IRONY-SPOKEN ENGLISH

Q:Call for అంటే అర్థం ఏమిటి? కొన్ని ఉదాహరణలతో వివరించగలరు.

A: 1) Demand = అధికారపూర్వకంగా అడగటం, The officer called for an

explanation from the clerk for his absence the day before

2) Need - అవసరమవడం, Corruption in the country calls for immedi-

ate action (దేశంలో అవినీతి నివారణకు తక్షణ చర్యలు అవసరం).

Q: Please explain the following words in Telugu with examples

1) Ironic 2) Contemplate 3) Backdrop 4) Means / means to

A: If what happens is the opposite of what we expect, it is ironic

(మనం అనుకున్న దానికి వ్యతిరేకంగా జరగడం)

Eg: a) If somebody who expects to become a police officer becomes a

criminal, it is ironic (పోలీస్ ఆఫీసర్ అవ్వాలనుకున్న వ్యక్తి నేరస్థుడిగా

మారడం),

b) She has plenty of money to buy things, but they are not available

in her place (కొనేందుకు ఆమె దగ్గర బాగా డబ్బులున్నాయి కానీ, కొనగల వస్తు

వులు లేవు)

2 Think seriously of doing something (దీర్ఘంగా ఆలోచించడం). She is con-

templating spending this summer in Kashmir. (కశ్మీర్‌లో ఈ వేసవి గడపా

అని ఆమె తీవ్రంగా ఆలోచిస్తోంది).

3) Backgound (నేపథ్యం - ఉన్న పరిస్థితులు)

4 Means = Having meaning of (అర్థం ఉండటం).

Eg: a) Contemplation means has the meaning of serious thinking.

by lurends = have the intention of = చేసే ఉద్దేశం ఉండటం

Money అవసరమైన డబ్బు) - They do not have the means to buy a

car (కారు కొనేందుకు కావలసిన డబ్బు వాళ్ల దగ్గర లేదు). (The word mean

Means to = intend: (ఉద్దేశం కలిగి ఉండటం). She means into a course

in music - ఆమెకు సంగీతంలో శిక్షణ తీసుకోవాలని ఉంది)

Q: Sir. please say the meanings in Telugu of the following Proverbs"

and explain with examples

1) Every cloud has a silver lining 2) All's fair in love and war.

3) Better late than never

4) Actions speak louder than words.

5) When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

A: Every bad situation has something good to offer us. (ఇబ్బందికర పరి

స్థితుల్లో కూడా, మంచి కలిగించేది ఏదోఒకటి ఉంటుంది).

2) Winning a war or getting somebody's love by bad methods is not

wrong (యుద్ధాలు, ప్రేమలు గెలిచేందుకు ఏ మార్గమైనా మంచిదే).

3) It is better to do something late, rather than never do it at all. (3.

అసలు చేయకుండా ఉండటం కంటే ఆలస్యంగానైనా చేయడం మంచిది)

4) Actions are more important than words. Our doing something

shows our greatness and not our talking about doing something (

సత్తా మాటల ద్వారా కాదు చేతల ద్వారా తెలుస్తుంది)

5) Make the best of a bad situation, that is even in difficulties there is

definitely something that can help you. (మనకున్న ప్రతికూల పరిస్థితులను

కూడా అనుకూలంగా మార్చుకోవచ్చు - మన దగ్గర నిమ్మకాయలే ఉంటే దాంతో మనం

నిమ్మకాయ రసం - తీయని పానీయం చేసుకోవచ్చు..

Q: Which is correct one?

a) No sooner I saw a snake than I ran away

b) No sooner did I see a snake than I ran away

A: Sentence (b) is correct. When we begin a sentence with an adverb

phrase like, no sooner the verb in the past tense verb takes the

form, did + present tense.

Q: I have attended an interview where they gave BIO-DATA form, we

should fill bio-data form in capitals (or) can we use small letters?

A: No rule that the bio-data should be filled in with capitals. Only thing

is it should be legible - cursive writing is OK

Q: Sir. I heard these sentences but I can't

understand them. please translate in Telugu

thank you tor coming here and sayng

few things about me

A: Thank y0u for coming here = My thanks to

you for coming here and Saying few things

Saying almost nothing. The corect sen-

tence perhaps is. saying a few things =

Saying a small mumber of things. Thank

you for coming here and saying a few

things .

b) I think I was wrong

e) I thought I am wrong

d) I thought I was wrong

A: I think I am wrong (NOW) (నేను ఇప్పుడు

చేశానని ఇప్పుడనుకుంటున్నాను)

b) I think (Now I made a mistake (IN THE

PAST (గతంలో తప్పుచేశానని అనుకుంటున్నాను

ఇప్పుడు) - In the past I was wrong, but only

now I think of it.

c) This sentence is wrong

d) I made a mistake in the past, and then itself

I thought I did something wrong. (నేనప్పుడే

తప్పు చేశానని అనుకున్నాను)

Q: Sir, what is the difference between while

and when How to use these words?

Please explain with examples

A: Very little difference between the two

However, when you refer to a continuous

action, it is better to use while, and when you

refer to a simple action, when is preferable

Eg: 1) When he retumed home, he found the

door locked. (Both simple actions).

2) While others were playing, he was studying

(Both continuous actions)

 

3) Would expresses what cannot happen

now

If he were here, his mother should be

happy (He is not here now, so there is no

question of his mother being happy 

4) Would expresses a past habıt (in the sense

of 'used to-

Those days (in the past) I would take (i

used to take) long walks carry in the morning

I would take too much coffee 

5) Would in the question form expresses a

polite request 

Would you belp me/ Mind helping me in

this matter? (l request you to help me in this

matter)

6) Would in the question form expresses an

offer 

Would you like some more coffee?

7) 'Would' with rather expresses a preference.

I would rather die, than tell a lie 

THOUGH/ALTHOUGH/EVEN THOUGH/YET/EVEN/EVEN IF

Q: The thief is said to have been caught. Is this

correct sentence? Can you explain this?

A: The thief is said to have been caught = peo-

ple say / somebody says that the thief has

been caught

Q: Dear sir, thank you very much for helping

everyone of us to learn English. Kindly

clarify the following:

Difference between the words and their

usages:

1. Gist / Summary

2. Illustration / Example

3. Rein/Reign 4. Bill / Invoice

A: 1) Gist The central idea of a passage;

Summary = a brief statement of the

main points of a piece of writing. A gist

gives central idea of a passage and is

therefore very brief. On the other hand

a summary contains all the main points

in the passage

2) Illustration = example. An illustration how-

ever has other meanings too.

3) Rein

The leather straps by which you

control a horse.

Reign = Rule by a king.

4) A bill shows the amount you pay for some-

thing you have bought.

An invoice shows the amount you have to

pay for things already delivered to you. (S06

పంపించిన/ ముందే కొన్న వస్తువులకు చెల్లించాల్సిన

డబ్బును తెలిపే పత్రం) )

Q: Sir, please tell me about the usage of for

with instances.

A: 'For' has different meanings.

1) Purpose (ఉద్దేశం I walk for exercise.

(వ్యాయామ ఉద్దేశంతో

2) Intended (ఉద్దేశించిన ఉద్దేశించబడిన కోసం) -

This shirt is for Ramesh. (రమేష్ కోసం).

3Suitable for (సరిపోయే) - This medicine is

for just born children (ఈ మందు ఇప్పుడే పుట్టిన

పిల్లలకు సరిపోయేది)

This medicine is for

just born children

cup

4) Having the desire of (కోరిక ఉండటం) = I am

working for a good salary

5) Because ఆ కారణంగా) - He was not selected

for he is short. (అతడు పొట్టిగా ఉండటం వల్ల

ఎంపికవ్వలేదు)

Q: Sir, how to use the word "Rather than".

Also please explain how to use the word

"As such". Please explain the difference

between "left for" and "have been to" and

when to use these words with examples.

A: 1) When we compare two things of differ-

ent kinds, we use rather than in the com-

parative degree

Eg: a) I would rather walk than go by bus.

b) He is rather industrious than intelligent.

2) As such = as things are

3) Left for - The past tense of leave for = to

start for a place / to go to a place,

* He left for Delhi yesterday = He started for

Delhi and is perhaps there now.

4) Have been to = visit/ go to a place and stay

there for some time.

* I have been to Delhi a number of times.

Q: Hello sir, I have been confused

by the use of articles. Can you

please explain where to use a

an, the

A: Alan and the are called articles

'A/ and must be used before

countable singulars in English

Things we count like, one, two,

three, etc. are countables.

Eg: book, man, town, river, etc.

Things we don't count but weigh or mea

sure like oil, sugar, milk, etc., are uncounta-

bles. No 'al an before uncountables.

* A = an. However, before countable singu-

lars beginning with vowel sounds that is,

English words beginning with the Telugu

sounds, es . a. A., 42.

an' is used, and before words beginning

with consonant sounds, that is, sounds other

than 'e' to ', 'a' is used.

Eg: a bell, a cat, etc an umbrella. an idea, an

owl etc

+ 'A/ an' is used with the meanings of one.

someone, certain

"The' we use, when we talk of

something we have already referred

to

Eg: a) I bought a book yesterday

The book is very interesting

In the second sentence we talk

about the book we have already

mentioned in the first sentence.

b) He met a man and the man told him that he

was from England.

There are other uses of the Any good

a-

grammar book will give you the uses of the

Please refer to them.