-¨¡Ÿ-véπ-¢√®Ωç 17 -†-´ç-•®Ω’ 2006
Bhargav: How long will you take to get
ready?
(ûªßª÷-®Ω-´-ö«-EéÀ ÉçÈéçûª time BÆæ’-
èπ◊ç-ö«´¤?)
Bhushan: I won't be long. Just ten minutes.
Are you in a hurry?
(ØËØËç áèπ◊\-´-ÊÆ°æ¤ BÆæ’-éÓ†’. 10 EN’-
≥ƒ™‰. à¢Á’iØ√ ûÌçü¿®√?)
Bhargav: Not at all. Take your time. I can
wait.
(ÅüËç-é¬ü¿’/ ûÌçü¿-Í®ç-™‰ü¿’. áçûª-ÊÆ-°jØ√
°∂æ®Ω-¢√-™‰ü¿’. ؈’ wait îËߪ’-í∫-©†’)
Bhushan: When exactly is this meeting?
(Ñ meeting correct í¬ á°æ¤púø’?)
Bhargav: (It is) supposed to be at 10.30, but
the flight is certainly going to be
delayed because of the bad
weather.
(ÅC °æC-†o-®Ωèπ◊, é¬E ¢√û√-´-®Ωùç ¶«í¬-
™‰-†ç-ü¿’-´©x N´÷†ç Ç©-Ææuçí¬
®√´îª’a.)
Bhushan: So what? (Å®·ûË àçöÀ?)
Bhargav: I have reliable information that the
flight took off 20 minutes late, so it
landing here will also be delayed
by 20 minutes or even longer.
(N´÷†ç •ßª’-©’-üË-®Ωôç 20 EN’-≥ƒ©’
Ç©-Ææu-¢Á’iç-ü¿E Ø√èπ◊ éπ*a-ûª-¢Á’i† Ææ´÷-
î√®Ωç ÅçCçC. 鬕öÀd ÅC-éπ\-úÕéÀ 20
EN’-≥ƒ-©-éπØ√o áèπ◊\´ Ç©-Ææuçí¬ îË®Ω’-
ûª’çC.)
Bhushan: But what has all this to do with our
meeting?
(é¬F OöÀéÀ ´’† meeting éà Ææç•çüµ¿ç
àN’öÀ?)
Bhargav: Oh come now Bhushan, use your
brains. Our MD who has taken this
flight will be late too, so the meet-
ing will begin late.
(Bhushan, é¬Ææh Ç™-*ç. ´’† MD
Ñ N´÷-†ç-™ØË ´Ææ’h-Ø√oúø’ 鬕öÀd
Çߪ’† Ç©-Ææuçí¬ ´≤ƒhúø’, 鬕öÀd ´’†
meeting èπÿú≈ Ç©-Ææuç-í¬ØË v§ƒ®Ω綵ºç
Å´¤-ûª’çC.)
Bhushan: I understand. We can take advan-
tage of his late arrival and start at
leisure.
(Å®Ωn-´’-®·çC. Çߪ’† l-ate í¬ ®√-´-úøç
´©x ´’†ç èπÿú≈ é¬Ææh Eü∆-†çí¬
•ßª’-©’-üË®Ω-´îª’a/ÅC ´’†ç Å´-é¬-¨¡çí¬
BÆæ’-èπ◊E Eü∆-†çí¬ •ßª’-©’-üË-®Ω-´îª’a.)
Bhargav: Any idea when our new manager
is going to take office?
(´’† éÌûªh manager á°æ¤púø’ °æü¿N
îË°æ-úø’-ûª’-Ø√oúÓ ûÁ©’≤ƒ?
Bhushan: Not much, but it seems he is a no
nonsense man. We can't take lib-
erties with him as we used to, with
his predecessor.
(Åçûªí¬ ûÁL-ߪ’ü¿’. é¬F Å™«x-ô§ƒp
´u´-£æ…-®√-©†’ Æ棜«ç-îªE ´uéÀh™«
ÖØ√oúø’. ´’†ç ÉC-´-®Ω-éπ-öÀ™« (°æü¿-N™
Çߪ’† ´·çü¿’†o ´uéÀhûÓ Ö†oô’x)
Ñߪ’-†ûÓ îª†’´¤ BÆæ’-éÓ™‰ç.
No nonsense = v§ƒ´·-êuç-™‰E, Å™«x-ô§ƒp
N≠æ-ߪ÷-©èπ◊ û√N-´yE.
Predecessor = v°‘úÁ-ÂÆ-Ææ-(®˝)/ v°úÁ-Æ œ-Ææ(®˝)–
v°‘/ 'v°— ØÌéÀ\ °æ©’-èπ◊û√ç = °æü¿-N™/ ≤ƒn-†ç-
™ äéπ-JéÀ ´·çü¿’†o¢√®Ω’.
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
Eg: Chandrababu Naidu was the prede-
cessor of Rajasekhara Reddy.
(®√ï-¨Ï-ê-®˝-È®-úÕféÀ ´·çü¿’ ´·êu-´’çvA
îªçvü¿-¶«-•’-Ø√-ߪ·úø’.)
Successor (°æü¿-N™/ ≤ƒn†ç™ äéπJ ûª®√yûª
´îËa-¢√®Ω’)
YSR is the successor of Chandrababu
Naidu. îªçvü¿-¶«-•’-Ø√-ߪ·úø’ ûª®√yûª ´·êu-
YSR.
´’çvA
Successor =
¢√®Ω-Ææ’úø’ ÅE èπÿú≈. a) His business has taken off = c) We don't allow strangers to take liberties
Bhargav: Let's wait and see. (îª÷ü∆lç) ÅûªúÕ ¢√u§ƒ®Ωç ¶«í¬ áü¿’-í∫’-ûÓçC. with us -
Bhushan: It seems he took to task the idlers b) His car-hire plan may take off = éÌûªh-¢√-∞¡}†’ ´’†ûÓ îª†’´¤ BÆæ’-éÓ-E´yç
in the branch where he has
ÅûªE car
ÅüÁl °æü∑¿éπç ïߪ’-v°æü¿ç 鬴a. Take to task - (ûª°æ¤p-îË-Æœ† ¢√JE) PéÀ~ç-îªôç/ E©-
worked earlier.
3) Take advantage of = ã Å´-é¬-¨»Eo ÆæCy-E- D-ߪ’ôç/ Ωu BÆæ’-éÓ-´ôç
(Éçûª-èπ◊-´·çü¿’ Çߪ’† °æE-îË-Æ œ†
ßÁ÷í∫ç îËÆæ’-éÓ-´ôç/ äéπ °æJ-Æœn-AE ´’†èπ◊ a) The teacher took the boy to task for com-
branch ™ °æE-îË-ߪ’-E-¢√-∞¡x-°j† Çߪ’†
ņ’-èπÿ-©çí¬ ´÷®Ω’a-éÓ-´ôç. ing late = Ç©Ææuçí¬ ´*a-†ç-ü¿’èπ◊ Ç èπ◊v®√-úÕE
Ωu BÆæ’-èπ◊-Ø√o-úøô.) a) He took advantage of the holidays to go to
teacher.
Bhargav: Such a boss is really welcome. PéÀ~ç-*çC
Kashmir =
boss b) My father will take me to task if I stay out
Kashmir
(Å™«çöÀ †’ ≤ƒyí∫-Aç-î√-LqçüË.) ÂÆ©´¤-©†’
too long =




¢Á∞¡x-ö«-EéÀ ¢√úø’-èπ◊- ؈’ •ßª’ô ´’K áèπ◊\-´-ÊÆ-°æ¤ -Öç-õ‰
-´÷ Ø√†o Íééπ-™‰-≤ƒh®Ω’.
Ø√oúø’.
c) The people in the area took the excise offi-
b) He is too trusting
cials to task for permitting a liquor shop in
and kind hearted,
a residential area =
so people take
-Ççí∫x-¶µ«-≠æ-ù
E¢√Ææ Ææn©ç™ ≤ƒ®√
ü¿’é¬ùç ņ’-´’-Aç-*-†ç-ü¿’èπ◊ excise ÅCµ-é¬-®Ω’-
241 advantage of it and
deceive him = M. SURESAN ©†’ v°æï©’ E©-D-¨»®Ω’.
His business has taken off
Now look at the following sentences from
Real life situations ™ take, get, have © Åûª†’ Éûª®Ω’-©†’ ´’K †´·t-û√úø’. ´’K ü¿ßª÷w®Ωl the conversation at the beginning of the
¢√úøéπç î√™« áèπ◊\´ ÅE í∫-´’-Eç-î√ç éπ-ü∆. Take £æ«%ü¿-ߪ·úø’. ÅC Å´-é¬-¨¡çí¬ BÆæ’-èπ◊E v°æï-©-ûªEo lesson.
ûÓ ´îËa expressions Å®Ωnç, ¢√öÀ ¢√úøéπç ¢Á÷Ææç îË≤ƒh®Ω’. 1) Take your time - ûÌçü¿Í®ç ™‰ü¿’. áçûª-ÊÆ-°æ-
Éçûª´®Ωèπ◊ éÌEo îª÷¨»ç. É°æ¤púø’ ´’J-éÌEo îª÷ü∆lç. c) The clerks took advantage of the boss's
absence and went home early =
®·Ø√ BÆæ’éÓ.
Let's have a look at the following expres-
2) ... the flight took off 20 minutes late =
sions: Boss ™‰E Å´-鬨¡ç îª÷Ææ’-èπ◊E í∫’´’≤ƒh©çü¿®Ω÷ 20 EN’-≥ƒ©’ Ç©Ææuçí¬ •ßª’-©’-üË-JçC plane.
1) Take your time ûªy®Ωí¬ É∞¡x-Èé-Rx-§Ú-ߪ÷®Ω’.
3) We can take advantage of his late arrival=
2) Take off 4) Take office: °æü¿-NE îË°æ-ôd-úøç
Çߪ’†late í¬ ®√´ôç Å´-é¬-¨¡çí¬ BÆæ’-èπ◊E
3) Take advantage of a) YSR took office as CM in 2004 =
(´’†ç Eü∆-†çí¬ •ßª’-©’-üË-®Ω-´îª’a)
4) Take office YSR CM
4) We can't take liberties with him as we used
í¬ 2004 ™ °æü¿N îË°æ-ö«d®Ω’.
5) Take liberties with b) Ever since she took office, she has made
to, with his predecessor = Çߪ’† ´·çü¿’-Ø√o-
a number of changes in the administration.
6) Take to task ߪ’-†ûÓ BÆæ’-èπ◊†o ’´¤ Ñߪ’-†ûÓ BÆæ’-éÓ™‰ç.
5) It seems he took to task the idlers= °æE
°jexpressions ÅFo èπÿú≈ conversational °æü¿N îË°æ-öÀd†°æpöÀ-†’ç* Ç¢Á’ §ƒ©Ø√ ´u´-£æ…-
English ™ ûª®Ωîª÷ ¢√úË¢Ë. ¢√öÀ Å®Ωnç ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊E ®√™x î√™« ´÷®Ω’p©’ BÆæ’-èπ◊-´-*açC. áíÌ_-õ‰d-¢√-∞¡x†’ Çߪ’† PéÀ~ç-î√úø’. Idler = °æE
5) Take liberties with - ’´¤ BÆæ’-éÓ-´ôç.
´’† conversation ™ ¢√úøü∆ç. áíÌ_-õ‰d-¢√∞¡Ÿx
6) Any idea when our new manager is going
Ææyûªçvûªçí¬ (äéπ-JûÓ) ´u´-£æ«-Jç-îªôç.
1) Take your time/ Take your own time =
a) Shall I take your car for a day? I am sure I to take office? = manager
time
éÌûªh °æü¿N á°æ¤púø’
can take the liberty = car
ûÌçü¿Í®ç ™‰ü¿’/ Fé¬\-´-©-Æœ-†çûª BÆæ’éÓ ã®Ó-V-§ƒô’ F BÆæ’-
a) Inspite of my hurrying him, he took his time
îË°æ-úø’-ûª’-Ø√oúÓ ûÁ©’≤ƒ?
to finish the work =
èπ◊çö«. Ø√é¬ Ææyûªçvûªç Öçü¿E †´·t-ûª’-Ø√o†’. OöÀ-†-Eoç-öÀF O’ conversation ™ Å´-鬨¡ç
b) Not all bosses let you take liberties with them-
´*a-†-°æ¤púø’ ¢√úøçúÕ.
ØË-†’ ûÌçü¿-®Ω-°-öÀd†°æpöÀéÃ, -°æE-°æ‹JhîËߪ’-ö«-EéÀ Åçü¿®Ω’ boss ©÷ éÀçü¿ ÖüÓu-í∫’-©èπ◊ ’-N-´y®Ω’.
¢√úÕ time ¢√úø’ BÆæ’-èπ◊-Ø√oúø’.
b) She missed the bus because she took her
EXERCISE ANSWER
time to dress herself up =
Practise aloud in English the following. Pramod: The sky is cloudy. The plane
•ôd-™‰-Ææ’-éÓ-´-ú≈-EéÀ î√™« time BÆæ’-èπ◊-†oç-ü¿’-´©x
Pramod: Plane may take off late.
Ç¢Á’èπ◊ bus ûª°œp-§Ú-®·çC. Ç鬨¡ç ¢Ë’°∂æ÷-´%-ûª¢Á’i ÖçC.
2) Take off: Planes ¶µº÷N’ ´CL í¬™x-Èé-í∫-®Ω-ú≈Eo
•ßª’-©’-üË-®Ωúøç Ç©Ææuç 鬴a. Vinod: Let's take advantage of it and
Vinod: DEo Å´-é¬-¨¡çí¬ BÆæ’-èπ◊E ´’†ç é¬Ææh have some coffee.
take off Åçö«ç.
coffee û√íÌü∆lç ®√. Pramod: The plane people may take us to
a) The plane took off five minutes late =
Pramod: ´’†ç Ç©-Ææu-¢Á’iûË plane ¢√∞¡Ÿx ´’†-©†’ task for being late.
Plane 5 EN’-≥ƒ©’ Ç©-Ææuçí¬ •ßª’-©’-üË-JçC
(í¬™xéÀ ™‰*çC) éÓ°æp-úÌa. Vinod: Let's try.
Vinod: v°æߪ’-Aoü∆lç. Pramod: We'd better not/ let's not. We
b) The take off of the plane was delayed
Pramod: äü¿’l™‰. Plane ¢√∞¡xûÓ ´’†ç ’-´¤í¬ can't take liberties with the plane
because f some engine trouble.
Öçúø™‰ç éπü∆? people.
( Engine trouble ´©x N´÷†ç •ßª’-©’-üË-®Ωôç
Vinod: Ø√éπØ√o ´·çü¿’ °æE-îË-Æ œ-Ø√-ߪ’† á°æ¤púø÷ Vinod: My predecessor always used to
(í¬™x-Èé-í∫-®Ωôç) Ç©-Ææu-´’-®·çC.)
late, train èπ◊í¬F, bus èπ◊í¬F. be late for train or for Bus.
Take off Åçõ‰ ÉçéÓ Å®Ωnç, ã ¢√u§ƒ®Ωç/ °æü∑¿éπç/
Pramod: Çߪ’††’ ´’†¢Ë’ç Çü¿-®Ωzçí¬ BÆæ’-éÓ-†-éπ\- Pramod: He needn't be our model.
v°æù«-Réπ Ö†o-ô’dçúÕ/ ņ’-éÓ-èπ◊çú≈ ïߪ’-v°æü¿ç
鬴ôç. Í®x-ü¿’í¬.