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Rupasi: I don't know much about art. But I
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Rupasi: Where are you rushing Akrithi?
(áéπ\úÕéπç-ûª ûªy®Ωí¬ ¢Á∞¡Ÿh-Ø√o¢˛?)
Akrithi: I am going to see the paintings exhibi-
tion.
(؈’ ´®Ωg-*-vû√© v°æü¿-®Ωz-†èπ◊ ¢Á∞¡Ÿ-ûª’Ø√o†’.)
Paintings = ´®Ωg-*-vû√©’
Rupasi: But why so early?
(é¬F Éçûª -´·ç-ü¿’í¬ áçü¿’èπ◊?)
Akrithi: I want to beat the late hour rush.
(Ç©-Ææuçí¬ ¢ÁRûË ï†ç áèπ◊\-´í¬ Öçö«®Ω’.
Å™«çöÀüË癉èπ◊çú≈ û√°‘í¬ îª÷ÊÆç-ü¿’èπ◊.)
Late hour rush = Ç©Ææuç Å´ôç ´©x
áèπ◊\´ßË’u ï†ç.
Rupasi: I see that enthusiasm is catching.
(É°æ¤púø’ Ø√éπ®Ωnç Å®·çC. Öû√q£æ«ç, ÇÆæéÀh
™«çöÀN èπÿú≈ ´uéÀh †’ç* ´uéÀhéÀ ¢√u°œ-≤ƒh-
ߪ’E)
b) Anil: How are you going
found one of the pictures off the beat-
en track. It is different from the usual
type of paintings.
(Ø√èπ◊ *vûª-éπ-∞¡ í∫’-J-ç-* Åçûªí¬ -ûÁ-L-ߪ’-ü¿’.
é¬F ¢√öÀ™x äéπöÀ î√-™« N©-éπ~-ùçí¬ ÖçC.
´÷´‚©’ ûª®Ω-í∫A *vû√© éπØ√o Å-C
Gµ†oçí¬ ÖçC.)
Akrithi: How about coming with me?
(Ø√ûÓ ®√èπÿ-úøü¿÷?/ ´≤ƒh¢√?)
Rupasi: That'd be a pleasure, though I've a lot
of work to do. Tomorrow evening is
the dead line. I want to beat it.
(Ø√èπ◊ ®√´ôç ÆæçûÓ-≠æ¢Ë’ áçûÓ °æ†’Ø√o. Í®°æ¤
≤ƒßª’çvûªç Ç °æE °æ‹®Ωh-´-ö«-EéÀ í∫úø’´¤. í∫úø’´¤
™°æ© °æ‹Jh îËߪ’-ö«-EéÀ v°æߪ’-Ao-Ææ’hØ√o.)
Akrithi: (I) wish I were as hardworking as you.
For sheer hard work you take some
beating.
(F™«-í∫-ØË éπ-≠d°æ æ-úÕ °æE-îË-ߪ÷-©E Ø√ éÓJéπ.
éπ-≠d°æ æ-úË N≠æ-ߪ’ç™ FC °jîË®·.)
Rupasi: Thank you for the compliment though
I don't know how far I deserve it.
to clear your debts?
(F Å°æ¤p-™„™« B®Ω’-≤ƒh´¤)
Kamal: It really beats me.
(Ø√Íéç ûÁL-ߪ’ôç ™‰ü¿’)
3) But unfortunately some
one else beat me to it =
b) The music in the movie is off the beaten
ÉçÈé-´®Ó Ø√éπçõ‰ ´·ç-üË Øˆ’ îËߪ÷-©-†’-èπ◊†o °æE track =
îËÊÆ-¨»®Ω’. Beat some one to something = Ç ÆœE-´÷™, ÆæçUûªç N©-éπ~-ùçí¬/
NGµ-†oçí¬ ÖçC.
äéπ-®Ìéπ °æE-îË-ü∆l-´’-†’-èπ◊-†oç-ûª™ ÉçéÌ-éπ®√ °æE -
6) Beat the deadline
îËÊÆÆœ Nïߪ’ç §Òçü¿ôç.
a) Rahul beat Sreenu to a place in the team Deadline = í∫úø’´¤. Beat the deadline = í∫úø’´¤
ûª†èπ◊ ïô’d™ ≤ƒn-†ç ´Ææ’hç-ü¿-E -vQ-†’ -Å-†’-èπ◊ç-ô’- N’çîª-èπ◊çú≈ Öçúøôç.
†oç-ûª™ ÅC ®√£æ›™¸ éÌõ‰d-¨»úø’. a) The project has to be completed in a
b) The Eenadu beat the other Newspapers week. They are working overtime to beat
to exposing the scam = the deadline =
ÑØ√úø’ Ç èπ◊綵º-éÓ-ù«Eo N’í∫û√ °ævA-éπ© éπçõ‰ ¢√®Ωç ™°æ© Ç project °æ‹®Ωh-¢√L. Ç í∫úø’´¤
´·çüË •ßª’-ô-°-öÀdçC. (¢√∞¡Ÿx •ßª’-ô-°-úø-ü∆ç Åçü¿’-éÌ-ØËç-ü¿’èπ◊ ¢√∞Î}-èπ◊\´ Æ洒ߪ’ç °æE-îË-Ææ’h-Ø√o®Ω’.
b) They may not be able to beat the dead-
ņ’-èπ◊-†oç-ûª™, ÑØ√--úø’ -Ç -°æE îËÊÆ-ÆœçC)
4) Nothing beats the colour combination
line = í∫úø’´¤ ™°æ© °æE °æ‹Jh-îË-ߪ’-™‰-Í®¢Á÷.
and the realism in it = àCèπÿú≈ ü∆Eo N’çîª-
7) For sheer hard work you take some beat-
™‰ü¿’ – ®Ωçí∫’© éπ©-®·-éπ™, ¢√Ææh-N-éπ-ûª™.
ing = éπ≠d-°æ æúÕ °æE-îË-ߪ’-ôç™ †’´yç-ü¿Ko N’ç*-
§Ú-û√´¤.

I want to beat the ..

Akrithi: It really beets me. Till a few months
ago, I did not know anything about
painting or art in general. But thanks
to my uncle, I find myself drawn to art,
in particular to oil paintings
(Ø√Íé Å®Ωnç 鬴ô癉ü¿’. éÌEo ØÁ-©-© éÀç-ü¿-öÀ
´®Ωèπÿ, Ø√èπ◊ ´®Ωg*vû√-©-Ø√o, ÅÆæ©’ *vûªéπ∞¡-
ÅØ√o àO’ ûÁ-L-ߪ’ü¿’. é¬F ´÷ uncle °æ¤ùu-
´÷- Å-E, *vûª-éπ∞¡ °æôx Çéπ-J{-ûª’-®√-©-ߪ÷u-†E
ûÁ©’-≤ÚhçC. ´·êuçí¬ ûÁj©-´®Ωg *vû√© °æôx.)
Paintings = ´®Ωg-*-vû√©’ – NNüµ¿ ®Ωçí∫’-©ûÓ ¢ËÊÆ
¶Ô´’t©’. Art = *vûª-éπ∞¡. Oil paintings = ûÁj©-´®Ωg
*vû√©’ = †÷ØÁ©’ éπL°œ† ®Ωçí∫’-©ûÓ ¢ËÊÆ
¶Ô´’t©’.
Rupasi: (Are you) going to buy any of them?
(¢√öÀ™x àü¿Ø√o é̆-¶-ûª’-Ø√o¢√?)
Akrithi: They are too expensive. I can't afford
them.
(ÅN ´’K êK-ü¿’í¬ -ÖØ√o®·. ؈’ Åçûª
úø•’s °ô’d-éÓ-™‰†’.)
Afford = àüÁjØ√ é̆-í∫-L-T-† Æœn-A
Rupasi: Weren't you thinking of buying a
painting in one of the sections? The
painter has caught accurately a vil-
lage woman with a bundle of hay on
her head.
(-Ç N¶µ«-í¬™x äéπü∆ØÓx Ö†o painting
éÌØ√-©E ņ’-èπ◊-Ø√o´¤ éπü∆– Åçü¿’™ *vûª-
é¬-®Ω’úø’ í∫úÕf-¢Á÷°æ¤ -¢Á÷Ææ’h†o ví¬O’ù Æ‘YE
î√™« correct í¬ *vB-éπ-Jç-î√úø’)
Akrithi: Yea. But unfortunately some one else
beat me to it. I was just 10 minutes late
getting ready the money.
(Å´¤†’. é¬F ü¿’®Ω-ü¿%-≠æd´¨»ûª’h ؈’
éÌØË´·çüË ÉçÈé-´®Ó ü∆Eo éÌØË-¨»®Ω’. úø•’s
Æœü¿l¥ç îËÆæ’èπ◊ØËç-ü¿’èπ◊ 10 EN’-≥ƒ©’ late
Å®·çC ÅçûË.)
Rupasi: What attracts you so much in it?
(Åçü¿’™ E†oç-ûªí¬ Çéπ-J{ç-*ç-üË-N’öÀ?)
Akrithi: Nothing beats the colour combination
and the realism in it.The setting sun
is caught in wonderful shades of
colours.
Åçü¿’™ ´®√g-©- éπ-©-®·éπ, ¢√Ææh-N-éπûª N’í∫û√
*vû√™xéπØ√o íÌ°æpí¬ ÖçC. ÅÆæh-N’-Ææ’h†o
Ææ÷®Ω’uúÕ-E/ Ææ÷®√u-Ææh-´’-ߪ÷Eo íÌ°æp ®Ωçí∫’©
îµ√ߪ’™x °æô’d-èπ◊-Ø√oúø’ *vûª-é¬-®Ω’úø’.)
shades of colour = äÍé ®Ωçí∫’™E îµ √ߪ’©’ –
´·ü¿’®Ω’, ™‰ûª ...
Take some beating = Éûª-®Ω’Lo N’ç*-§Ú-´ôç.
a) As a tourist spot Kashmir takes some
beating = °æ®√u-ôéπ v°æüË-¨¡çí¬ é¬Qt®˝ ÅEoç-öÀE
N’ç*-§Ú-ûª’çC.
b) For sheer taste Hyderabad Biryani takes
some beating = ®Ω’*éÀ £j«ü¿-®√-¶«ü˛ GJ-ߪ÷-
(F ¢Á’-°æ¤p-ü¿-©èπ◊ Ø√Èéçûª Å®Ω|ûª ÖçüÓ Ø√èπ◊ beat Åçõ‰ Ééπ\úø N’çîªôç.
ûÁ-L-ߪ’-ü¿’ é¬F, Thanks.) a) No other bowler can beat Muralidharan
FE N’ç*çC ™‰ü¿’.
in spin bowling =
Å®·ûË to take a beating (to take some beat-
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
ing é¬èπ◊çú≈) Åçõ‰ ãúÕ-§Ú-´ôç/ üÁ•s-A-†ôç
Daily Life Situations ™ î√-™« frequent í¬ spin bowling ™ à Éûª®Ω player èπÿú≈ (Ê°®Ω’, v°æA-≠æe ™«çöÀN)
beat. DE í∫’-Jç-* Ñ lesson ™ ´·®Ω-S-üµ¿-®Ω-Ø˛†’ N’çîª-™‰úø’.
a) The team has taken a beating in the last
-N-E°œç-îË -´÷-ô
ûÁ©’-Ææ’-èπ◊çü∆ç. b) In Tennis he beats others =
match = Match
Tennis
véÀûªç ™ Ç ïô’d ãúÕ-
beat Åçõ‰ ´÷´‚©’ Å®Ωnç ´’†èπ◊ ûÁL-Æ œç-üË– ™ Åûªúø’ Éûª-®Ω’-©†’ N’ç*-§Ú-û√úø’.
5) I found one of the pictures off the beaten
éÌôdúøç. ´·êuçí¬ ¶«í¬ üÁ•s-ûª-T-™‰-ôô’x, ´’Sx-´’Sx §Ú-®·çC.
éÌôdúøç. Åçõ‰ Bv´çí¬ éÌôdúøç. ´÷´‚-©’í¬ track. b) With its defeat by Bangladesh, India's
éÌôdúøç hit/ strike. Off the beaten track = ´÷´‚-©’í¬ ÖçúË Cricketing prestige has taken a severe
beat - past tense: beat (Hö¸ ÅØË Öîªa-J≤ƒhç, §Úéπ-úø-éπØ√o NGµ-†oçí¬, N©-éπ~-ùçí¬ Öçúøôç. beating = •çí¬x-üË-¨¸ûÓ ãôN’ §Òçü¿-ôç™
¶„ö¸ -é¬ü¿’.) past participle: beaten. beat Åçõ‰ a) Director BN Reddy's movies were off the Cricket
¶µ«®Ωû˝ v°æA≠æe Bv´çí¬ üÁ•s--A-EçC.
´÷´‚-©’í¬ ¢√úË ÉçéÓ Å®Ωnç – ãúÕç-îªôç. beaten track =
a) Bangladesh beat India ü¿®Ωz-èπ◊úø’ Gߪ’-Ø˛ -È®úÕf ÆœE-´÷©’ ´÷´‚©’
(•çí¬x-ü˨¸ ¶µ«®Ω-û˝†’ ãúÕç-*çC) (´‚Ææ™  §ÚÆœ† ÆœE-´÷™«x é¬èπ◊çú≈)
b) It's difficult to beat Australia = NGµ-†oçí¬, N©-éπ~-ùçí¬ ÖçúËN. - M. SURESAN
Australia †’ ãúÕç-îªôç éπ≠dçæ .
éÌô’d-éÓ-´ôç– Ñ Å-®ΩnçûÓ His heart is still beat-
ing Åçö«ç.
Now look at the following sentences from
the dialogue above.
1) I want to beat the late hour rush =
-Ç©Ææuç Å´ôç ´©x ´îËa í∫’ç°æ¤ ¶«üµ¿- ™‰-èπ◊çú≈
Öçú≈-©-†’-èπ◊ç-ô’Ø√o.
beat the rush = avoid the rush ûÌéÀ\-Ææ-™«-ô™
°æúø-èπ◊çú≈ Öç-úøôç.
I am going early to beat the rush.
(ûÌéÀ\-Ææ-™«ô §ƒ©-´-èπ◊çú≈ ÖçúËç-ü¿’èπ◊ ´·çüË
¢Á∞¡Ÿ-ûª’Ø√o.)
Ñ ¶µ«-´çûÓ – Åçõ‰ äéπ N≠æߪ’ç ´©x ¶«üµ¿-°æ-úø-
èπ◊çú≈ ÖçúËç-ü¿’èπ◊, ûª°œpç--èπ◊-ØËç-ü¿’èπ◊ ÅØË -¶µ«-
´çûÓ beat î√-™« Nüµ∆-©’í¬ ¢√-úø-û√®Ω’.
a) He avoided the main road to beat the
traffic signals =
Traffic signals ¶«üµ¿-™‰-èπ◊çú≈ ÖçúËç-ü¿’èπ◊ Main
Road ´C-™‰Æœ °æéπ\ roads O’ü¿ ¢Á∞«xúø’.
b) She wants to beat the tax rules by invest-
ing in different kinds of savings
°æ†’o E•ç-üµ¿-†© -¶«-J -†’ç* ûª°œpç--èπ◊-ØËç-ü¿’èπ◊
Ç¢Á’ NNüµ¿ §Òü¿’°æ¤ °æü∑¿-é¬-©™ °ô’d-•úÕ
°öÀdçC. invest = °ô’d-•úÕ Â°ôdúøç. savings
= §Òü¿’°æ¤/ §Òü¿’°æ¤ îËÆ œ-†- úø•’s)
2) It really beats me = Ø√Íéç ûÁ-L-ߪ’-ôç-™‰ü¿’.
ÅßÁ÷-´’-ߪ’çí¬ ÖçC.
a) How he is going to travel with such heavy
luggage really beats me = Åçûª ≤ƒ´÷-†’ûÓ
ᙫ v°æߪ÷ùç îË≤ƒh-úø-ØËC Ø√Íéç ûÁ-L-ߪ’ôç -™‰ü¿’.