓ§ƒõ‰ ÉO.
1. I am not at all pleased =
Ø√éπ-Ææ©’ ÆæçûÓ-≠æç-í¬-™‰ü¿’/ Ø√Íéçûª%°œh ™‰ü¿’
i) I am not at all pleased with his words =
ÅûªE ´÷ô©’ Ø√éπ-Ææ©’ ÆæçûÓ-≠æçí¬ ™‰´¤.
ii) The spectators were not at all pleased
with the way he played =
Åûª†’ ÇúÕ† B®Ω’ vÊ°éπ~-èπ◊©èπ◊ ÅÆæ©’ †îªa-™‰ü¿’.
2. You get on my nerves =
†’´¤y Ø√éÓ\°æç ûÁ°œp-Ææ’h-Ø√o´¤/ ††’o NÆœ-T-Ææ’h-Ø√o´¤.
i) The way he behaves gets on my nerves =
¢√úÕ v°æ´-®Ωh† Ø√éÓ\°æç ûÁ°œp-Ææ’hçC/ ††’o NÆœ-T-
Ææ’hçC/ *é¬-èπ◊-°æ-®Ω’-Ææ’hçC.
ii) He manages not to get on anybody's
nerves =
Åûª†’ á´-Jéà éÓ°æç éπL-Tç-îª-èπ◊çú≈ îª÷Ææ’-èπ◊ç-ö«úø’.
iii) Let me not see him here again. He gets
on my nerves =
´’Sx ¢√úÕE †Eo-éπ\úø îª÷úø-E-´yèπ◊. ¢√úøçõ‰ Ø√èπ◊
*é¬èπ◊.
3. I'm (I am) none too happy about it- None
too happy about - ÉC î√™« Bv´-´’-®·†
ÅÆæç-ûª%°œhE ûÁLߪ’-ñ‰-Ææ’hçC.
i) We are none too happy about the Indian
team's performance in South Africa.
South Africa ™ ¶µ«®Ωû˝ ïô’d v°æü¿-®Ωz† °æôx
´’†ç Bv´-´’-®·† ÅÆæç-ûª%°œhûÓ ÖØ√oç/ ÅÆæ©’
¶«í¬-™‰ü¿’.
us none too happy = Åûª†’
´÷ö«x-úÕ† Nüµ¿ç ´’†èπ◊ î√™«
ÅÆæç-ûª%-°œhí¬ ÖçC. (ÆæçûÓ-
≠æçí¬ ™‰ü¿’)
4. Not in the least pleased =
ÅÆæ©’ ÆæçûÓ-≠æçí¬ ™‰ü¿’.
Bv´-´’-®·† ÅÆæç-ûª%-°œhí¬ ÖçC.
i) The teacher was not in the least pleased
with his marks =
ÅûªúÕ marks teacher èπ◊ àO’ ÆæçûÓ≠æç éπL-Tç-
îª-™‰ü¿’. (Teacher ÅûªE ´÷®Ω’\© °æôx î√™«
ÅÆæç-ûª%-°œhûÓ ÖØ√oúø’.)
ii) Babu: How do you find the arrange-
ments?
(à®√p-õ„x™« ÖØ√o®·?)
Balu: I'm not in the least pleased.
(àç ûª%°œh-éπ-®Ωçí¬ ™‰´¤)
iii) The CM is not in the least pleased with
the remarks of the Minister for Sports and
Youth activities.(véÃú≈-´’çvA ¢√uêu-©-°æôx
´·êu-´’çvA î√™« -ÅÆæç-ûª%°œhí¬ ÖØ√o®Ω’.)
5. What I like least =
D†®Ωnç èπÿú≈ Ø√éπ-Ææ-©’-°æ-úø-ü¿E.
i) What I like least is the way he talks =
Åûªúø’ ´÷ö«xúË B®Ω’ Ø√éπ-Ææ-©’-†-îªaü¿’.
ii) Chandra: He went to a movie last night. =
(Åûª†’ E†o ÆœE-´÷-Èé-∞«xúø’.)
Surya: That's what I like least about
him, his going to movies too
often.
(ÅüË Ø√èπ◊ ¢√úÕ™ †îªa-EC. ´’K
áèπ◊\´ ÆœE-´÷©’ îª÷≤ƒhúø’ ¢√úø’.)
ÉO ´’† ÅÆæç-ûª%-°œhE, †îªaE N≠æ-ߪ÷Lo, éÓ°æç ûÁ°œpçîË
N≠æ-ߪ÷Lo ûÁLÊ° standard expressions. î√™«
´÷ô-©èπ◊ Ñ expressions ™ not ´*a ü∆E ûª®√yûª
superlative degree ®√´ôç O’®Ω’ í∫´ ’-EçîË
Öçö«®Ω’. ÉC English ™ î√™« common. ´’†èπ◊
éÓ°æç ûÁ°œpçîË Ææçü¿-®√s¥©’ real life situations ™
áèπ◊\-´-í¬ØË Öçö«®· éπü∆. Å™«ç-ô-°æ¤púø’ °j expres-
sions ´’†èπ◊ î√™« Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-í∫-°æ-úø-û√®·.
EXERCISE
Practise aloud the following in English
Ritish: †’´¤y ´’Sx Ç©-Ææuçí¬ ´î√a¢˛. Ñ N≠æ-
ߪ’ç™ †’´¤y Ø√Èé-°æ¤púø÷ éÓ°æç éπL-T-
≤ƒh´¤.
Dheeraj: Traffic jam ™ É®Ω’-èπ◊\-§Ú-ߪ÷†’. àç
îËߪ’-´’ç-ö«¢˛?
Ritish: ´’Sx ÅüË-´÷ô. éÌçîÁç ´·çü¿’í¬ •ßª’-
©’-üË-®Ω-´-a-éπü∆?
Dheeraj: †’´¤y ´÷ö«xúË B®Ω’ Ø√éπ-Ææ©’ †îªa-ôç-
™‰ü¿’. ؈’ 鬢√-©E Ç©Ææuç 鬙‰ü¿’
éπü∆. Ñ≤ƒ-J-ô’-´çöÀ Ææçü¿®Ωs¥ç ®√èπ◊çú≈
îª÷≤ƒhØËx.
ANSWER
Ritish: You are late again. You get on my
nerves in this matter.
Dheeraj: I was caught in a traffic jam. What
do you want me to do?/ What
could I do?
Ritish: The same thing again. You could
have started earlier.
Dheeraj: I am none too happy about the
way you talk. I am not late inten-
tionally. I'll see that this isn't
R
repeated.
2
v°æ¨¡o: éÀçC v°æ¨¡o-© π◊ Å®√nEo N´-Jç-îªçúÕ.
1. He is a teacher, is he?
2. He is not a teacher, isn't he?
(explain the same way questions or com-
ment tags.)
3. Scarcely had the game started when it
began to rain.
4. No sooner had he heard the news than he
started off.
5. Hardly had I finished the work when the
picture started.
6. Barely had I gone there when he went out.
7. I can wait unless and until he comes.
8. We can't wipe out this evil unless and until
the individual thinks so.
9. They were asked to maintain sanitation
failing which action would be initiated
against them. ( How do we use the phrase
'failing' which?)
10. Which words do we use instead of the
words 'eve teasers'?
– K. Rama Krishna, Ongole
-ï-¢√-•’:
1. Åûª†’ Ö§ƒ-üµ∆u-ߪ·úø’ éπü∆? (Is he?)
2. Åûª†’ Ö§ƒ-üµ∆u-ߪ·úø’ é¬ü¿’, éπü∆?
Å®·ûË áèπ◊\´ Ææçü¿-®√s¥™x, He is a/ He is not
a teacher ņo-°æ¤púø’, OöÀéÀ
´îËa question tags ™ not
Öçúøôç, ™‰éπ-§Úôç ÅØËC,
statement part (stem) ™
not Öçúøôç, ™‰éπ-§Ú--´ö«-Eo-
•öÀd Öçô’çC.
He is a teacher, (Ééπ\úø
not ™‰ü¿’), 鬕öÀd, He is a
teacher, isn't he?
(Question tag n't
™
´Ææ’hçC).
He is not a teacher not
(Ééπ\úø ÖçC), 鬕öÀd
He is not a teacher, is he? (Question tag ™
not
™‰ü¿’)
Sentences 3, 4, 5, 6 - Oô-Eo-çöÀéà ŮΩnç, (ã °æE)
Å®·, Å´-èπ◊ç-ú≈-ØË/- ¢Áç-ôØË ÅE.
3. Çô ¢Á·ü¿-©®‚, Å´-éπ-´·çüË ´®Ω{ç v§ƒ®Ω綵ºç
Å®·çC. (Çô ¢Á·ü¿-©-®·† ¢ÁçôØË).
4. ÅûªØ√ ¢√®Ωh NF N†-èπ◊ç-ú≈ØË, (N†o ¢ÁçôØË)...
5. Åûª†’ °æE °æ‹JhîËÆ œ îËߪ’-èπ◊ç-ú≈ØË (îËÆ œ†
¢ÁçôØË)....
6. ؈-éπ\-úÕéÀ ¢ÁSx, ¢Á∞¡x-éπ-´·çüË (¢ÁRx† ¢ÁçôØË)....
7. DE-éπ®Ωnç ™‰ü¿’. O’®Ω’ ®√Æœ† v°æ鬮Ωç, D†®Ωnç,
Åûª†’ ´ÊÆh ûª°æp, ´îËaç-ûª-´-®Ωèπÿ é¬îª’-èπ◊ç-ö«†’.
- What's the idea? (I can't wait Åçõ‰ ÆæÈ®j†
Å®Ωnç ´Ææ’hçC)
8. ´uéÀh Å™« Ç™-*ÊÆh ûª°æp, Ç™-*ç-îËç-ûª-´-®Ωèπÿ
(unless= ûª°æp, until= ´®Ωèπ◊) Ñ îÁúø’†’ ®Ω÷°æ¤-
´÷-°æ™‰ç. (Å®·ûË modern English usage ™
unless and until Åçûªí¬ Ç¢Á÷-ü¿-ßÁ÷í∫uç é¬ü¿’.
Unless é¬F until é¬-F ¢√úÕûË î√©’).
9. Failing which = ™‰éπ-§Ú-ûË/ -Å™« îËߪ’-éπ-§Ú-ûË/-
ÅC ï®Ω-éπ\-§ÚûË. °æJ-¨¡Ÿ-v¶µºûª §ƒöÀç-î√-©E ¢√JéÀ
îÁ§ƒp®Ω’. (ÉC ´÷´‚©’ ûÁ©’í∫’– English ™
Ö†oC Ö†oô’x ņ’-´-CÊÆh ¢√∞¡Ÿx îÁ°æp-•-ú≈f®Ω’),
Å™« îËߪ’-éπ-§ÚûË (= failing which) ¢√∞¡x °æôx
Ωu BÆæ’éÓ-¢√-Lq -´Ææ’hç-C.
10. Eve teasers ņo ´÷ô correct English
é¬ü¿’. English ™ Ñ expression ™‰ü¿’.
Teasing Girls ÅØË Åçö«®Ω’. Eve teasers èπ◊
´’†ç ¢√úË Å®ΩnçûÓ, English ™ ´÷ô Ø√èπ◊
ûÁLÆœ ™‰ü¿’.
- M. SURESAN