-•’-üµ¿-¢√®Ωç 15 -†-´ç-•®Ω’ 2006
Sadguna: Sampanna, why do I find you
always so busy? You don't appear
to have even a minute's rest. You
sure are a workaholic.
(àçöÀ á°æ¤púø÷ Åçûª BJ-éπ-™‰-èπ◊çú≈ éπ†-°æ-
úø-û√´¤? äéπ\-éπ~ùç èπÿú≈ BJ-éπ-™‰-†ô’d éπE-
°œ-≤ƒh´¤. †’´¤y Eïçí¬ °æEéÀ ¶«E-Ææ´¤.)
Workaholic = äéπ\-éπ~ùç °æE-™‰-éπ-§Ú-®·Ø√
ûÓîªE-¢√∞¡Ÿx/ °æØË ´uÆæ-†çí¬ éπ©-¢√∞¡Ÿx. û√í∫’úø’
´uÆæ†çí¬ û√í∫’-úø’èπ◊ ¶«E-Ææ-®·-†-¢√∞¡Ÿx alco-
holics Å®·ûË, °æØË °æ®Ω-´÷®Ωnç ņ’-èπ◊E
°æE ´uÆæ†çí¬ éπ©-¢√∞¡Ÿx workaholics.
Workaholic í¬ Öçúøôç èπÿú≈ ã Å≤ƒ-üµ∆-®Ωù
´’†-Ææh-ûªy¢Ë’ (Psychological abnormality).
Sampanna: Not at all, but I am busy all the
time because I have to be. My
company makes sure that I get
the run for my money.
(ÅüËç-é¬ü¿’. BJ-éπ-™‰-èπ◊çú≈ ÖçúË °æJ-ÆœnA
鬕öÀd BJé𠙉èπ◊çú≈ ÖØ√o. ؈’
§ÒçüË @û√-EéÀ ûªT-†çûª °æE-îË-®·ç--èπ◊-
ØËô’d îª÷≤ƒh®Ω’ ´÷ company ¢√∞¡Ÿx.)
Sadguna: But your colleague Sanjana
appears very relaxed.
(é¬F F Ææ£æ«Ù-üÓuT Ææçï† î√™«
Nv¨»ç-Aí¬ éπ†-°æ-úø’-ûª’çC.)
Take it easy
Sampanna: That's the problem. The distribu-
tion of work isn't proper in our
office. Some are overworked
while the others can take it easy.
(ÅüË Ææ´’Ææu. ´÷ office ™ °æE N¶µº-
ï† Åçûª ÆæJ-í¬-™‰ü¿’. éÌçûª-´’ç-CéÀ
°æE-¶µ«®Ωç ¶«í¬ áèπ◊\´, ´’J-éÌçûª
´’çC Åçûªí¬ °æöÀdç--éÓ®Ω’.)
Sadguna: You are the head of a section.
Don't you have a hand in the
planning and distribution of work?
(†’´¤y äéπ N¶µ«-í¬-EéÀ ´·ê’u-®√-L-N-
éπ∫ü∆? °æE v°æù«-Réπ, °æç°œ-ùÀ™ F
§ƒvûª ™‰ü∆?)
Sampanna: I used to, but not any more. Our
new boss takes everything on
himself and plans the work in
the office. He doesn't let us have
a say in the matter.
(´÷ éÌûªh boss ÅEo °æ†’©÷ ûª†
ØÁAh-ØË-Ææ’-èπ◊E îË≤ƒhúø’. °æE v°æù«-Réπ
N≠æߪ’ç Çߪ’ØË îª÷Ææ’-èπ◊ç-ö«úø’. Ç
N≠æ-ߪ’ç™ ´÷´÷-ôÍéç v§ƒ´·êuç
™‰ü¿’.)
Sadguna: Why don't you ask him to let you
do it as in the past?
(í∫ûªç™ ™«ØË EØËo Ç °æE îËߪ’-E-¢√y-
©E Åúø-í∫-èπÿ-úøü∆?)
Sampanna: I know he won't let me. Once he
has asked me to take my hands
off it, why should I poke my nose
in to it? I've enough self respect
to keep myself off it.
(Åûª†’ †Ø√o-°æE îËߪ’-E-´y-úøE Ø√èπ◊
ûÁ©’Ææ’. éπLpç--éÓ-´-ü¿lE Ø√ûÓ äéπ-≤ƒ-
®Ω†o ûª®√yûª ØËØÁç-ü¿’èπ◊ ûª©-ü¿÷-®√aL?
Ø√èπÿ ûªT†çûª Çû√t-Gµ-´÷†ç ÖçC–
éπLpç--éÓ-èπ◊çú≈ ÖçúËç-ü¿’èπ◊.
Poke my nose = é¬E-N-≠æ-ߪ’ç™ (Ø√) ûª©-
ü¿÷-®Ωaôç.
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˛
Don't poke your nose into my affairs =
Ø√ N≠æ-ߪ÷™x ûª©-ü¿÷-®Ωaèπ◊.
Keep off = ü¿÷®Ωçí¬ Öçúøôç/ ÇÆæéÀh îª÷°æ-éπ-
§Ú-´úøç
Sadguna: But I'm sure you take too much on
yourself. At this rate you can't be
healthy for long. Why don't you
think of taking time off and getting
away from it all?
(´’K áèπ◊\´ °æE ØÁAh-ØË-Ææ’-èπ◊E îËÆæ’h-Ø√o-
´-ØËC ´÷vûªç éπ*a-ûª¢Ë’. É™« °æE-îËÆæ÷h
§ÚûË F´¤ î√™«-鬩ç Ç®Óí∫uçí¬ Öçúø-
™‰´¤. é¬Ææh ÂÆ©´¤ BÆæ’-èπ◊E áéπ\-úÁjØ√
í∫úÕ-°œ-®√-´îª’aí∫ü∆?)
Getting away = °æE †’ç* Nv¨»çA BÆæ’-èπ◊E
ÂÆ©-´¤Â°j Éûª®Ω Ü∞¡Ÿx AJT í∫úø-°æôç = taking
a holiday.
Getaway
Åçõ‰ ÂÆ©´¤©’ èπ◊™«-≤ƒí¬ í∫úø-°æ-ö«-
EéÀ ņ’-¢Áj† v°æü˨¡ç èπÿú≈.
Kashmir is a fine getaway = džç-ü¿çí¬
ÂÆ©´¤©’ í∫úø-°æ-ö«-EéÀ Kashmir ņ’-¢Áj†
v°æü˨¡ç - Å®·ûË Ñ Å®ΩnçûÓ getaway Éçé¬
°æ‹Jhí¬ ¢√úø’-éπ-™éÀ ®√™‰ü¿’.
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Sampanna: I'm waiting for the summer. Isn't
that the best time to getaway?
(¢ËÆæ-N-éÓÆæç îª÷Ææ’hØ√o. ÂÆ©´¤-™„-éπ\-úø-
®·Ø√ í∫úø-°æ-ö«-EéÀ ÅC ´’ç*
Æ洒ߪ’ç éπü∆?)
Sadguna: Do it without fail. (ûª°æp-èπ◊çú≈ îÁß˝’)
☯ ☯ ☯ ☯
í∫ûª éÌEo lessons ™ ´’†ç ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊†oC: Daily
life situations™ (Eûªu @Nûª Ææçü¿-®√s¥™x) ûª®Ω-í¬
NE-°œçîË ´÷ô©’– have, get, take, OöÀûÓ éπL-°œ-
´îËa Éûª®Ω ´÷ô©÷ ÅE. ÉN high frequency
expressions- Åçõ‰ ÅA ûª®Ω-îª’í¬ ¢√úË ´÷ô©’.
OöÀ-´©x ´’†-´÷ô Ææ’©-¶µºçí¬ Éûª-®Ω’-©-éπ-®Ωn-´’-´¤-ûª’çC.
ÅçûË-é¬-èπ◊çú≈ bookish (ví¬çC∑éπç)í¬ ÅE-°œç-îªü¿’.
Ææ綵«-≠æù« ≤˘©¶µºuç (conversational ease)
Öçô’çC. Take/ have- î√™«-îÓôx get •ü¿’©’
have ¢√úÕ-†ô’x, take •ü¿’©’ èπÿú≈ have ¢√úøû√ç.
Å™«çöÀ Ææçü¿-®√s¥©’ É°æ¤púø’ ´’J-éÌEo îª÷ü∆lç:
 Take it easy = àüÁjØ√ serious í¬ BÆæ’-éÓ-éπ-§Ú-
´úøç/ °ü¿lí¬ °æöÀdç--éÓ-éπ-§Ú-´úøç. ÉC î√™«
common expression. éÌEo ÆœE´÷ §ƒô™x,
dialogues ™ èπÿú≈ NØ√oç éπü∆?
Ramana: Do you take me for a fool? Do
you think I can't understand what
you've said?
(ØËØË-´’Ø√o ´‚®Ω’^úÕE
ņ’èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√o¢√? †’´y†o ´÷ô©’
؈’ Å®Ωnç îËÆæ’-éÓ-™‰-†-†’-èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√o¢√?)
Raghav: Take it easy buddy. I was only jok-
ing. (
ü∆ØËoç °ü¿l °æöÀdç--éÓèπ◊. àüÓ
joke
î˨»-†çûË.)
Take it easy (to take things easy)= àü¿-®·Ø√
N≠æ-ߪ÷Eo ´·êu-´’-®·ç-Cí¬ ¶µ«Nç-îª-éπ-§Ú-´ôç.
He takes exams easy= Åûª†’ °æK-éπ~©†’ Åçûª
v°æûËu-éπ-¢Á’i† N≠æ-ߪ’-´’-†’-éÓúø’. (v¨¡ü¿l¥/ ÇÆæéÀh
™‰éπ-§Ú-´ôç ÅØË ¶µ«´ç Take it easy ™ ÅEo
Ææçü¿-®√s¥™x ®√ü¿’.)
É™«-é¬-èπ◊çú≈ Have it easy Åçõ‰ éÌçîÁç Gµ†o-
´’-®·† Å®Ωnç ´Ææ’hçC. äéπ N≠æߪ’ç àü¿-®·Ø√
Ææ’©¶µºçí¬ Å®·-§ÚûË Å°æ¤púø’ we have it easy.
a) We had a tough exam last time but we
have had it easy this time =
éÀçü¿öÀ≤ƒJ °æKéπ~ éπ≠d¢æ Ë’ Å®·-†-°æp-öÀéÃ, Ñ≤ƒJ
Ææ’©-¶µºç-í¬ØË ÖçC.
b) Some have tough time in life but the more
fortunate have it easy =
éÌçü¿J @N-û√™x éπ≥ƒd-©’ç-ö«®·. Åü¿%-≠d-´æ ç-ûª’-©èπ◊
@Nûªç Ææ’ê-´’ߪ’ç.
Have it easy = Ææ’êçí¬ Öçô’çC.
c) Our boss is good. We have it easy with
him = ´÷ boss ´’ç*-¢√úø’. Çߪ’-†ûÓ ´÷èπ◊
≤ƒ°∂‘-í¬ØË í∫úÕ-*-§Ú-ûª’çC.
Now look at the following sentences from
the conversation at the beginning of the
lesson:
1) My boss takes everything on himself=
v°æAD Çߪ’† ØÁAhØËÆæ’èπ◊çö«úø’/ v°æA ¶«üµ¿uû√/
¶«üµ¿u-ûªçû√ Çߪ’ØË BÆæ’-èπ◊ç-ö«úø’. (ÉC äéÌ\-éπ\-
°æ¤púø’ ÅA 鬴a. ü∆E-´©x Éûª-®Ω’©èπ◊ É•sçC
éπ©-í∫-´îª’a.) = My boss has everything on
himself. Å®·ûË Ñ expression ™ take/
have (has) È®çúø÷ ¢√úÕ-†-°æp-öÀéÀ have ¢√úø’éπ
take éπçõ‰ ûªèπ◊\´.
a) Why do you take/ have everything on
yourself?= v°æAD/ ÅFo FØÁAh† ¢ËÆæ’èπ◊ç-ö«-
¢Áç-ü¿’èπ◊?/ ÅFo †’¢Ëy îË≤ƒh-†çô÷ ´·çü¿’-éÌ-≤ƒh-
¢Áç-ü¿’èπ◊?
b) She takes everything on herself. Pity there
is none to share the work with her=
Ǣ˒ îËÆæ’-èπ◊ç-ô’çC. Ç¢Á’-ûÓ-§ƒô’ °æE™ §ƒ©’-
°æç--èπ◊-ØË-¢√-®Ω’-™‰®Ω’. ü¿’®Ω-ü¿%-≠d-éæ π®Ωç.
Pity= ´÷´‚©’ Å®Ωnç ñ«L.
It's a pity= ü¿’®Ω-ü¿%-≠d-éæ π®Ωç.
EXERCISE
Practise aloud in English the following.
Krishna: áçü¿’-éπçûª úø•’s ´%ü∑∆ îË≤ƒh´¤?
Shankar: F ñéπuç ņ-´-Ææ®Ωç. ÉC Ø√
úø•’s.
Krishna: àüÓ FéπØ√o °ü¿l-¢√-úÕí¬ F ¶«íÓ-
í∫’™x Ø√ §ƒvûª ™‰ü¿ç-ö«¢√? E†’o
îª÷Ææ’-éÓ-´’E O’ Ø√†o ††o-úÕ-í¬®Ω’
éπü∆.
Shankar: F N≠æ-ߪ÷™‰ FÈé-èπ◊\-´í¬ ÖØ√o-®·-
éπü∆? †ØÌo-C-™‰ß˝’.
Krishna: E†’o †’´¤y Ø√¨¡†ç îËÆæ’-èπ◊ç-ô’çõ‰
îª÷Ææ÷h Ö®Ω’-éÓ-™‰†’.
Shankar: Åçûª °æöÀdç--éÓèπ◊. ؈÷ °ü¿l-¢√-úÕ-
†-ߪ÷u†’ éπü∆?
Krishna: ÆæÍ® F É≠ædç.
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2) Don't you have a hand in the planning and
distribution of work?=
°æE v°æù«-R-éπ™, °æç°œ-ùÀ™ F §ƒvûª àç ™‰ü∆?
Have a hand/ Take a hand=
(à N≠æ-ߪ’ç-™-ØÁj†) §ƒvûª ´£œ«ç-îªôç.
a) The teacher must have a hand/ take a
hand in the educational policy of the state=
®√≠æZ Nü∆u-N-üµ∆-†ç™ Ö§ƒ-üµ∆u-ߪ·-©èπ◊ §ƒvûª
Öçú≈L.
b) He takes no hand/ He has no hand in the
running of the home. It's his wife that
decides every thing=
É©’x †úÕÊ° N≠æ-ߪ’ç™ ÅûªE §ƒvûª/ v°æ¢Ë’ߪ’ç
à癉ü¿’. ÅEo E®Ωg-ߪ÷©÷ ÅûªE ¶µ«®Ωu¢Ë.
c) A captain takes a hand/ has a hand in the
selection of players=
Çô-í¬∞¡x áç°œéπ N≠æ-
ߪ’ç™ captain §ƒvûª
Öçô’çC.
3) He doesn't let us have
a say in the matter=
Ñ N≠æ-ߪ’ç™ Çߪ’†
´’´’t-™‰oO’ îÁ°æp-E-´yúø’.
(ÉC Éçûª-èπ◊-´·çü¿’ les-
M. SURESAN sons ™ îª÷¨»ç éπü∆–
to have a say)
4) Once he has asked me to take my hands
off it, why should I poke my nose into it?=
äéπ-≤ƒ-®√-ߪ’† †Fo N≠æ-ߪ’ç™ éπLpç--éÓ-´-ü¿l-†o-
°æ¤púø’, ØËØÁç-ü¿’èπ◊ éπLpç--éÓ-¢√L?
Take hands off= äéπ N≠æ-ߪ’ç™ éπLpç--éÓ-
èπ◊çú≈ Öçúøôç= have hands off.
a) Others in the office take it easy while he
take too much on himself=
office ™ Éûª-®Ω’-©çûªí¬ °æöÀdç--éÓ®Ω’ é¬E Åûª†’
´÷vûªç ´’K áèπ◊\´ °æE îË≤ƒhúø’=
...While he has too much on himself.
b) You needn't have so much/ take so much
on yourself. There are others who are idle
=
v°æAD †’´¤y Åçûª áèπ◊\´ °æE îËߪ’-†-éπ\-®Ω-™‰ü¿’. °æE-
™‰E Éûª-®Ω’-©’-Ø√o®Ω’. (Åçûª ¶«üµ¿uûª †’´¤y BÆæ’-éÓ-
†-éπ\-®Ω-™‰ü¿’.)
ÉO take/ have ûÓ, N’í∫û√ °æü∆-©ûÓ daily life
situations ™ Ææ®Ωy-≤ƒ-üµ∆-®Ω-ùçí¬ NE-°œçîË expres-
sions.
ANSWER
Krishna: Why do you waste so much
money?
Shankar: Hands off/ Take your hands off/
Have your hands off my affairs.
Krishna: As an elderly person, can't I
take/ have a hand in your
affairs? Your dad asked me to
take care of you, too.
Shankar: You've already too much of your
own affairs on yourself. Leave
me alone.
Krishna: I can't let you ruin yourself.
Shankar: Take it easy. I am a grownup
too.
Krishna: OK. As you like.