í∫’®Ω’-¢√®Ωç 29 -´÷-Ja 2007 Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛ 2

Sravan: No luck there. The police have yet to
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù 292
Sravan: I suppose Pavan has left?
(°æ´Ø˛ ¢ÁRx-§Ú-ߪ÷-úø-†’-èπ◊çö«?)
í∫´’-Eç-îªçúÕ. °j sentence ™ question word
order (verb + subject order) ™‰éπ-§Ú-®·Ø√ *´®Ω
question mark ÖçC. äéÓ\≤ƒJ î√™« Å®Ω’-ü¿’í¬
É™« questions Åúø-í∫-´îª’a.
Bhavan: Yea, he has, by the 11 o' clock train.
(Å´¤†’. ¢ÁRx-§Ú-ߪ÷úø’ 11 í∫çô© •çúÕéÀ.)
Sravan: But he told me that he would leave
early in the morning.
(Ø√ûÓ §Òü¿’lØËo ¢Á∞«h-†-Ø√oúø’?)
Bhavan: He couldn't catch the early morning
train. He was unable to get up early
enough.
(§Òü¿’l† train †’ Åçü¿’-éÓ-™‰-éπ-§Ú-ߪ÷úø’.
§Òü¿’lØËo ™‰´-™‰-éπ-§Ú-ߪ÷úø’.)
Sravan: Why? (àç?)
Bhavan: He caught a bad cold during the
night, and had no sleep at all.
(®√vA î√™« ¶«í¬ ï©’•’ îËÆœçü¿ûª-úÕéÀ.
ÅÆæ©’ Evü¿-°æ-ôd-™‰ü¿’.)
1) He couldn't catch the early
catch the thief.
(™‰ü¿’. police ©’ Éçé¬ üÌçí∫†’ °æô’d-éÓ-
¢√Lq ÖçC.)
Bhavan: It seems he caught hold of the thief
as he grabbed the suit case, but the
thief was stronger than him and
escaped.
(Ç üÌçí∫ suitcase †’ ™«éÓ\-í¬ØË °æ´Ø˛
¢√úÕE °æô’d-èπ◊-Ø√o-úøô. é¬F üÌçí∫ Éûª-úÕ-éπçõ‰
•©-´ç-ûª’-úø-´-ôçûÓ ûª°œpç--èπ◊-Ø√oúø’.)
grab = üÌ®Ω-éπ-•’-a-éÓ-´úøç/ ™«éÓ\-´úøç
Sravan: Unfortunate, really.
(Eïçí¬ ü¿’®Ω-ü¿%≠ædç.)
2) He caught a bad cold.
Bhavan: Pavan caught an employee in his
company red handed stealing office
property. He got him suspended. He
thinks that this employee had his suit
case stolen.
(office ≤Òûª’h üÌçí∫-ûª†ç îËÆæ’hç-úøí¬ office
™E ÖüÓu-TE °æ´Ø˛ °æô’d-èπ◊-Ø√oúø’. ÅûªúÕE
suspend îË®·ç-î √úø’. Ç ÖüÓuÍí Ñ
üÌçí∫-ûª†ç îË®·ç-î√-úøE °æ´Ø˛ ņ’-èπ◊ç-ô’-
Ø√oúø’.)
Sravan: Pavan is too honest and too strict to
tolerate such things.
morning train.
Åûª†’ §Òü¿’löÀ train †’ Åçü¿’-éÓ-
™‰-éπ-§Ú-ߪ÷úø’.
Bus, train ™«çöÀ ¢√£æ«-Ø√-©†’
Åçü¿’-éÓ-´úøç catch.
a) He wants to catch the
early morning flight to Mumbai.
§Òü¿’lØËo ´·ç¶„jéÀ ¢Á∞Ïx N´÷-Ø√Eo Åçü¿’-éÓ-¢√-©-†’-
èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√o-úø-ûª†’.
b) You go to Tirupathi by train and catch a
bus there to Tirumala.
A®Ω’-°æ-AéÀ train ™ ¢ÁRx Åéπ\úø A®Ω’-´’-©èπ◊
Åçü¿’éÓ (áèπ◊\)
Åûª-EéÀ N°æ-K-ûª-¢Á’i† ï©’•’ îËÆœçC.
Ééπ\úø catch èπ◊ Å®Ωnç– àüÁjØ√ ¢√uCµ ≤Úéπôç,
ûªí∫-©ôç.
cold = îªL, a cold/ common cold = ï©’•’
a) There are plenty of mosquitoes. Be care-
ful. You may catch maleria.
üÓ´’©’ ¶«í¬ ÖØ√o®·. ñ«ví∫ûªh. Fèπ◊ ´’™‰-
Jߪ÷ ûªí∫-™Ôa.
b) Don't stay too long in the water. You'll
catch a fever. F∞¡x™x áèπ◊\-´-ÊÆ°æ¤ Öçúøèπ◊.
ïy®Ωç ûªí∫’-©’-ûª’çC.
7) Pavan caught an employee red handed.
ØË®Ωç îËÆæ’hç-úøí¬ ã ÖüÓu-TE °æ´Ø˛ °æô’d-èπ◊-Ø√oúø’.
Catch red handed = (äéπJo) ØË®Ωç îËÆæ’hç-úøí¬
(ÉçéÌ-éπ®Ω’) °æô’d-éÓ-´ôç.
a) The police caught the man red handed
bus while he was stealing.
Åûª†’ üÌçí∫-ûª†ç îËÆæ’hç-úøí¬ police °æô’d-
èπ◊Ø√o®Ω’.
b) She was caught red handed while abduct-
ing the child.
Gúøf†’ üÌçT-LÆæ÷h (kidnap îËÆæ÷h) üÌJéÀ §Ú®·ç-
ü∆¢Á’.
Abduct = kidnap.
8) I'll catch you later.
؈’ ´’Sx ûª®Ω’-¢√ûª ´÷ö«x-úø-û√†’.
Catch some one later = ´’Sx ûª®√yûª ´’ö«x-úøôç.
Catch some one = äéπJE éπ©’-Ææ’-éÓ-´úøç/ äéπ-JûÓ
´÷ö«x-úøôç.
a) Kumar: Hello Prakash, this is Kumar.
Prakash: You'll excuse me Kumar. I am in

I catch what you say

a meeting. I'll catch you later.
(Kumar, à´’-†’-éÓèπ◊ (éπ~N’ç). ؈’ meet-
ing ™ ÖØ√o. ûª®√yûª ´÷ö«x-úøû√.)
b) I missed his call but he caught me later.
(ÅûªE phone call miss Åߪ÷u†’. é¬F Åûª†’
Sravan: Then was it he I caught sight of on his 3) Was it he I caught sight of?
´’Sx phone î˨»úø’.)
(Å™«ç-öÀ-¢√öÀE Æ棜«ç-îª-™‰-†çûª Eñ«-ߪ’-B-°æ-
way to the station? I saw him from a ®Ω’úø÷ Eéπ\*a ´’E≠‘ °æ´Ø˛.) = ÅûªØËoØ√ ؈’ îª÷ÆœçC?
distance, so (I) wasn't sure it was he. EXERCISE
Bhavan: OK. My bus is coming. I'll (I will) catch Catch sight of = äéπJo/ äéπ ´Ææ’h-´¤†’ ņ’-éÓ-
Moreover I had been under the you later. èπ◊çú≈ îª÷úøôç/ éπçô-•-úøôç Match the following
impression that he must have left by a) He doesn't go anywhere near the police
(Ø√ bus ´≤ÚhçC. FûÓ ûª®√yûª -´÷ö«x-úø- A B
the morning train. station. He is afraid that police may catch
û√†’.) 1. Alien A. embrace
(Å®·ûË ÅûªØËoØ√ ؈’ station èπ◊ ¢Á∞Ïx-ô- sight of him.
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ 2. Cobbler B. change
°æ¤púø’ îª÷ÆœçC? ü¿÷®√-†’oç* îª÷¨»†’, Åûª†’ police station ü¿J-ü∆-°æ¤-©-Èé-∞¡xúø’, police
3 hug C. Foreign
Åçü¿’-éπE ÅûªØË ÅE éπ*aûªçí¬ Å†’-éÓ-™‰-éπ-§Ú- Real life situations™ English conversation ™ ¢√∞¡x éπçô-•-úø-´-îªaE ¶µºßª’ç.
ߪ÷†’. ÅçûËé¬èπ◊çú≈ Åûª†’ §Òü¿’l† train ûª®Ωîª÷ NE-°œçîË ´÷ô™x catch äéπöÀ. catch/ catch 4 Shift D. weak
b) I caught sight of him as he was getting
™ ¢ÁRx-§Ú-ߪ÷-úøØË ÅGµ-v§ƒ-ߪ’çûÓ ÖØ√o.) ûÓ èπÿúÕ† expressions éÌEo É°æ¤púø’ ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊çü∆ç. down from the bus. 5. Stubborn E. shoe maker/ repairer
Bhavan: No doubt. It was him. (catch - present tense. caught - past tense and Åûª†’ bus Cí∫’-ûª’-†o-°æ¤púø’ Ø√ éπçô-•-ú≈fúø’. F. firm

(ÅûªØË. ÆæçüË-£æ«ç-™‰ü¿’.)
Sravan: He appeared to be worried about
something during his stay here, was-
n't he?
(Åûª-E-éπ\úø Ö†o-°æ¤púø’ üËE N≠æ-ߪ’¢Á÷
Çü¿’®√l °æúø’-ûª’-†oô’d éπ†-°æ-ú≈fúø’, éπü∆?)
Bhavan: He certainly was worried. He has out-
done the others in his company, but
others are catching up. He doesn't
like it, naturally. He wants to stay on
top always.
(Å´¤†’. Eïç-í¬ØË ÇçüÓ-∞¡† îÁçü¿’-ûª’-
Ø√oúø’. Éçûª-´-®Ωèπ◊ ¢√∞¡x company ™ Éûª-
®Ω’© éπçõ‰ ¶«í¬ °æE-îË-¨»úø’, é¬F Éûª-®Ω’©’
èπÿú≈ ÉûªE v°æ´÷-ù«-©†’ Åçü¿’-éÓ-¶-ûª’-
Ø√o®Ω’. Åü¿-ûª-E-éÀ-≠dçæ -™‰ü¿’. Ææ£æ«-ï¢Ë’ éπü∆?
á°æ¤púø÷ ÅûªØË ´·çü¿’ç-ú≈-©-†’-èπ◊ç-ö«úø’.)
stay on top= Éûª-®Ω’-©-éπçõ‰ áûªh-®·† (Ö†oûª)
ÆœnA™ Öçúøôç.
Sravan: I catch what you say. That's the trou-
ble with all those who want to remain
unbeaten.
(†’´y-ØËC Ø√éπ®Ωn´’®·çC. Éûª-®Ω’©ûÓ ãúÕ-
§Ú-èπÿ-úø-ü¿-†’-èπ◊-ØË-¢√-∞¡xèπ◊ ÉüË ¶«üµ¿.)
unbeaten = Åñ‰-ߪ·-™„j†
Bhavan: Has he got back his lost suit case
yet?
(Åûªúø’ §ÚíÌ-ô’d-èπ◊†o suitcase üÌJ-éÀçü∆/
Åûª†’ AJT §Òçü∆ú≈?)
participle.)
Catch
Åçõ‰ î√™«-´’ç-CéÀ ûÁL-Æœ† Å®√n©’:
1)
í¬L™ áí∫’-®Ω’-ûª’†o (•çA ™«çöÀ) ´Ææ’h-´¤Lo °æô’d-
éÓ-´úøç.Catch a ball/ catch a fruit (falling) etc.
I caught the keys as he threw them to me.
Åûª†’ û√∞¡ç-îÁ-´¤©’ Ø√¢Áj°æ¤ NÆœJûË Øˆ’ °æô’d-èπ◊-Ø√o†’.
2) ûª°œpç--èπ◊E §ƒJ-§Ú-ûª’†o ¢√∞¡x†’/ ïçûª’-´¤-©†’
°æô’d-éÓ-´úøç, catch.
a) She tried to catch her child running on to
the road.
Road O’CéÀ °æ®Ω’Èíûª’h-ûª’†o ûª† Gúøf†’ °æô’d-éÓ-´-
ú≈E鬢Á’ v°æߪ’-Aoç-*çC.
b) The cat caught the mouse = °œLx á©’-éπ†’
°æô’d-èπ◊çC.
Ñ Å®√n-©ûÓ ´’†ç catch áèπ◊\´ ¢√úø’-ûª’çö«ç.
É°æ¤púø’ catch/ catch ûÓöÀ ´îËa expressions
´’J-éÌEo í∫´’-Eü∆lç.
Look at the following expressions from the
dialogue between Bhavan and Sravan:
1) He couldn't catch the early morning train.
2) He caught a bad cold.
3) Was it he I caught sight of on his way to the
station.
4) He has outdone the others in his company
but the others are catching up.
5) I catch what you say.
6) The police have yet to catch the thief.
7) Pavan caught an employee red handed
stealing office property.
8) I'll catch you later.
4) He has out done the others in the compa-
ny but the others are catching up =
Éûª-®Ω’-©-éπçõ‰ ¶«í¬ °æE-îË-¨»úø’, é¬F Éûª-®Ω’©’ ÉûªE
≤ƒn®·-†ç-ü¿’-éÌç-ô’-Ø√o®Ω’.
Catch up = ´·çü¿’†o ¢√∞¡x†’ (§ÚöÙ , véÃúø™ x,
≤ƒCµç-îª-ôç™) ÆæO’-°œç-îªôç.
a) India is ahead of China in software, but
China is catching up.
Software ™ îÁjØ√ éπçõ‰ ¶µ«®Ωû˝ ´·çü¿ç-ï™
ÖçC, é¬F îÁjØ√ ´’†Lo ÆæO’-°œ-≤ÚhçC. (ûªy®Ω™ØË
´’†ûÓ Ææ´÷-†-´’-´ya)
b) India can never catch up with Japan in
technology.
≤ƒçÍé-A-éπçí¬ ¶µ«®Ωû˝ ï§ƒØ˛ ≤ƒn®·éÀ îË®Ω’-éÓ-™‰ü¿’.
c) In the race Hemu has the lead, but Hari is
catching up.
Ç (°æ®Ω’í∫’) °æçüÁç™ Ê£«´· ´·çü¿’-Ø√oúø’
Å®·Ø√ £æ«J ÅûªúÕE ÆæO’-°œ-Ææ’h-Ø√oúø’.
5) I catch what you say.
†’´y-†oC Ø√éπ-®Ωn-´’-´¤-ûÓçC.
catch (Ééπ\úø) = Å®Ωn-´’-´úøç/ N†-°æ-úøôç
a) I couldn't catch him in that noise and
crowd .
Åçûª íÌúø´/ ï†ç™ Åûª†’ îÁ°œpçC Ø√èπ◊ N†-
°æ-úø-™‰ü¿’.
b) It's difficult to catch his English.
ÅûªúÕ English Å®Ωn-´’-´ôç éπ≠dçæ .
6) The police have yet to catch the thief.
§ÚM-Ææ’©’ -üÌçí∫-Eçé¬ °æ-ô’déÓ-™‰-ü¿’.
üÌçí∫Lo, ØË®Ω-Ææ’n-©†’ §ÚM-Ææ’©’ °æô’déÓ´úøç =
catch thieves/ criminals, etc.
Lesson 290 matching exercise
™E èπ◊ N´-®Ωù:
1. Obey = follow = (Çïc©’, Çü˨»©’ ™«çöÀN)
ņ’-Ææ-Jç-îªôç/ §ƒöÀç-îªôç/ P®Ω-≤ƒ-´-£œ«ç-îªúøç/
•ü¿’l¥™„j Öçúøôç.
Obey my orders = Ø√ Çïc-©†’ §ƒöÀç.
(Obey îËÊÆ-¢√∞¡Ÿx obedient í¬ Öçö«®Ω’.) An
obedient child = ûªLx-ü¿ç-vúø’© ´÷ô-NØË Gúøf.
2. Traffic = Illegal trade = îªôd N®Ω’-ü¿l¥¢Á ’i†
¢√u§ƒ®Ωç. (´÷´‚©’ Å®Ωnç= ®√éπ-§Ú-éπ©’ – Road
O’ü¿). Trafficking in women/ Immoral traffick-
ing = Çúø-¢√-JûÓ (´uGµ-î √®Ω) ¢√u§ƒ®Ωç îËߪ’ôç.
Immoral Trafficking Act = ´uGµ-î √®Ω E®Ó-üµ¿éπ
îªôdç.
3. Pursue = chase = ¢Áçô-•úÕ ûª®Ω-´’ôç.
1) The police pursued the thief = Police ©’
üÌçí∫†’ ¢Áçö«-ú≈®Ω’.
2) Ö†oûª Nü¿u™«çöÀN Ŷµºu-Æ œç-îªôç.
3) äéπ N≠æ-ߪ÷Eo ´ü¿-©-èπ◊çú≈ ü∆EE í∫’Jç*
´÷ö«x-úøôç, àüÁjØ√ îËߪ’ôç.
4. Meek = humble = ≤ƒüµ¿’ Ææy¶µ«´ç éπLT,
E®√-úøç-•-®Ωçí¬ ÖçúË
5. Remarkable = Extraordinary = Å≤ƒ-üµ∆-®Ω-ù-
¢Á’i†/ ¶«í¬ îÁ°æ¤p-éÓ-ûª-T† India's progress in
software is remarkable = software ™ ¶µ«®Ωû˝
v°æí∫A îÁ°æ¤p-éÓ-ü¿-í∫_üË (íÌ°æpí¬).
- M. SURESAN