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Sushmitha: So, who do you live with in your new room in the hostel?
ƪáÅä ƒ¢ÅŒÂÌ ÊÕ„çy-«-JÅî …¢{Õ-¯Ão«Û £¾É®¾d©ðx?
Suprabhath: One Eknath and I have been allotted the same room. Hardly a day has passed since we've been together.
‡«ªî \Âú-¯ÃŸ±þ Ưä ÆÅŒ-EÂÌ, ¯ÃÂ¹Ø Šê ’¹C êšÇ-ªá¢-Íê½Õ. „äÕ¢ ƒŸ¿lª½¢ ¹©®Ï …¢œË ŠÂ¹-ªî-•-ªá¯Ã X¾ÜJh’à ƫ-©äŸ¿Õ.

Sushmitha: Then you've had it. You are almost alone in your room. I know about him. He is a lone wolf.
ƪáÅä F X¾E ƪá-¤ò-ªá-ʘäx. ÊÕ«Ûy F ’¹C©ð ŸÄŸÄX¾Û Š¢{-J’à …Êo˜äx. ¯Ã¹ŌE ’¹ÕJ¢* Åç©Õ®¾Õ. ÆÅŒ¯î Š¢{-J-„Ãœ¿Õ.
Suprabhath: What do you mean?
\¢šË ÊÕ«y-¯äC?/ Æ¢˜ä F ƪ½n¢?

Sushmitha: I mean what I say. I know his sister well. He and his sister are opposite each other. Unlike him she is a party animal.
¯ä ÍçX¾Ûh-ÊoŸä ŸÄE-¹ª½n¢. „Ã@Áx Íç©ãx©Õ ¯ÃÂ¹× ¦Ç’à Åç©Õ®¾Õ. ÆÅŒÊÖ, Íç©ãx©Ö ŠÂ¹-J-Âí-¹ª½Õ X¾ÜJh’à «uA-êªÂ¹¢. ‚„çÕ-Ÿä„çÖ Ê©Õ-’¹Õ-JÅî ¹L-N-œË’à …¢œÄ-©¯ä ŌŌy¢.
Suprabhath: Who do you have with you? How do you get on with each other?
FÅî …¢œä-Ÿç-«ª½Õ? OÕJ-Ÿ¿lª½Ö ‡©Ç …¢šÇª½Õ?

Sushmitha: I am happy that way. My room mate is Mallika.
‚ NŸµ¿¢’à ¯ÃÂ¹× ®¾¢Åî-†¾¢’Ã¯ä …¢C. ¯Ã ª½Ö„þÕ-„äÕšü «ÕLx¹.
Suprabhath: What type is she?
‚ Æ«Ötªá \ ª½Â¹¢?

Sushmitha: We hit it off; absolutely no problem that way. Listening to music is right up my street and she likes music too. She likes Mahesh and so do I. Can I ask for more?
„äÕ¢ æ®o£¾Ç¢-’Ã¯ä …¢šÇ¢. Æ©Ç¢šË ®¾«Õ®¾u «Öê¢ ©äŸ¿Õ. ®¾¢UÅŒ¢ NÊ{¢ Æ¢˜ä ¯ÃÂ¹× ƒ†¾d¢. ÅŒÊÂ¹Ø Æ¢Åä. ‚ Æ«Öt-ªáÂË «Õæ£Ç†ý ƒ†¾d¢. ¯ÃÂ¹Ø Æ¢Åä. ƢŌ-¹¢˜ä \¢ ÂÄÃL (Can I ask for more = ƢŌ-¹¢˜ä \¢ ÂÄÃL?)
Suprabhath: You are lucky; that's all I can say. But (are) you sure of what you said about my room mate Eknath?
E•¢’à ÊÕ«yŸ¿%-†¾d-«¢-ÅŒÕ-ªÃ-LN. ƪáÅä \Âú-¯Ã-Ÿ±þÊÕ ’¹ÕJ¢* ÊÕ«Ûy ÍçXÏp¢C E•-„äÕ¯Ã?

Sushmitha: Why doubt? His own sister has told me so a number of times.
‡¢Ÿ¿ÕÂ¹× ®¾¢Ÿä£¾Ç¢? Æ©Ç ÆE ÆÅŒE Íç©ãx©ä ¯ÃÂ¹× ÍéÇ-²Äª½Õx ÍçæXh.
Suprabhath: Oh, what a pity! I go ape over friends and here is this guy who enjoys his own company.
‡¢ÅŒ Ÿ¿Õª½-Ÿ¿%†¾d¢. ¯Ãê„çÖ æ®o£ÏÇ-ÅŒÕ-©¢˜ä NX¾-K-ÅŒ-„çÕiÊ ƒ†¾d¢. ƒX¾Ûp-œä„çÖ ÅŒÊÅî ÅŒÊÕ ÅŒX¾p ƒ¢éÂ-«ª½Ö …¢œ¿{¢ ƒ†¾d¢ ©äE ƒÅŒÊÕ.

Sushmitha: Don't worry. Perhaps you can change him. Who knows?
¦ÇŸµ¿-X¾-œ¿Â¹×. ¦£¾Ý¬Ç ÊÕ«yÅŒEo «Öª½a-’¹-©-„ä„çÖ. ‡«ª½Õ ÍçX¾p-’¹-©ª½Õ?
Suprabhath: I'm not that hopeful. OK. I hear the bell going. Let's go to class.
ƢŌ ‚¬Á ¯ÃÂ¹× ©äŸ¿Õ. ’¹¢{ NÊ-¦-œ¿Õ-Åî¢C. ÂÃx®ý-éÂ@Çl¢ X¾Ÿ¿.

(Note: Hardly= ŸÄŸÄX¾Û ©äŸ¿Õ. You've had it =F X¾E ƪá-ʘäx.)
ƒC ¨ «ÕŸµ¿u¯ä „Ãœ¿Õ-¹-©ðÂË «®¾ÕhÊo expression.ƪ½n¢Ð Š¢{-J’à …¢œä¢-Ÿ¿Õ¹×/ ƒÅŒ-ª½Õ-©Åî ¹©®Ï …¢œ¿{¢ ƢŌ ƒ†¾d-X¾-œ¿E «u¹×h©Õ

a) He was a lone wolf as long as he worked in our company. We don't know much about him =«Ö ¹¢X¾-F©ð Íä®Ï-Ê¢-ÅŒ-Âé¢ ÆÅŒÊÕ Š¢{-J-’Ã¯ä …¢œä-„Ãœ¿Õ. (‡«-JÅî ¹L-æ®-„Ãœ¿Õ Âß¿Õ. Æ¢Ÿ¿Õ-¹E ÆÅŒEo ’¹ÕJ¢* «ÖÂ¹× ÅçMŸ¿Õ)

b) The humans are social creatures, so a lone wolf is an oddity = «ÖÊ-«Û©Õ ®¾¢X¶¾Õ-°-«Û©Õ. Æ¢Ÿ¿Õ-¹E Š¢{-J-Ōʢ ƒ†¾d-X¾-œä-„Ã@ÁÙx/ Š¢šË-ÂçŒÕ ²ñ¢šË Âí«át©Õ N*-“ÅŒ¢’à ¹Ê-X¾-œ¿-Åê½Õ.

2) A party animal =ƒC Â¹ØœÄ modern expression, ƒX¾Ûp-œË-X¾Ûpœä „Ãœ¿Õ-¹-©ðÂË «²òh¢C. DE ƪ½n¢ lone wolfÂ¹× ŸÄŸÄX¾Û «uA-êªÂ¹¢. Ê©Õ-’¹Õ-JÅî ¹L®Ï party ©Õ Í䮾Õ-¹ע{Ö °NÅŒ¢ ’¹œË-æX¢-Ÿ¿ÕÂ¹× ƒ†¾d-X¾-œä-„Ã@ÁÙx party animal.
a) Not a day passes without his going out partying. He is such a party animal.
¤ÄKdÂË ¦§ŒÕ-šËÂË „ç@Áx-¹עœÄ ÆÅŒ-EÂË ŠÂ¹ˆ-ªîV ’¹œ¿-«Ÿ¿Õ. ÆÅŒ-ʢŌ party°N.
b) Being a party animal he has a wide circle of friends = ÆÅŒ-¯ç-X¾Ûpœ¿Ö Ê©Õ-’¹Õ-JÅî ¹L®Ï „çÕ©-’¹{¢ «©x ÆÅŒ-EÂË ÍÃ©Ç åXŸ¿l æ®o£¾Ç-«ª½_¢ …¢C.

3) To hit it off (with some one) = ŠÂ¹J æ®o£¾ÉEo ®¾Õ©-¦µ¼¢’à ¤ñ¢Ÿ¿{¢.
a) He can hit it off with any one. He has the knack = ‡«-J-Åî-¯çj¯Ã ÆÅŒÊÕ ƒ˜äd æ®o£¾Ç¢ Í䧌Õ-’¹-©œ¿Õ. ÆÅŒ-EÂà ÂË{ÕÂ¹× Åç©Õ®¾Õ.
b) That's an odd combination. He is the calm going type, and his friend is quite active. How did they ever hit it off? = „ÃRx-Ÿ¿l-JD N*-“ÅŒ-„çÕiÊ èðœÎ. ŠÂ¹-ꪄçÖ ®¾h¦Õl´’à …¢œä ª½Â¹¢, ƒ¢Âí-¹-ꪄçÖ ÍŒÕª½Õ’Ã_ …¢œä ª½Â¹¢. OR}-Ÿ¿lª½Ö Æ®¾-©ã©Ç friendsƧŒÖª½Õ?

4) Right up somebody's street = ŠÂ¹-JÂË ÍÃ©Ç ƒ†¾d-„çÕiÊ ®¾¢Åî-³ÄEo ¹L-T¢Íä N†¾§ŒÕ¢.
a) Making 10 lakh a year is right up my street = ®¾¢«-ÅŒq-ªÃ-EÂË 10 ©Â¹~© ª½Ö¤Ä-§ŒÕ©Õ ®¾¢¤Ä-C¢-ÍŒ{¢ ¯Ãé¢Åî ƒ†¾d-„çÕiÊ N†¾§ŒÕ¢.
b) Come on, take the job, it is right up your street = ÂÃF, ¨ …Ÿîu’¹¢ B®¾ÕÂî. ƒC FÂ¹× ¦Ç’à ÊÍäaŸä.

5) Go ape over something = ƒC Â¹ØœÄ Modern Expression -\Ÿçj¯Ã ‡«-J-éÂj¯Ã ‡TJ ’¹¢Åä殢Ō ®¾¢Å¢ ¹L_¢Íä N†¾§ŒÕ¢.

a) He goes apes over music = ®¾¢UÅŒ¢ Æ¢˜ä ÆÅŒ-EÂË ‡Â¹ˆœ¿ ©äE ®¾¢Å¢.

b) She goes apes over a chance to show her talent as a dancer = ʪ½h-ÂË’Ã ÅŒÊ “X¾A-¦µ¼ÊÕ ÍŒÖæX Æ«-ÂìÁ¢ «æ®h ÍéÕ. ‚„çÕ ‡TJ ’¹¢Åä-®¾Õh¢C.