-Ç-C¢√®Ωç 6 -à-v°œ-™¸ 2008
Sowrabha: You haven't started yet. Aren't you
going?
(†’Nyçé¬ •ßª’-™‰l-®Ω-™‰ü¿’. †’´¤y ¢Á∞¡x-úøç-
™‰ü∆?)
Narmada: Who says I'm not? I'm just waiting
for the traffic to ease off a bit.
(á´-®Ωç-ô’-Ø√o®Ω’ ؈’ ¢Á∞¡}úøç ™‰ü¿E.
Traffic ®ΩDl ûªí∫’_-ûª’ç-üË-¢Á÷-†E îª÷Ææ’hØ√o.)
Sowrabha: You won't be starting for another
hour in that case. The peak traffic
hour will last that long at least.
(Å™« Å®·ûË, ÉçéÓ í∫çô-í¬_F †’´¤y
•ßª’-™‰l-®Ω-™‰´¤. éπFÆæç Åçûª-ÊÆ-°æ-®·Ø√
Öçô’çC.)
Narmada: You must know better. I have been
here for hardly for two days and I
thought that it might thin out in just
half an hour. By the way, what's the
name of the street Susmitha lives in
and how do I get there?
(FÍé ûÁL-ߪ÷L Ø√éπçõ‰/ †’¢Ëy correct
鬴a. ØËE-éπ\-úø’-†oC ÆæJí¬ È®çvúÓ-V©’
èπÿú≈ é¬ü¿’. Åçü¿’-éπE ã Å®Ω-í∫ç-ô™ ®ΩDl
ûªí∫’_-ûª’ç-ü¿-†’-
èπ◊Ø√o. ÅC
it might thin out in an hour
ÆæÍ®, Ææ’Æœtûª
ÖçúË OCµ
Ê°Í®çöÀ? Åéπ\-
úÕ-éÀ -á-™«
¢Á∞¡}úøç?)
Sowrabha: Not to easy to forget it. It's Tanguturi
Street. Named after the great free-
dom fighter and first CM of Andhra
State, the late Tanguturi Prakasam.
(ÅC ´’®Ω-*-§Ú-´úøç Åçûª Ææ’©¶µºç é¬ü¿’.
ÅC ôçí∫’-ô÷J OCµ. ≤ƒyûªç-vûªu-ßÁ÷-üµ¿’úø÷,
Ççvüµ¿ ®√≠æZ ¢Á·ü¿öÀ ´·êu-´’çvA éÃ.¨Ï.
ôçí∫’-ô÷J v°æ鬨¡ç Ê°®Ω’ °ö«d®Ω’ ü∆EéÀ.)
(The late = éÃJh-¨Ï-≠æfl-™„j†)
Narmada: (Are) you sure that I can go there
easily?
(Åéπ\-úÕéÀ ؈’ Ææ’©-¶µºç-í¬ØË ¢Á∞¡x-í∫-©-†E
Fèπ◊ †´’téπç Öçü∆?)
Sowrabha: Oh, sure. You can't miss the way.
You just go straight down the road,
and turn left at the next crossing.
The third house on the right is
Sushmita's. I would go with you, if I
did not have this work to do.
EXERCISE
Match the expressions under A with their
meanings under B
A B
1 Wither A Try
2 Endeavour B Lessen
3 Relapse C Trickle
4 Lighten D Inform
5 Seep E Dryup
F Revert
G Add
KEY: 1-E, 2-A, 3-F, 4-B, 5-C.
EXPLANATIONS:
1) Wither = (E) Dryup=
áçúÕ-§Ú-´úøç/ ¢√úÕ-§Ú-´úøç/
-´-úø-L-§Ú-´úøç.
Withered flowers =¢√úÕ-§Ú-®·† °æ‹©’.
Withered leaves = ¢√úÕ† Çèπ◊©’.
a) The plant has withered in the hot sun =
áçúø ¢ËúÕéÀ ¢Á·éπ\ áçúÕ-§Ú-®·çC (îªE-§Ú-®·çC)
b) After a bout of typhoid he looks withered =
Typhoid üÁ•s-´©x Åûªúø’ ¶«í¬ F®Ω-Æœç-*-†ô’x
éπE-°œ-Ææ’h-Ø√oúø’.
(bout = ï•’s ûªí∫-©úøç/ Ç ï•’s-´¤-†o-鬩ç)
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˛ 2
(ûª°æp-èπ◊çú≈. ÅÆæ©’ ü∆J ûª°æp-™‰´¤. Ñ
road ¢Áç•-úÕ-¢ÁRx I crossing ü¿í∫_®Ω áúø-´’-
¢Áj°æ¤ A®Ω’í∫’. èπ◊úÕ-¢Áj°æ¤ ´‚úÓ É™‰x Ææ’Æœt-
ûªC. Ñ °æE-™‰-èπ◊çõ‰ ØËFoûÓ ´îËa-ü∆ØËo.)
Narmada: OK, then. I'm off.
(ÆæÍ®. ؈’ •ßª’-™‰l-®Ω’-ûª’Ø√o)
Look at the following sentences from the
conversation above:
1) I am just waiting for the traffic to ease off a bit
2) The peak traffic hour will last that long
3) Named after the great freedom fighter and a) The crowd that had collected to see the
2) Peak hour/ Peak time/ Peak season =
first CM of Andhra State
street fight thinned out as the police
àüÁjØ√
4) I thought that it might thin out in half an hour.
arrived = police ©’ ®√í¬ØË OCµ §Òö«x-ô†’ ´·´’t-®Ωçí¬ ≤ƒÍí Æ洒ߪ’ç.
a) Summer is the peak season for the rail-
1) Ease off= ûªí∫’_-´·êç °æôdúøç/ ¢Á’©xí¬ ûªT_ îª÷ÊÆç-ü¿’èπ◊ í∫’N’-í∫÷-úÕ† ï†ç °æ©-îª-•-úÕ-
ways = È®j™‰y v°æߪ÷-ù«©’ ¶«í¬ áèπ◊\-´í¬ ÖçúË
ÇT-§Ú-´úøç. §Ú-ߪ÷®Ω’. (î√™«-´’çC ¢ÁR}-§Ú-ߪ÷®Ω’)
a) It is only after an hour that the rain showed b) Forests are thinning out forcing wild ani-
Æ洒ߪ’ç ¢ËÆæN.
b) During the peak season mangoes sold at
signs of easing off = ã í∫çô-ÊÆ-°æöÀ ûª®√yûË mals into villages and towns = Åúø-´¤©’
Rs 200 a dozen = ¶«í¬ T®√éà ֆo
¢√† ûªí∫’_-´·êç °æõ‰d Ææ÷îª-†©’ éπE-°œç-î√®·. °æ©-îª-•-úÕ-§Ú-´úøç ´©x ´†u-´’%-í¬©’ ví¬´÷©’,
°æôd-ù«-™xéÀ v°æ¢Ë-Pç-îªéπ ûª°æp-úøç-™‰ü¿’. Ææ´’-ߪ’ç™ ´÷N’-úÕ-°æçúø’x ®Ω÷.200èπ◊ úøïØ˛
c) As the rain eased up, the crowds that had
îÌ°æ¤p-† -Å-´·t-úø-ߪ÷u®·.
c) From 9 to 11 in the morning, and from 5 to
gathered at the shops and restaurants
9 in the evening are the peak traffic hours in
thinned out = shops,
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù
´®Ω{ç ûªí∫’_-´·êç °æôd-í¬ØË
any city =
442 restaurants
™ í∫’N’-í∫÷-úÕ† ï†ç °æ©-îª-•-ú≈f®Ω’. à †í∫-®Ωç™ Å®·Ø√ §Òü¿’l† 9 †’ç*
11 ´®Ωèπ◊, ≤ƒßª’çvûªç 5 †’ç* 9 ´®Ωèπ◊traffic
®ΩDl
¶«í¬ áèπ◊\-´í¬ Öçô’çC.
[Peak Åçõ‰ ûÁ©’Ææ’ éπü∆?
°æ®Ωyûª Pê®Ωç ÅE – Åûª’u-
†oûª ≤ƒn†ç/ ≤ƒn®· ÅE.
a) The peak of his playing
career is past =
b) The leader's grip on the party eased off 3) Name after =
ÉC ÅûªúÕ véÃú≈ ¢√u°æ-éπç™ Åûª’u-†oûª ≤ƒn®· ü∆öÀ-§Ú-
after its defeat in the elections English com-
= ™ î√™« ®·çC. (É°æ¤púøçûª íÌ°æpí¬ Çúø-ôç-™‰ü¿’)
mon expres- b) He is now at the peak of his acting career=
§ƒKd í∫ûª áEo-éπ™ x ãúÕ-§Ú-®·ç-ûª-®√yûª Ç í¬ ¢√úË
sion-
Ø√ߪ’-èπ◊-úÕéÀ ü∆E-O’ü¿ °æô’d ûªT_-§Ú-®·çC. á´-J-ÈéjØ√ à Åûªúø’ ûª† †ô-†™ Åûª’u-†oûª ≤ƒn®·™
c) The price situation doesn't seen to ease off Ê°®Ω-®·Ø√ °ôdúøç. ÖØ√oúø’.]
at all in the near future = a) They named the child Peak season (¶«í¬ T®√éÃ/ ´·´’t-®Ωçí¬ Ö†o
ÆæO’°æ ¶µºN-≠æu-ûª’h™ üµ¿®Ω© °æJ-ÆœnA ÅÆæ©’ ûªÍí_ô’x after its grandfather= Æ洒ߪ’ç) X Lean season (Åçûª T®√éÃ/
M.SURESAN
´·´’t®Ωç ™‰E Æ洒ߪ’ç.)
éπE-°œç-îª-úøç-™‰ü¿’. Ç Gúøfèπ◊ ûª† û√ûª Ê°®Ω’
a) The railways propose to reduce fares dur-
d) With the departure of all the guests the
°ö«d®Ω’.
pressure on mom has eased off = ing the lean season = T®√éà ™‰E Ææ´’-ߪ÷™x
b) Nellore district will soon be named after
îµ√Kb©’ ûªT_ç-î√-©E È®j™‰y v°æA-§ƒ-C-≤ÚhçC.
ÅA-ü∑¿’-©ç-ü¿®Ω÷ ¢ÁR}-§Ú-´-úøçûÓ Å´’t O’ü¿ äAhúÕ the late Potti Sreeramulu =
b) The city bus is the best during lean traffic
ûªT_-§Ú-®·çC. ØÁ©÷x®Ω’ >™«xèπ◊ ûªy®Ω™  -C-´çí∫-ûª §ÒöÀd hours = city bus
®ΩDl ¶«í¬ °æ©-îªí¬ Ö†o°æ¤púø’
eased off = eased up - Åçõ‰ ease off •ü¿’©’ X®√-´·©’ Ê°®Ω’ °ôd-†’-Ø√o®Ω’.
Öûªh´’ç.
ease up èπÿú≈ ¢√úø-´îª’a.
(The late = C´ç-í∫ûª, éÃJh-¨Ï-≠æfl©’) c) The milk prices go up during the lean pro-
ÉC Spoken English ™ ûª®Ωîª÷ NE-°œçîË curement time =
c) He named his son after his favourite film
§ƒ© ÊÆéπ-®Ωù ¶«í¬ ûªT_ ÖçúË
expression (Phrasal verb). Practise îËߪ’çúÕ.
Ææ´’-ߪ’ç™ §ƒ© üµ¿®Ω©’ °®Ω’-í∫’-û√®·.
star =
DEéÀ ü¿í∫_®Ω Å®Ωnç Ö†oüË, sentence no 4 ™ thin (Lean Åçõ‰ ´÷´‚©’ Å®Ωnç ûÁ©’-Ææ’-í∫ü∆ – Ææ†oE.)
out îª÷úøçúÕ. ûª† éÌúø’èπ◊èπ◊ Åûªúø’ ûª† ÅGµ-´÷† ÆœE´÷ †ô’úÕ He is lean and tall = Åûª†’ Ææ†oí¬ §Òúø’í¬_
Thin out = °æ©-îª-•-úøôç. Ê°®Ω’ °ô’d-èπ◊-Ø√oúø’. Öçö«úø’. -Ñ -Å®Ωn-ç-ûÓ lean x fat.
c) We water plants to keep them from wither-
3) Relapse = (F) Revert = AJT (Åüµ∆y-†çí¬ Ö†o) ûª†’ áç-èπ◊†o Ŷ«s-®·E °R} îËÆæ’-èπ◊E, ûªLx-ü¿ç-
ing = áçúÕ-§Ú-èπ◊çú≈ ÖçúËç-ü¿’èπ◊ ¢Á·éπ\-©èπ◊ ߪ’üµ∆-Æœn-AéÀ ®√´úøç/ ï•’s-™«ç-öÀN A®Ω-í∫-°-ôdúøç vúø’-©èπ◊ °R}-éÌ-úø’-èπ◊†’ ¢ÁCÍé ¶«üµ¿uûª/ •®Ω’´¤
F∞¡Ÿx §Ú≤ƒhç. ûªT_ç-*çC.
d) Our hopes have withered away = ´’†
(†ßª’-´’ßË’u•ü¿’©’)
b) His getting a job, he lightened his father's
a) He had a relapse of jaundice and died
Ǩ¡-©Fo ÖúÕ-T-§Ú-ߪ÷®·. burden =
because of that =
Wither X refresh/ renew/ revive = AJT ÖüÓuí∫ç §Òçü¿-úøç-´©x ûª† ûªçvúÕéÀ ¶«üµ¿uûª
鬢Á’®Ω’x A®Ω-í∫-°-ôdúøç ´©x Åûªúø’ îªE§Úߪ÷úø’.
°æ‹®Ωy°æ¤ ¨¶µº §Òçü¿úøç. ûªT_ç-î√-úø-ûª-úø’.
The greenery has revived with the recent rain b) He relapsed into silence =
c) The tax burden on senior citizens has
= Ñ ´’üµ¿u ¢√†© ´©x °æîªa-ü¿†ç ´’S} °æ¤çV-èπ◊çC/ é¬ÊÆ°æ¤ ´÷ö«xúÕ ´’S} E¨¡z-•l-¢Á’i-§Ú-ߪ÷-úø-ûªúø’. been lightened =
°æîªa-ü¿†ç AJ-íÌ-*açC. c) After a break of a few months he relapsed
´ßÁ÷-´%-ü¿’l¥© O’ü¿ °æ†’o ¶µ«®Ωç ûªT_çC.
2) Endeavour = (A) Try = v°æߪ ’-Aoç-îªúøç, into drugs =
Lighten X Intensify (Bv´-ûª®Ωç îËߪ’úøç)
v°æߪ’ûªoç. éÌEo ØÁ©© N®√´’ç ûª®√yûª Åûªúø’ ´’S} drugs 5) Seep = (C) Trickle = ¶Ôô’d-¶Ô-ô’dí¬ Eü∆-†çí¬
Try/ attempt éπçõ‰ ÉC é¬Ææh ví¬çC∑éπç. BÆæ’-éÓ-´úøç ¢Á·ü¿-©’-°-ö«dúø’. ûË´’-îË-®Ωúøç/ ûªúø-´úøç.
Pronunciation- ÉØ˛-úÁ´.
d) A few minutes after coming to, she a) Whenever it rained water seeped through
a) It shall be the endeavour of every citizen the ceiling and walls =
relapsed into unconscious state =
to serve the country selflessly =
´®Ω{ç ´*a-†-°æ¤p-úø™«x éπ°æ¤p, íÓúø-©-™ç* ûË´’
E≤ƒy®Ωnçí¬ ü˨»-EéÀ ÊÆ´ îËߪ÷-©-ØËC v°æA §˘®Ω’úÕ ûÁL-¢Ì-*a† éÌCl EN’-≥ƒ-©Íé Ç¢Á’ ´’S} Ææp %£æ«
鬮Ω’-ûª’çC/ éπ°æ¤p íÓúø©’ ûË´’ ûË´’í¬ Å´¤-û√®·.
éÓ™p-®·çC.
v°æߪ’-ûªoçí¬ Öçú≈L. b) Blood seeped through the bandage =
b) I will endeavour my best to serve the Relapse X Progress.
Bandage ®ΩéπhçûÓ ûË´’í¬ ÖçC.
country = 4) Lighten = (B) lessen-
c) Because of defective construction water is
•®Ω’´¤/ ¶«üµ¿uûª™«xçöÀN
Ø√ ü˨»-EéÀ ÊÆ´ îËÊÆç-ü¿’Íé ؈’ ¨»ßª’-¨¡-èπ◊h™« éπ%≠œ ûªT_ç-îªúøç. seeping =
îË≤ƒh†’. a) By marrying a boy of her choice she light- E®√tù ™°æç-´©x F∞¡Ÿx-é¬J íÓúø©’ ûË´’í¬
c) His endeavours were all in vain = ÅûªúÕ ened her parents' burden of searching ÖØ√o®·.
v°æߪ’-û√o-©Fo ´%ü∑∆ Åߪ÷u®·. for a groom = Seep X Dry.