-Ç-C-¢√®Ωç 30 ´÷-Ja 2008 Ñ-Ø√-úø’ £j«-ü¿®√-¶«-ü˛ 2

Mihir: Don't poke fun at me. I hate to see you Look at the following expressions from the
bursting into laughter like that. conversation above:
(††’o Çô-°æ-öÀdç-îªèπ◊. †’´¤y Å™« °æí∫-©-•úÕ 1) Don't poke fun at me.
†´yúøç Ø√Íé-´÷vûªç É≠ædç ™‰ü¿’.) 2) Your joke is out of place.
Akhil: Take it easy Mihir. It's just an innocent 3) Why are you so worked up?
joke. 4) I am running short of time.
(Å™« ¶«üμ¿-°æ-úøèπ◊, ûËLí¬_ BÆæ’éÓ. ÅüË ü¿’®Ω’-üËl-¨¡ç- 1) Poke fun: Çô-°æ-öÀdç-îªúøç/ ÍíL-îË-ߪ’úøç/ áí∫-û√R
™‰E joke.) îËߪ’úøç/ Å°æ-£æ…Ææuç îËߪ’úøç
a) Neeraja has no sense of time and place. She
Mihir: Your joke, let me tell you, is out of place.
pokes fun at every body as if she were very
(F joke èπ◊ ÉC Æ洒ߪ’ç é¬ü¿E îÁ°æ¤hØ√o). smart = F®Ω-ïèπ◊ á°æ¤púø÷, áéπ\ú≈ ÅØË Ç™-
Akhil: Why are you so worked up? a) Don't work yourself up into such anger. There
condolence =
Öçúøü¿’. ûªØËüÓ ´’£æ… ûÁL-¢Ájç-üÁj-†ô’x Åçü¿-JF áí∫- Ææ´’-ߪ’ç™ ÆæJ-鬴¤) äéπJ ´’®Ωùç
(áçü¿’-éπçûª ÇçüÓ-∞¡†/ éÓ°æçí¬ ÖØ√o´¤?) û√R îËÆæ’hç-ô’çC. isn't any need for it = Åçûª éÓ°æç ûÁa-éÓèπ◊. Åçûª
Mihir: You would be, as well, if you were in my
°æôx Ææçû√°æç
b) Don't poke fun at his clothes. He isn't as well
b) Her jokes were out of place in a serious situ-
Å´-Ææ-®Ω¢Ë’ç ™‰C-°æ¤púø’.
place. Here I am running short of time to as off as you are = b) On seeing their favourite hero, the crowd
ation like that =
finish my work, and you disturb me by
Åçûª
ÅûªúÕ ü¿’Ææ’h©’ îª÷Æœ worked itself up into great excitement =
your silly jokes.
í∫çHμ-®Ω-¢Á’i† °æJ-Æœn-A™
†´yèπ◊/ áí∫-û√R îËߪ’èπ◊. Ç¢Á’ jokes ÅÆæç-ü¿- ¢√∞¡x ÅGμ-´÷† hero éπE°œç-îª-í¬ØË Ç ï†ç ûÁí∫
-Ççí∫x-¶μ«-≠æ-ù
(†’´¤y Ø√ ≤ƒn†ç™ Öçõ‰ †’´¤y èπÿú≈ Ø√™«í¬ Åûªúø’ F Åçûª üμ¿E-èπ◊úø’ Öû√q£æ« °æúÕ-§Ú-ߪ÷®Ω’ (¢√∞¡x Öû√q-£æ…-EéÀ °æôd-°æ-í¬_©’
439
ÇçüÓ-∞¡-†-ûÓØË Öçö«´¤. °æE °æ‹Jh-îË-ÊÆç-ü¿’èπ◊ é¬úø’. ®Ωs¥çí¬ ÖØ√o®·.
™‰èπ◊ç-ú≈-§Ú-®·çC).
time ™‰éπ ؈’ ¶«üμ¿-°æ-
c) Why is he so worked up even at the mention

Why ar e you so worked up?

of my name =
úø’-ûª’çõ‰ F Å®Ωnç-™‰E Ø√ Ê°®Ω’ Nçõ‰ØË Åçûª éÓ°æç ûÁa-
jokes ûÓ ††’o dis-
turb îËÆæ’h-Ø√o´¤)
èπ◊ç-ô’-Ø√o-úË-N’öÀ?
4) Run short of = éÌ®Ω-ûªí¬ Öçúøôç
Akhil: I'm sorry, old boy. I
a) Hurry up we are running short of time = ûªy®Ω-
am ready to lend a
hand to help you complete your work. Let c) Poking fun at others is certainly c) Informal clothes are out of place °æúø’ time ™‰ü¿’ ´’†èπ◊.
me know. What can I do for you? bad manners =
Éûª®Ω’©†’ Å°æ£æ…Ææuç when you attend an interview = b) I doubt if we can complete the project if we
Interview
èπ◊ ´÷´‚©’ ü¿’Ææ’h©’ (T run short of funds like this =
(Sorry N’vûª´÷, F °æE °æ‹®Ωh-ßË’uç-ü¿’èπ◊ ؈’
îËߪ’úøç ûª°æp-èπ◊çú≈ ü¿’v≠æp-´-®ΩhØË. É™« ´’†èπ◊ Eüμ¿’©’
2) Out of place = ÅÆæç-ü¿-®Ωs ¥-¢Á ’i†/ Shirts, jeans™«çöÀN) ÅÆæç-ü¿-®Ωs¥çí¬ éÌ®Ωûªí¬ Öçõ‰ ´’†ç project
°æ‹Jh îËߪ’-í∫-©´÷ ÅE
≤ƒßª’ç îË≤ƒh†’. ØËØËç îËߪ’-í∫-©ØÓ îÁ°æ¤p.)
Mihir: That's being a friend. Dictate these
Ææ´’-ߪ÷ -Ææç-ü¿-®√s¥©’ ™‰E Öçö«®·/ Ææ´’-ßÁ÷-*-ûªçí¬ Öçúø´¤. Ø√èπ◊ ÆæçüË-£æ«çí¬ ÖçC.
a) Claps and cheers are out of place 3) Work somebody/ Yourself up/ É´Fo Spoken form of English ™ î√™«
addresses to me as I write.
at a condolence meeting = Ææçû√-°æ- be worked up into = üËEo í∫’Jç-îª- common. O’ Spoken English Ææ£æ«-ïçí¬ Öçú≈-©çõ‰
(Friend Åçõ‰ Å™« Öçú≈L. Ñ address ©’ Ææ-¶μº™ æpô’x, ÍéJç-ûª©÷ ÅÆæç-ü¿-®Ωs¥çí¬ ®·Ø√ Ç¢Ë-¨¡-°æ-úÕ-§Ú-´úøç/ ÖvüË-éπ-°æ-úÕ-§Ú- ÉN ¢√úøçúÕ, practise îËÆœ.
†’´¤y îªü¿’-´¤-ûª÷çõ‰ ؈’ ®√Ææ’hçö«.) M.SURESAN ´úøç/ ÅÆæ-£æ«-Ø√-EéÀ ™†-´úøç.
Öçö«®·. (Å™«çöÀ Ææçû√°æ
EXERCISE c) The ointment soothed the pain of the injury = b) Don't harp on your past failures. Think of
Trophy = -N-ï-ߪ÷-EéÀ *£æ«oçí¬ ÉîËa cups,
Match the expressions under A with their ointment what you can do to win in future =
medals, etc.
í¬ßª’ç ¶«üμ¿ †’ç* Ç Ö°æ-¨¡-´’†ç éπL-Tç- F í∫ûª
meanings under B. *çC. Covet X Despise (ÅÆæ-£œ«uç--éÓ-´úøç/ üËy≠œç-îªúøç) ¢Áj°∂æ-™«u-©†’ í∫’JçîË ´÷ö«x-úø’ûª÷ Öçúøèπ◊.
A B Soother = °œ©x©’ àúø-´-èπ◊çú≈ ¢√∞¡x ØÓöx °õ‰d ¶μºN-≠æu-ûª’h™ ᙫ Èí©-´-í∫-©¢Ó Ç™-*ç.
3) Minute = DEo N’E-ö¸í¬ pronounce îËÊÆh Å®Ωnç,
1. Soothing A. Very small rubber °‘éπ c) All through his speech the speaker was harp-
Soothe X Aggravate/ Upset/ Irritate
EN’≠æç. é¬F ¢Á’i†÷u-ö¸í¬ pronounce îËÊÆh Å®Ωnç,
2. Covet B. Allot (A) very small = î√™« *†o/ Ææ÷éπ~ t-¢Á’i† ÅE. ing on good old days =Çߪ’† Ö°æØ√uÆæç ¢Á·ûªhç
3. Minute C. Surround Aggravate = ¶«üμ¿-©†’, éπ≥ƒd-©†’ áèπ◊\´ îËߪ’úøç Minute particles = Ææ ÷éπ~ t-¢Á ’i† éπù«©’/ §ƒûª ®ÓV© í∫’JçîË ´÷ö«x-ú≈úø’.
4. Harp on D. Comforting Upset = ´’†-Ææ’†’ *®√èπ◊/ ÇçüÓ-∞¡-†èπ◊ í∫’J-îË-ߪ’úøç Harp on, phrasal verb
Ææ÷éπ~ t¢Á’i† ´·éπ\©’
5. Set aside E. Hint Irritate = ´’çô-™«çöÀ ¶«üμ¿ éπL-Tç-îªúøç/ éÓ°æç 5) Set aside ( ÉD phrasal verb) = Allot = Íéö«-®·ç-
a) Even a minute quantity of cyanide is deadly
F. Desire = Cyanide
ûÁ°œpç-îªúøç (äéπ ®Ω≤ƒ-ߪ’†ç) -áç-ûª -ûªèπ◊\-¢Áj-Ø√ îªúøç
2) Covet = Desire = î√™« í¬úμøçí¬ éÓ®Ω’-éÓ-´úøç. a) He set aside half an hour every morning for
G. Continue to talk about v§ƒù«ç-ûªéπç Å´¤-ûª’çC.
a) Who doesn't covet to be a CM?/ the position yoga =
KEY : 1-D; 2-F; 3-A; 4-G; 5-B. b) Minute gold particles were strewn all over Çߪ’† v°æA ®ÓW Å®Ω-í∫çô ßÁ÷í¬èπ◊ Íéö«-
of a CM? = CM
the place =
í¬ ÖçúËç-ü¿’èπ◊ á´®Ω’ éÓ®Ω’-éÓ®Ω’?/
EXPLANATION *†o-*†o •çí¬®Ω’ ´·éπ\©’ ØË©çû√ ®·ç-î√úø’.
CM °æü¿-NE é¬çéÀ~ç-îª®Ω’? °æúÕ ÖØ√o®·. b) He has set aside a part of his savings for his
1) Soothing = Comforting = Ö°æ-¨¡-´’†ç/ Ü®Ωô b) I have long coveted the chance of having a
Strewn = îÁ™«x-îÁ-ü¿’-®Ω’í¬ °æúÕ Öçúøôç daughter's marriage = ûª†’ §Òü¿’°æ¤ îËÆæ’-èπ◊†o
éπL-TçîË/ ãüΔ®Ω’p éπL-TçîË job in that company = com-
î√™« 鬩çí¬ Ç
Minute X Enormous (°ü¿l) ¢Á·ûªhç™ éÌçûª ¶μ«í¬Eo èπÿ-ûª’®Ω’ °R}éÀ
Soothe = ãüΔ®Ω’p/ Ü®Ωô/ Ö°æ-¨¡-´’†ç éπLTçîªúøç pany ™ ÖüÓuí∫ç éÓ®Ω’-èπ◊-Ø√o†’ ؈’.
Soothe - Soothed (past & past participle) c) The director long coveted the chance to 4) Harp on = continue to talk about = äÍé N≠æ- Íéö«-®·ç-î√úø’.
Set aside èπ◊ ÉçéÓ Å®Ωnç = °j court éÀçC court
a) The music was very soothing to her in the make a movie with that hero = Ç £‘«®ÓûÓ äéπ ߪ÷Eo í∫’Jç* ÅüË °æEí¬ ´÷ö«xúø’ûª’ç-úøôç
troubled state of her mind = *é¬-èπ◊í¬ Ö†o Ç¢Á’ *vûªç îËߪ÷-©E Ç ü¿®Ωz-èπ◊úø’ î√™«-é¬-©çí¬ éÓ®Ω’-èπ◊- (Éûª-®Ω’-©èπ◊ NÆæ’í∫’ °æ¤öÀdç-îË™«) B®Ω’p†’ éÌõ‰d-ߪ’úøç.
´’†-Ææ’èπ◊ Ç ÆæçUûªç Ü®Ωô éπL-Tç-*çC. Ø√oúø’. a) Meet him a hundred times, he always harps The high court set aside his conviction by the
b) He found the words of his teacher very Coveted = î√™«-´’çC áèπ◊\´í¬ é¬çéÀ~çîË. on the falling standards of education = lower court = court
éÀçC ™ Åûª-úÕéÀ °æúÕ† Péπ~†’
soothing when he lost hope of success = In cricket the World cup is a coveted trophy Çߪ’†’o ´çü¿-≤ƒ®Ω’x éπ©’-Ææ’éÓ, Çߪ’-ØÁ-°æ¤púø÷ °æúÕ high court éÌõ‰d-ÆœçC.
Nïߪ’ç°j E®√¨¡ §ÒçC†°æ¤púø’ Åûª-úÕéÀ ¢√∞¡x öÃ˝ = Cricket ™ v°æ°æçîª éπ°ˇ ÅØËC Åçü¿®Ω÷ (ÅEo -§Ú-ûª’†o NüΔu v°æ´÷-ù«© í∫’JçîË ´÷ö«x-úø’ûª÷ Conviction = Judge NCμçîË Péπ~
´÷ô©’ î√™« ãüΔ®Ω’p éπL-Tç-î√®·. teams) trophy.
é¬çéÀ~çîË NÆœ-T-≤ƒhúø’.

-v°æ-¨¡o: b) Lest it should lead to escalation of violence °j ¢√é¬u© ´’üμ¿u ûËú≈ àN’öÀ? b) The Romans were the first to
have seen the animal =
=
1. Twenty five minutes is enough for you to get
(´’†ç
ï¢√•’:
£œ«çÆæ/ üˆ®Ωb†uç °®Ω-í∫-èπ◊çú≈ ÖçúËç-ü¿’èπ◊ – ÉC – â.Ææûªu-Ø√-®√-ߪ’ù, û√öÀ-°æJh
sentence
rapped - is
°j ¢√éπuç™ Ö°æ-ßÁ÷-Tç-îªúøç éπ®Ω-ÍédØ√? é¬ü¿’, Å®Ωnç °æ‹®Ωh-´-™‰ü¿’ 鬕öÀd v°æ≤ƒh-N-Ææ’h†o Ææçü¿-®√s¥-EéÀ ´·çü¿’)
lest = so that not = äéπ N≠æߪ’ç ï®Ω-í∫-èπ◊çú≈
Ç ïçûª’-´¤†’ îª÷Æœ-†-¢√-∞¡x™ 
2. a) It would have led to escalation in violence. 1. a) This is the first time (for him) to go there = Romans ¢Á·ü¿-öÀ-¢√∞¡Ÿx.(´’†ç
b) Lest it should lead to escalation in violence ÖçúË ç -ü¿’èπ◊ . Åûª-úø-éπ\-úÕéÀ ¢Á∞¡xúøç ÉC ¢Á·ü¿-öÀ-≤ƒJ. (Éçûª-èπ◊- ´÷ö«x-úø’-èπ◊ç-ô’-†oC, ¢Á·ü¿öÀ
- Ñ È®çúø’ ¢√é¬u-©èπ◊ äÍé Å®Ωnç ´Ææ’hçüΔ? îª÷¨»®Ω’ éπüΔ, °j È®çúø’ ¢√é¬u™ Å®Ωnç äéπöÀ é¬ü¿’. ´·çü¿’ ¢Á∞¡x-™‰ü¿’/ D-E ûª®√yûª ¢Á∞Ïx Å´-鬨¡ç Éçé¬ ¨¡û√•lç ņ’-èπ◊çõ‰, Åçûª-èπ◊-´·çüË
3. How did I do on others? DE ûÁ©’í∫’ Å®Ωnç 3. How did I do on others - DEéÀ Å®Ωnç ™‰ü¿’. ´îª’aç-úø-éπ-§Ú-´îª’a.) Ç ïçûª’-´¤†’ îª÷Æœ-†-¢√-∞¡Ÿx-Ø√o®Ω’. ¢√∞¡x™ x
Something is missing in the group of words. b) This is the first time (for him) to have gone Romans ¢Á·ü¿-öÀ-¢√∞¡Ÿx.)
– Èé.áÆˇ.Ç®˝., ü¿Jz -v°æ-¨¡o:
àN’öÀ?
there = Å®·ûË 2 (a) éÃ, 2 (b) éà ֆo-ûË-ú≈†’ Åçûªí¬ °æöÀdç-
ï¢√•’:
(í∫ûªç™) Åûª-úø-éπ\-úÕéÀ ¢Á∞¡xôç ÅC/ ÉC
1. a) This is the first time to go there. ¢Á·ü¿-öÀ-≤ƒJ. Ç ûª®√yûª èπÿú≈ Åûª-úø-éπ\-úÕéÀ ¢Á∞¡Ÿxç- -éÓ-†-éπ\-®Ω-™‰ü¿’; 2(a) simple and direct.
1. Correct. Any period of time/ any amount of b) This is the first time to have gone there. úÌa. Å®·ûË Ééπ\úø This èπ◊ •ü¿’©’ that Åçõ‰ØË
money is singular. 2. a) The Romans were the first people to Å®Ωnç ÆæJí¬ ´Ææ’hçC. í∫-´’-Eéπ: -´÷-Ja 27-† -v°æ--J-ûª-¢Á’i-† -≤Úpéπ-Ø˛ -Éç-Tx-≠ˇ–438
2. a) It would have led to the escalation of vio- see the animal. 2) a) The Romans were the first to see the ani-
™ ã §ƒ®∏Ω-èπ◊úø’ ÅúÕ-T† v°æ¨¡o™ 'you are astonish-
ing every one' ÅE ÖçC. -Ç -¢√éπuç -ûª°æ¤p. Ææ´÷-üμΔ-
lence. = ÅC £œ«çÆæ/ üˆ®Ωb†uç °J-Ííç-ü¿’èπ◊ üΔJ b) The Romans were the first people to have mal = Romans
¢Á·ôd-¢Á’-ü¿-öÀ-≤ƒ-J Ç ïçûª’-´¤†’
BÆœ ÖçúËC. (Å™« 鬙‰ü¿’) seen the animal. refer
îª÷¨»®Ω’. (´’†ç timeîËÆæ’h†o ™) †ç™ èπÿú≈ ÅüË ¢√éπuç -´-*aç-C.é¬-F 'you astonish
every one' ÆæÈ®j-† -v°æ-ßÁ÷í∫ç. í∫´’-Eç-îª-í∫-©®Ω’.

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