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#Person1#: Excuse me, do you serve breakfast here?
#Person2#: Sure, you want a continental one or an American one?
#Person1#: An American one, please. I am in a hurry.
#Person2#: OK, sir, yours will be ready in a few seconds. | #Person1# orders an American breakfast with #Person2#'s assistance. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: It's really late but I'm starving.
#Person2#: Hey, that coffee shop's lights are still on.
#Person1#: Maybe they have some good pie.
#Person2#: I would love a really sticky cinnamon bun.
#Person1#: There was a coffee shop by my house when I was a kid that served cinnamon hot chocolate.
#Person2#: Mmmm. That sounds like something I had in Mexico once.
#Person1#: Good stuff. . . Oh, no. The door is locked.
#Person2#: Ohhhhh! And I just got all my juices going! | #Person1# feels hungry but it's late. #Person2# suggests going to a coffee shop, but they find the door locked. #Person2# is disappointed. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Good morning, Paul!
#Person2#: Hi, good morning, you are so early today.
#Person1#: Yes, traffic wasn't much today, so I made it to the office earlier.
#Person2#: I see. How long does it take you to reach the office every day?
#Person1#: Well, about an hour or so.
#Person2#: Wow, that's quite a long journey. Do you drive a car?
#Person1#: No. I take public transportation. It's safer.
#Person2#: You are right! But I get up a little late. That gives me no other option but to travel by motorcycle.
#Person1#: Well, both have advantages and disadvantages. | It takes #Person1# an hour to go to work by public transportation every day while #Person2# travels by motorcycle. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Is it true that rice is the staple food in most of Southeast Asia?
#Person2#: I'm not an expert, but that's the impression I have.
#Person1#: Is rice your staple food, too?
#Person2#: Needless to say, as a Westerner, it's bread. | #Person1# and #Person2# talk about the staple food of different places. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Excuse me, do you know where the auditorium is?
#Person2#: I'm not sure. I'm looking for it, too, because my friend is waiting for me there. She had literature classes there this morning. I think it's this way.
#Person1#: Do you mind if I walk with you?
#Person2#: Of course not. What class do you have there?
#Person1#: I'm taking the introductory economics class. I hear it's a big class.
#Person2#: Yeah, my roommate took the class last semester and she said there were over 300 people in the lecture hall. | #Person1# asks #Person2# how to get to the auditorium but #Person2#'s also looking for it. Then they walk together to find it. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Excuse me, would you mind if I smoke here?
#Person2#: I'm sorry. Haven't you seen the sign on the wall, no smoking?
#Person1#: Oh, sorry. Where can I smoke please?
#Person2#: I'm afraid it's not allowed in the whole building.
#Person1#: No, dear, I wonder if I could have a glass of water.
#Person2#: Sure, help yourself over there.
#Person1#: Thank you very much.
#Person2#: Don't you know smoking is not good for your health, young man?
#Person1#: Yes, I do. I tried many times to give it up. But I failed. When I go without it, I feel very bad.
#Person2#: Yes, it's hard to stop. But if you have the non smokers health and well being in mind, you might succeed.
#Person1#: You're right. Thanks very much. I'll try again to kick my smoking habit.
#Person2#: That's OK. Well, If you're feeling bad now, you can smoke outside in the open air of course.
#Person1#: Oh no, I'll start from now on.
#Person2#: That's great. | #Person2# tells #Person1# smoking is not allowed in the whole building and suggests #Person1# give up smoking. #Person1# says he'll start from now on. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Emily, what are your plans for this weekend? Andrew and I have decided to go skating this Saturday. Do you want to join us?
#Person2#: Sounds interesting. I'd like to, but Sally and I have already made plans. We're going to watch a movie this Sunday. I plan to look up information about the movie on the Internet on Saturday.
#Person1#: Cool. What is the name of the movie?
#Person2#: Beauty and the Beast. Emma Watson plays the lead role Bell. She is one of my favorite actresses.
#Person1#: I once saw the 1991 movie Beauty and the Beast. It is great.
#Person2#: Yeah. Actually, the story is adapted from a French fairy tale by Beaumont. I've read that there are some French expressions in the movie.
#Person1#: Wow. You have learned much about the movie. Sounds great. You got me wanting to see it.
#Person2#: So do you want to join us and enjoy the wonderful story on Sunday?
#Person1#: Yes, I do. I will ask Andrew if he would like to.
#Person2#: Alright. Then please tell me ahead of time, so that I can book the tickets online in advance.
#Person1#: Sure, I will let you know by Saturday evening.
#Person2#: OK. | #Person1# invites Emily to go skating with #Person1# and Andrew but Sally and Emily have already decided to watch a movie. They talk about the movie and #Person1# feels like watching the movie, too. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: What's the matter with you, Madam? You look pale and anxious.
#Person2#: Jesus! I lost my suitcase, just now.
#Person1#: Take it easy. Would you please tell me more details? I will try to help you.
#Person2#: Thank you, officer. After getting out of the ladies room, I went to the cafe and I left my suitcase under the table. Then I read some newspapers while I was waiting for the train. When I finished reading, I found my suitcase missing.
#Person1#: What kind of suitcase did you miss? Can you describe it for me?
#Person2#: A small blue leather case with my name tag on the top, and my ID card inside.
#Person1#: I feel sorry to hear that. Will you please fill in the form and leave your name and your address here? We will try our best to find the suitcase for you. | #Person2# tells #Person1# her suitcase is lost. #Person1# asks her to describe the suitcase's appearance and fill in a form. #Person1# will try to find the suitcase. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Too much traffic today. I was late for work again!
#Person2#: I know what you mean. I was stuck for 20 minutes!
#Person1#: Seems to be getting worse every day.
#Person2#: More People are living in the city, more cars on the road. Doesn't seem like the problem will get any easier in the future.
#Person1#: No good for the environment either. Pollution is terrible. Soon we won't be able to breathe the air.
#Person2#: Don't be so gloomy. Everyone's talking about clean energy nowadays.
#Person1#: True, that would be great. But it doesn't solve the traffic problem.
#Person2#: That's right. I think if more people took the bus, then there would be fewer cars on the road.
#Person1#: The bus? You can't fit anymore people on the bus. They are always crowded!
#Person2#: Well, then we need more buses.
#Person1#: More buses on the road means more traffic, which means more pollution.
#Person2#: Right again. Well, how about if we work at home? Use the Internet, then we'd never have to travel.
#Person1#: Yeah, and you would be on time for work everyday.
#Person2#: That'd make the boss happy. | #Person1# and #Person2# complain about heavy traffic and pollution and talk about possible solutions. Finally, they think working at home may help. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Hello, I'd like to return this sweater. I have the receipt right here.
#Person2#: OK, let me take a look. Uh, so you bought this over a month ago.
#Person1#: That's right. It was a birthday present for my niece.
#Person2#: I'm sorry, ma'am. But if it has been over a month, we can't return your money.
#Person1#: Are you kidding me? I haven't even opened the package, my friend.
#Person2#: Well, that is just our store rule.
#Person1#: There must be something you can do.
#Person2#: I'll talk to my manager.
#Person1#: I'd like to talk to him myself. | #Person1# wants to return a sweater. #Person2# refuses because it has been over a month. #Person1# wants to talk to #Person2#'s manager. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: How can I help you, miss?
#Person2#: Could you break a $20 bill for me?
#Person1#: Sure, how do you want it?
#Person2#: Could I have some fives and the rest in ones?
#Person1#: Well, I have 2 fives, but I don't have enough ones. Are quarters fine with you?
#Person2#: Oh, that's even better. In that case, I won't have to worry about the small change for the bus later.
#Person1#: Here you go.
#Person2#: Thanks a million. | #Person2# requests #Person1# to break a $20 bill into some fives and ones for her. #Person1# agrees. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Billy, you don ' t look too well. Maybe you should take the day off school.
#Person2#: But Mom! Today we ' re playing football! I love football!
#Person1#: You ' Ve got a fever and playing football isn ' t a good idea for a boy with a fever. What ' s that on your arm?
#Person2#: I don ' t know. It was there when I woke up this morning.
#Person1#: It ' s rash. I ' d better take you to see the doctor. How did you get that bruise on your leg?
#Person2#: I bashed it against the chair in my room.
#Person1#: Does it hurt?
#Person2#: A little, but not much.
#Person1#: Here. Put this wet towel on your face to keep your temperature down. I ' ll take you to the doctor ' s after breakfast.
#Person2#: If I ' m better this afternoon, can I go to school?
#Person1#: If you are better, but I doubt you will be. | Billy's got a fever but he still wants to go to school. His mother also finds a rash on his arm and a bruise on his leg. She will take him to the doctor. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Ok, let ' s go through this one more time. I don ' t want anymore ruined or dyed blouses!
#Person2#: I know, I know. OK, so I have to separate the colors from the whites and put them in this strange looking contraption so called washing machine.
#Person1#: Right. You have to turn it on and program it depending on what type of clothes you are washing. For example for delicates, you should set a shorter washing cycle. Also, be sure to use fabric softener and this detergent when washing.
#Person2#: So complicated! Ok, what about this red wine stain? How do I get it out?
#Person1#: Since this is a white t-shirt, you can just pour a little bit of bleach on it and it will do the trick.
#Person2#: Cool. Then I can just throw everything in the dryer for an hour and it ' s all set right?
#Person1#: No! Since you are washing delicates and cotton, you should set the dryer to medium heat and for twenty minutes.
#Person2#: You know what? I ' ll just have everything dry cleaned. | #Person1# tells #Person2# how to use the washing machine to wash different kinds of clothes and have them dried. #Person2# finds it complicated and difficult. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Can I help you?
#Person2#: I'd like the double cheese burger meal, please.
#Person1#: What kind of drink would you like with that?
#Person2#: Just coke will be fine.
#Person1#: Would you like a super size meal? Only 2 RMB more, you'll get large coke and fries instead of medium. And today we are offering free toys all the meal boxes.
#Person2#: That sounds good, thanks, I'd like that. Actually I'd like sprite instead of coke, thanks.
#Person1#: That's not a problem, Miss. Will that be it?
#Person2#: Yes, that's all.
#Person1#: That will be 25RMB, please
#Person2#: You got it. | #Person2# orders a super size double cheeseburger meal with sprite and pays for it with #Person1#'s assistance. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Can you tell me where it hurts?
#Person2#: I am so glad they called you. It feels like something is really wrong with my stomach!
#Person1#: Does it hurt when I push here?
#Person2#: It ' s mostly on my right side. Right here!
#Person1#: Have you been feeling this way for awhile?
#Person2#: I started feeling kind of sick last night after dinner, but this morning the pain got really bad!
#Person1#: Have you eaten anything unusual lately?
#Person2#: No, not that I remember.
#Person1#: We are going to take you to an emergency room right now.
#Person2#: I will feel better when I know what the problem is. Thank you for the drugs. | #Person2# tells #Person1# the details of #Person2#'s stomachache. #Person1#'ll take #Person1# to an emergency room right now. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Now please tell me something about your past work achievements.
#Person2#: All right, madam. When I was sales manager at the Beijing Friendship Store. I succeeded in raising the yearly sales volume by 25 % and profit margins from 50 % to 80 %.
#Person1#: That is quite an achievement! Do you consider it your most rewarding work experience?
#Person2#: I don't think so. I'll create further achievement in the future.
#Person1#: Have you received any honors?
#Person2#: Yes. I got the title of ' Advance Worker ' in 2006.
#Person1#: Do you have any publications?
#Person2#: Yes. I wrote a thesis entitled ' On Interpersonal Relations in the Socialist Market Economy ' and it was published in China Daily. | #Person2# tells #Person1# about #Person2#'s past work achievements, including raising the yearly sales volume and profit margins, receiving the title of 'Advance Worker', and publishing an article. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Do you like ethnic food?
#Person2#: I do! My favorites are Mexican, Thai, and Indian.
#Person1#: Really? Have you ever tried Moroccan?
#Person2#: I can't say that I have. What are the basic ingredients?
#Person1#: I don't know. A friend of mine said I should try it.
#Person2#: Do you know where a Moroccan restaurant is?
#Person1#: As a matter of fact, he gave me this address.
#Person2#: Let's go there for lunch! I'm up for an adventure! | #Person2# tells #Person1# #Person2# likes ethnic food but hasn't tried Moroccan. #Person1# suggests going to a Moroccan restaurant for lunch. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Hey, let's pull over and look at that house over there.
#Person2#: Yes, that looks great! Is it on our Open House list?
#Person1#: Yes, it is on our list.
#Person2#: Well, it looks great from the curb. Let's go on inside.
#Person1#: Let's sign the registry. The realtor looks kind of busy right now.
#Person2#: OK, let's go check out the kitchen next.
#Person1#: Oh look, they have some refreshments in here.
#Person2#: Make sure that you pick up a flyer with the information about the home.
#Person1#: Does it say how much they are asking for this house?
#Person2#: Yes, it seems to have been discounted from two hundred and thirty-five thousand to two hundred and twenty-five thousand | #Person1# and #Person2# come to see a house. They check out the inside and talk about its price. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: We are very interested in your printed pure silk scarves, so could you introduce us your prices?
#Person2#: Thank you for inquiring. But your enquiry is too vague to reply.
#Person1#: Please send us your best offer and state payment terms and time of shipment.
#Person2#: Ok. I need to discuss it with our manager. We'll let you have our firm offer next week.
#Person1#: I'm waiting. Your early offer will be highly appreciated.
#Person2#: Ok. I will reply to you as soon as possible. | #Person2# will send #Person1# the best offer and state payment terms and time of shipment as soon as possible. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: How are you, Sue?
#Person2#: Pretty good. I'Ve just had my new poems published.
#Person1#: Congratulations on your success.
#Person2#: Thank you.
#Person1#: And how's your brother?
#Person2#: He is fine.
#Person1#: He's going to be sent to Britain to study, really?
#Person2#: Yes. He's already got the passport and visa.
#Person1#: Fantastic! Please send him my congratulations.
#Person2#: Thank you. He's very lucky indeed. | Sue's new poems have been published and her brother got his passport and visa for studying abroad. #Person1# congratulates them. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: So did you get in touch with your brother?
#Person2#: No, not yet. I'm really worried.
#Person1#: Well, it'd be foolish to call the police. He probably just went away overnight.
#Person2#: Maybe you're right. But I'm still worried. | #Person2# is worried about #Person2#'s brother. #Person1# comforts #Person2#. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: I think it is time to study. Our chemistry exam is coming.
#Person2#: Oh, I know. When is it?
#Person1#: December 1st.
#Person2#: What's on the test?
#Person1#: It seems to be from chapter six to chapter ten.
#Person2#: Well. I think I'm going to fail my chemistry exam.
#Person1#: Why are you so pessimistic?
#Person2#: I'm not being pessimistic. I'm being realistic. My chemistry is so bad.
#Person1#: I believe you can pass the exam with good preparation. Don't lose your heart.
#Person2#: Thank you. That's very nice of you. | #Person2#'s pessimistic about the upcoming chemistry exam. #Person1# encourages #Person2#. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Would you like to go to a concert tonight?
#Person2#: I'd like to very much.
#Person1#: All right, then. There is one at the new concert hall.
#Person2#: Who's playing?
#Person1#: It's the Powell orchestra.
#Person2#: Do you know what they are playing?
#Person1#: They're doing a seventeenth-century program.
#Person2#: And who is directing?
#Person1#: Well, I'm not sure of his name, but I know it's going to be his farewell performance. | #Person1# invites #Person2# to a concert tonight and introduces the concert to #Person2#. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: What are your hobbies, Mr. Green?
#Person2#: I like collecting stamps.
#Person1#: But it's an expensive hobby, isn't it?
#Person2#: Yes, you're right. What do you like to do in your spare time?
#Person1#: I usually play chess with my friends. But I like playing basketball best.
#Person2#: Do you play basketball well?
#Person1#: No, I'm not very good at it. I play just for the fun of it.
#Person2#: Shall we have a game together some day?
#Person1#: OK, that'd be very nice. | Mr. Green likes collecting stamps; #Person1# likes playing basketball best. Mr. Green suggests having a basketball game together someday. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Judy, your husband has a really nice car.
#Person2#: Thanks. It's a lot better than mine, and it's new.
#Person1#: Where are you going?
#Person2#: We're going to visit my sister in the city.
#Person1#: I didn't know your sister lives in the city, when did she move there?
#Person2#: About a year ago. She lives in an apartment on 3rd street, across from the public library.
#Person1#: I see. It's almost 5:00 PM now, don't you think there will be a lot of traffic?
#Person2#: Oh, we're not driving. We're going to take the subway. The subway only takes about 20 minutes.
#Person1#: Yes, but it can be very crowded around this time. I always feel uncomfortable taking the subway.
#Person2#: I take the subway to work everyday, so I'm used to it now.
#Person1#: Doesn't your mother live in the city?
#Person2#: Yes, she's lived there for about ten years.
#Person1#: I remember when she moved there. Apartments were a lot cheaper then.
#Person2#: I know what you mean. It's hard to find anything that's reasonable now.
#Person1#: Have a good time. Next time you're free, give me a call and we'll go play poker.
#Person2#: See you later. | #Person1# admires Judy's husband's car. Judy tells #Person1# she's going to visit her sister living in the city by subway. Judy's mother also lives in the city and has lived there for about ten years. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Hello . this is Susan.
#Person2#: Hello, I'm Mark. I'm just wondering if you are free this weekend.
#Person1#: Yes, I think So.
#Person2#: Good. I was thinking that I'd like to invite you to watch a movie. I can meet you at the cinema gate.
#Person1#: What's the time?
#Person2#: Six thirty, tonight.
#Person1#: Oh, I'm sorry I can't. because I have to do some housework. You can ask Jenny to go with you.
#Person2#: All right. Maybe next time I can go with you. Bye!
#Person1#: Good bye! | Mark invites Susan to a movie tonight, but Suan has to do some housework. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: I'm looking for a white purse as a gift. Could you show what you have in stock?
#Person2#: You are in luck. We just receive a shipment of several different styles of white purses.
#Person1#: They must be popular again this season.
#Person2#: Yes, I believe they are. Here are something that might interest you.
#Person1#: Wow. this is nice. I'll take this one. I guess if she doesn't like it she can return it, right?
#Person2#: Sure. Let me ring this up for you at the register. If you would like, this can be gift-wrapped for free. Just take it to the customer service department. | #Person1# purchases a white purse as a gift with #Person2#'s assistance. #Person2# tells #Person1# it can be returned if the gift-recipient doesn't like it. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Where can I park my car?
#Person2#: You need to get a car tag first. There's a one hundred Yuan deposit for the car tag.
#Person1#: Okay. Here you are.
#Person2#: Thank you. We'll bring the receipt up to your room when we get it. | #Person1# parks the car with #Person2#'s assistance. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: I love your little Lulu dolls. How much for a batch of 6, 000?
#Person2#: For a batch of 6, 000 we would charge two dollars a doll. your total cost would be $ 12, 000.
#Person1#: That's a little steep for our company. Do you offer any discounts?
#Person2#: Well, we'd like to work with you. If you ordered a larger quantity we could drop the price a little. Can you increase your order to 15, 000?
#Person1#: Hmmm. It wouldn't be easy, but if the discount makes it worthwhile, we can consider it. How much of a discount would that give us?
#Person2#: For order of 12, 000 or more we charge only $ 1. 5 a doll. your total cost would be $ 18, 000.
#Person1#: So, for an additional 6, 000 dollars, we get twice as many dolls? That still might be a little hard. Couldn't you discount it further? We'Ve been pricing other suppliers, and this discount might
#Person2#: We do value your business. I think I can offer a further discount, say 5 %?
#Person1#: I think we can handle that. Let me confirm with my boss and touch base with you again tomorrow. | #Person1# haggles with #Person2# over the price of dolls. #Person2# finally agrees to offer a further discount and #Person1# will confirm with #Person1#'s boss about it. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Wow, it has a balcony.
#Person2#: Yeah. Complete with nice of you.
#Person1#: How many windows are there in the apartment?
#Person2#: Mm, let me see. I think there are 2 in the bedroom, and 1 each in the living room and kitchen.
#Person1#: It's just what I want. I think I am ready to sign.
#Person2#: I call the landlord right now.
#Person1#: Before you send the lease, do you have any questions?
#Person2#: Yes, does the renting include utilities?
#Person1#: It includes everything except cable TV, and telephone.
#Person2#: How much is the cable?
#Person1#: It usually comes out about $ 40 a month.
#Person2#: Also, are they allowing the apartment?
#Person1#: No, I am afraid the apartment isn't permitted.
#Person2#: I see. Do you love pets?
#Person1#: Sorry, that's out of question. I don't have a problem with it. But, unfortunately, the building doesn't allow it. It's a building regulation. | #Person1# likes the apartment. Before signing the lease, #Person1# asks #Person2# about utilitiy fee and pet-keeping. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Hi, I want to see the Terra Cotta Warriors in Xi'an. Could you please remind me when we are arriving at that stop?
#Person2#: Oh. You took the wrong bus. You need to take Bus 151 which goes the opposite direction.
#Person1#: Oh, no! What should I do now?
#Person2#: Don't worry. You can get off at the next stop and walk across the street and take the Bus 151 to the opposite direction.
#Person1#: Ok. How many stops do I have to go?
#Person2#: About 15 stops.
#Person1#: That is a long way to go. It is so kind of you to help me. Thank you very much.
#Person2#: My pleasure. | #Person2# tells #Person1# #Person1# took the wrong bus and tells #Person1# how to get to the Terra Cotta Warriors in Xi'an by bus. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: I'd like to buy a house about 300m with a garden. Can you help me?
#Person2#: Sure. We've helped more than ten thousand people buy and sell houses. We're the No. 1 realtor in this community. I recommend this house ( He points at a picture ).
#Person1#: Where is it?
#Person2#: On a hill to the east of the Tarsus river. You have a good view of the beautiful sunrise and sunset. You can't find a better home to live in.
#Person1#: How many rooms are there?
#Person2#: Eight rooms, a roomy kitchen, two modem bathrooms, a lovely dining room, a gorgeous living room and three sweet bedrooms. All are built with first-rate materials.
#Person1#: How much is it?
#Person2#: 6 million. You needn't pay the whole price at one time. You just pay 50 % in cash. We'll process the legal documents for you and then you can borrow the other 50 % from a bank and repay it in installments. We ask for only 1 % as commission.
#Person1#: OK. How much is the deposit?
#Person2#: Ten thousand. | #Person1# wants to buy a house about 300m with a garden. #Person2# recommends a house and tells #Person1# about its location, rooms, price, and the deposit. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Hi, John Phillips? I'm Rose Green. I'Ve been asked to handle your training and introduce a little bit of the company to you. It's nice to meet you.
#Person2#: It's nice to meet you, too, Ms. Green. This company seems so big right now ; I don't know how I'll ever get used to it.
#Person1#: After a week, you'll be running around here like a pro. Let me give you this list of departments first, next to each department is its location and the name of the manager.
#Person2#: Great, That'll be big help, Ms. Green. | Rose Green tells John Phillips she will handle his training and introduces the company to him. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Good morning, Oriental Electric Limited.
#Person2#: Hello, this is Catherine. I am calling about the appointment with Mr. Liu for this afternoon. Something has just come up. I am afraid the appointment will have to be rescheduled. I am very sorry about the change.
#Person1#: That is all right. Maybe we can make another arrangement.
#Person2#: You are very kind to say so. Thank you. Do you think tomorrow morning would suit him?
#Person1#: I'm afraid there is a bit of a problem. in fact, he has booked up the whole week except tomorrow afternoon.
#Person2#: Tomorrow afternoon. Um. . . When do you think I can come and see him tomorrow afternoon?
#Person1#: Please let me check. . . Tomorrow afternoon. . . Yes, he'll be free from 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. Do you think it's convenient for you?
#Person2#: Yes, that's quite all right for me. Can we change it?
#Person1#: All right. Let's change it. Tomorrow afternoon at three. I am going to schedule it for that time and inform Mr. Liu about the change.
#Person2#: Thank you very much. See you tomorrow afternoon.
#Person1#: See you. | Catherine calls Oriental Electric Limited to reschedule the appointment with Mr.Liu. #Person2# helps her changes it to 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Hi. Is there anything I can do for you?
#Person2#: Hello, yes, I opened an L / C with you recently. We opened it 7 days ago.
#Person1#: If you could show me your details, please. What can I do?
#Person2#: We would like to amend it, please.
#Person1#: We can amend it for you as long as your customer agrees to the amendment.
#Person2#: It's all agreed, here's a letter to prove it.
#Person1#: That's fine. All you need to do is fill in this form and state the amendment. | #Person2# comes to amend an L / C and brings a letter to prove the approval of the amendment. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Anything else?
#Person2#: Yes, one last thing. How much holiday time do you give your employees every year?
#Person1#: Our employees receive 15 days of paid vacation every year. If you don't use the full 15 days, they carry over to the following year.
#Person2#: How about sick days?
#Person1#: You get 5 paid sick days.
#Person2#: Any other benefits?
#Person1#: Yes, we have an excellent retirement plan and medical insurance as well.
#Person2#: Great. Thanks so much for your time.
#Person1#: We'll contact you soon, Tom. Thanks for coming in. | #Person1# tells Tom about the holiday time, sick days, and other benefits the company gives its employees. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Welcome to our company, My name is Jon Dahl Green. I'm in charge of the export department. Let me give you my business card.
#Person2#: I'll give you mine too.
#Person1#: How was your flight?
#Person2#: Not bad, but I'm a little tired.
#Person1#: Here's your schedule. After this meeting, we will visit the factory and have another meeting with the production manager. And you'll be having dinner with our director.
#Person2#: Could you arrange a meeting with your boss?
#Person1#: Of course. I've arranged it at 10 0'clock tomorrow morning.
#Person2#: Well, shall we get down to business'.
#Person1#: Sure, did you receive the sample we sent last week?
#Person2#: Yes, we finished the evaluation of it. If the price is acceptable we would like to order now.
#Person1#: I'm very glad to hear that.
#Person2#: What's your best price for that item?
#Person1#: The unit price is $ 12. 50.
#Person2#: I think the price is a little high, can't you reduce it
#Person1#: I'm afraid we can't. $ 12. 50 is our rock bottom price. If you purchase more than 10, 000 units we can reduce it to $ 12. 00.
#Person2#: Well, I'll accept the price and place an initial order of 10, 000 units.
#Person1#: Very good. It's been a pleasure to do business with you, Mr. Smith.
#Person2#: The pleasure is ours. Can you deliver the goods by March 31?
#Person1#: Of course. | Mr. Smith flew to Jon Dahl Green's company. They have a casual talk and then get down to business. They haggle over the price and Mr.Smith will accept the unit price of $12.00 and place an initial order of 10000 units. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: What's the life expectancy in your country?
#Person2#: I'm not sure, but probably about 75 years. How about in your country?
#Person1#: About 70, I think. This newspaper article talks about the problems of an aging population. It's a problem that will soon affect most of the world.
#Person2#: I heard that the government might need to increase the retirement age, because otherwise there will not be enough workers to support the young and the elderly.
#Person1#: Perhaps we need to have more babies! Tina gave birth to a baby boy yesterday.
#Person2#: Did she? That's great. However, if we have too many children, that will have a bad effect on the enviroment.
#Person1#: How's your son these days?
#Person2#: Oh, he's fine. Kids seem to grow up very quickly nowadays.
#Person1#: He'll be a teenager before you know it! Teenagers are often rebellious! When do you think it is a good age to have children?
#Person2#: I had mine when I was 24. that's a little young. I'd suggest you wait until you are in your late twenties. , or even in your early thirties if you have a good career.
#Person1#: Yes, I think you're right. I'm thinking about having a child, but not just yet.
#Person2#: Is there a big generation gap between parents and their children in you country?
#Person1#: Yes, there is. Teenagers do not want to live traditional lives. They want to go out, have fun, and explore the world. They want to develop their own view of life. Parents usually try to discourage them, but they don't often succeed.
#Person2#: Parents usually give their children more freedom in my country. Sometimes they give them too much freedom.
#Person1#: It's almost impossible to get the right balance. If you are too strict, kids might ignore you. If you are too lenient, they might go wild. | #Person1# thinks the aging problem is very serious in the world and #Person2# mentions the government might need to increase the retirement age. #Person1# suggests having more babies, which is not a good solution but changes their topic to children and the relationship between children and parents in their countries. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Let's try to get out of the supermarket quickly.
#Person2#: Yeah. I hate spending all day in there, too.
#Person1#: What do we need? Let's make a list.
#Person2#: We need milk, eggs, butter, coffee, vegetables, fruit, bread, cheese, and some snacks.
#Person1#: I want some pickles, oh, and we're out of flour. Put that on the list, too.
#Person2#: Anything else?
#Person1#: Not that I can think of. Wait a second, we're out of breakfast cereal. I think corn flakes are on sale. Get those.
#Person2#: No, you get those. I'll go and get the fruits, vegetables, milk, butter, and eggs, you get the rest. | #Person1# and #Person2# want to finish shopping quickly and thus will get the stuff separately. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: My Chinese friends told me that the Spring Festival is coming soon. Can you tell me something about it?
#Person2#: Certainly. It's actually the Chinese New Year and is regarded by the Chinese as the most important holiday of the year.
#Person1#: What happens on the holiday?
#Person2#: Family members usually get together on the Eve of the New Year and have a special dinner to celebrate. Relatives and friends often visit each other during the holiday to wish each other a happy new year.
#Person1#: Do people cook a lot of special dishes for the holiday?
#Person2#: Yes, just like Christmas in western countries, it is a time for eating lots of special food. | #Person2# tells #Person1# about the Chinese New Year customs. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: You took an optional course this semester, didn't you? How's it going?
#Person2#: Terrible! It seems like the more the professor talks, the less I understand.
#Person1#: If I were you, I would take a different course. There are five optional courses, aren't there? | #Person2# thinks the optional course is terrible. #Person1# suggests taking a different course. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Excuse me, what did you say you would like to do, Mr. Green?
#Person2#: I said I'd better go back to the hotel. I'm meeting someone this evening.
#Person1#: OK, how are you going back? By bus or taxi?
#Person2#: I think I'd take a taxi. Do you know where I can get one?
#Person1#: Oh, just wait by the roadside. I'll wait with you.
#Person2#: OK, thanks. Are the taxis in London all black?
#Person1#: Well, some of them are. Is this your first time in London?
#Person2#: Yes, it is. Do you give extra money to the taxi drivers here?
#Person1#: Oh, yes. Look, here's one. Taxi!
#Person2#: Thanks. See you tomorrow. | Mr. Green tells #Person1# he'd better go back to the hotel by taxi. #Person1# offers to wait with him. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: That is it. I know that it is smaller than you wanted, but it is one of the nicest apartments in the building.
#Person2#: Does it have three bedrooms?
#Person1#: No. There are two. The master bedroom is quite spacious, though. Maybe you could let the children share the larger room, and you and your husband could use the smaller one.
#Person2#: I suppose that I could do that.
#Person1#: A three-bedroom apartment will be difficult to find.
#Person2#: Yes I know. Believe me, I have been looking for over a week. The few three-bedroom apartments that I have found are either extremely expensive or the owner won't allow children.
#Person1#: Well, the owner allows two children in this apartment complex.
#Person2#: Aren't you the owner?
#Person1#: No. I am the manager. I live here, too, on the first floor of this building.
#Person2#: Oh. That's nice. Then if anything gets broken ...
#Person1#: Just leave a note on my door,
#Person2#: You said that the rent would be $ 350 a month. Does that include any of the utilities?
#Person1#: Yes. It includes gas. Your furnace and stove are gas, so, as you can imagine, your other utilities, electric and water, are quite inexpensive.
#Person2#: This sounds better and better. But before I sign a lease, I would like my husband to see it.
#Person1#: Why not stop by with him this evening?
#Person2#: How late are you open? My husband doesn't get off work until five.
#Person1#: Come by at six. I will still be in the office. I am sure that you are eager to move from the hotel, and if we get the paperwork out of the way tonight, you can move in tomorrow.
#Person2#: Oh, that would be wonderful | #Person2# at first wants a three-bedroom apartment which is difficult to find. #Person1# leads her to see an apartment with two bedrooms. #Person2# gets more satisfied with it as #Person1# explains the rent. #Person2# wants her husband to see the apartment before signing the lease. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Welcome to ABC's Campus Interview Series. I'm David Crystal. Tonight, we shall share the story of Vet, a senior at Lee High School. Vet, what was life like for you as a child?
#Person2#: Life was fun. I was always very loved, even without my father around. I was somewhat of a troublemaker, but I have a lot of good memories to show for it. Being a child was the best time of my life.
#Person1#: How have your childhood years affected who you are today?
#Person2#: I was raised by very strong, supportive people. My mother and sisters have a lot to do with who I am. I also learned many lessons, good and bad, which have made me a strong adult. They have helped me realize what I need to do to be happy. My mother has always been the best person in my life. She has never let me down, and has always been very supportive. Whenever I needed a friend, she was one. My sisters have also been there for me. When my morn was getting her college degree, she would be out late, and my sisters stepped in and played morn. They are my best friends and give me great advice.
#Person1#: What have been some of your biggest trials, and how have you overcome them?
#Person2#: The biggest trial in my life was when I got pregnant sophomore year. It was a new road to travel. I didn't have to get over it, I had to accept it and learn to adapt. Another trial would be trying to get over the love of my life, my baby's father. We were engaged, but things went the other way. I had to learn to love myself more than I loved a man.
#Person1#: Who helped you during your pregnancy?
#Person2#: My morn and sisters were everything I needed them to be-a mother, sister, boyfriend, best friend and father. All my friends were there for me, I could cry to them whenever I needed to. I'm especially thankful for my morn. It was hard for her to deal with two pregnant children at the same time. The dad and his family were also there, which was a blessing
#Person1#: When a bad situation comes up, what do you do?
#Person2#: I try to find the best way to deal with it. I am often faced with issues in my school about my race. It is not easy to keep your temper, but you have to try to understand why people are upset and angry. I try to find a way out without hurting anyone, or. myself.
#Person1#: How has being so small and pregnant affected your body?
#Person2#: It has worn me out. My body is stretched in places I never knew I had. My hips are huge, I won't be a model again anytime soon. Being pregnant so young has emotionally drained me. I have so many things to worry about now, and my emotions are like a roller coaster. One minute I am happy, and the next depressed. I never spend time on my appearance. I'm always focusing on my baby. | Vet, a senior at Lee High School, share her childhood experience with David Crystal on ABC's Campus Interview Series. She tells David about how she has been affected by her childhood years, her hard time in pregnancy and how she goes through with it with her family and friends' help, and what she would do when confronted with a bad situation. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Hey. Steven. You have a large chunk of money, but why do you still live in the old flat, instead of buying a new villa?
#Person2#: I like to live here and enjoy my neighbors' company. And I don't think I should waste money just because I have much of it.
#Person1#: But I found you always hate to part with your money. Look at the car you drive; it's such a junker!
#Person2#: Oh, the car is old but still in good condition. I just think we should be thrifty, whether you are rich or not.
#Person1#: But. . . But. . .
#Person2#: But what? Just remember that thrift is not only a great virtue, but also a great revenue.
#Person1#: Maybe you are right. | #Person1# thinks Steven should buy a new villa and a new car. Steven tells #Person1# he keeps the old stuff because he values being thrifty. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: The police need our help finding a robber.
#Person2#: How do you know?
#Person1#: The TV news is reporting a bank robbery.
#Person2#: Do they know what the robber looks like?
#Person1#: Yes, he's 6 feet tall, 200 pounds, black hair, and about 30 years old.
#Person2#: What race is he?
#Person1#: They didn't say.
#Person2#: The TV news doesn't tell us the race anymore.
#Person1#: Of course not. That would be racist.
#Person2#: But how can we identify someone if we don't know their race?
#Person1#: Don't ask me.
#Person2#: Then they also shouldn't tell us if the robber is male or female, because that is sexist. | #Person1# tells #Person2# the police need help to find a robber and describes what the robber looks like. #Person2# thinks the TV news should tell them the robber's race. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: You didn't show up in the morning meeting. What's up?
#Person2#: Well, I just came in. I worked overtime yesterday. Some statistics and very important documents seemed to be inaccurate. So I stayed to double check them. The boss was aware of my very late work of last night. So before he left office, he told me I could come one hour later this morning.
#Person1#: But you still look a little bit tired. What time did you leave?
#Person2#: It was around one thirty in the morning. I guess I didn't fall asleep till 3 because those numbers were involving in my mind. I just couldn't stop thinking about them.
#Person1#: That's normal after a tense work evening. Working overtime is not always a pleasant experience for me either. Once, I worked overtime everyday for a whole week including the weekend. That really broke my rhythm and I got a little sick later.
#Person2#: Working at weekend is something I hate to do most.
#Person1#: But if the company asks, what else can we do? | #Person2# tells #Person1# about #Person2#'s experience of working overtime yesterday. #Person1# thinks working overtime is not always pleasant but they have to do it if needed. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Look, Bob. This is a photograph I took during my trip to Australia.
#Person2#: Let me see it, can I? This is a good photograph. Who are these people?
#Person1#: They're people I met during the trip. That's the ship we traveled on.
#Person2#: What a beautiful ship! Who's this?
#Person1#: That's the man I told you about. Remember?
#Person2#: Ah yes. The one who offered you a job in Australia.
#Person1#: That's right.
#Person2#: Who's this?
#Person1#: Guess!
#Person2#: It's not you, is it?
#Person1#: That's right. I grew a beard during the trip, but I shaved it off when I came home.
#Person2#: Why did you shave it off?
#Person1#: My wife didn't like it! | #Person1# shows Bob a photograph #Person1# took during the trip to Australia and tells him about the people in the photograph. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Hi, welcome to Forty-one Flavors Ice Cream. What can I get you?
#Person2#: I'd like a double scoop of strawberry ice cream.
#Person1#: Anything for you, ma'am?
#Person3#: I'd like a banana fudge sundae to go.
#Person1#: Can I get you anything else?
#Person2#: Yes. We'd like one half-gallon carton of vanilla and one of chocolate chip to go.
#Person1#: Here's your cone and sundae, and here are your two cartons. That'll be $17. 50.
#Person2#: Here you are.
#Person1#: Thank you for visiting Forty-one Flavors. | #Person2# and #Person3# orders strawberry ice cream, a banana fudge sundae to go, and two cartons with #Person1#'s assistance. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: I came in response to your advertisement for a salesperson.
#Person2#: OK, please be seated. May I have your name, please?
#Person1#: My name is Woody.
#Person2#: OK, Woody. Why are you interested in this job?
#Person1#: Because I admire your company. Yours is one of the most effective and respectable companies in this city.
#Person2#: Have you worked anywhere else before?
#Person1#: Yes, five years ago. I began to work in a fashion company in Shanghai. Two years ago, I came to Beijing, and worked in a department store as a salesman.
#Person2#: OK, your work experience is impressive, and I think you sound right for this position, but I do have 3 other people to interview, so you'll be hearing from us within a week.
#Person1#: Thanks. | Woody came in response to #Person2#'s advertisement for a salesperson and tells #Person2# his working experience. #Person2# will inform him of the result within a week. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Hello. This is the China Telephone Company. What can I do for you?
#Person2#: Is this the Complaints Department?
#Person1#: Yes, it is.
#Person2#: I want to complain about the bill I received this month. I don't think I've made that many phone calls. Have their rates gone up? There must be a mistake in your billing.
#Person1#: Alright Madam, tell me your phone number and I'll check it for you.
#Person2#: My number is 63513516.
#Person1#: Thank you. Please hold on for a moment.
#Person2#: Alright.
#Person1#: Hello?
#Person2#: Yes, I'm still here.
#Person1#: Well, there doesn't seem to be any problems with your account. The billing is accurate. You must have overlooked the international call you made to Europe.
#Person2#: Let me see. Right. I'm sorry, it's my mistake. But it is still very expensive.
#Person1#: Well, why don't you apply for the international dial service? It's free of charge.
#Person2#: Can I do that?
#Person1#: Sure. You can. The rates are cheaper as you do without assistance from the operator.
#Person2#: I see. Well, thank you very much and I'm sorry for bothering you.
#Person1#: It's no bother at all. That's what we're here for. Thanks for calling. | #Person2# phones the China Telephone Company to complain that her bill last month was unreasonably high. #Person1# checks the account and reminds #Person2# of the international calls she made to Europe. #Person2# recognizes her mistake. #Person1# recommends the international dial service. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: I'm worried about Monday's exam.
#Person2#: Take it easy. I'm sure you will do well. If you take it easy, and remain calm.
#Person1#: Is it alright if I use dictionaries?
#Person2#: You are not allowed to use them, I think.
#Person1#: Do you think I could discuss the questions with others during the exam?
#Person2#: I'm afraid that's impossible, teachers would not allow that to happen.
#Person1#: May I bring some paper to write drafts?
#Person2#: Yes, that's alright, I suppose.
#Person1#: Thank you very much for the information. | #Person1#'s worried about Monday's exam. #Person2# tells #Person1# some rules about the exam. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Good morning, Madam. Are you being helped?
#Person2#: No, I'm not.
#Person1#: Where? I can certainly help you if you'd like some advice. This skirt and scarves over here are back in style.
#Person2#: Oh, I'm here to look for a winter coat.
#Person1#: How about this one? It's made of very high-quality wool.
#Person2#: It's nice but actually I need something warmer. This would work if I were staying here in Los Angeles. But it's too light for Chicago winter.
#Person1#: Ah, you need a very heavy coat. Then please follow me. This one here is a good value and is one of our warmest coats. It's also quite fashionable and very comfortable.
#Person2#: Would it be possible to get a discount on it?
#Person1#: Maybe we can give you a 5% discount.
#Person2#: OK. I'll take it.
#Person1#: Can interest you in some gloves? They are 10% percent off now.
#Person2#: No, thanks. I used to live in London, so I already have some very nice gloves. | #Person2#'s looking for a very heavy winter coat for Chicago winter. #Person1# recommends one and give #Person2# a 5% discount. #Person2#'ll take it. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: I'd like to discuss some problems that I am having with this tour.
#Person2#: I am sorry you are having a difficult time. What may I help you with?
#Person1#: Your Tour Company doesn't seem to know the small town very well. We were always getting lost.
#Person2#: How did you like your room?
#Person1#: The room was very noisy and we couldn't get to sleep.
#Person2#: I am really sorry about that. Did you at least enjoy your dinner in the hotel restaurant?
#Person1#: The food was horrible and a few of us got sick after eating there.
#Person2#: Thank you for telling me about the problems. I will take all of this into consideration and try to improve the situation.
#Person1#: I do hope the company will take it seriously, and provide better service.
#Person2#: We will surely do as you suggest. I'd like to return 20% of your expenses. How much did you pay?
#Person1#: That's very kind of you. It was $1500. | #Person1# complains about the tour guide, the room, and the food of the tour to #Person2#. #Person2# promises to improve the service and return 20% of #Person1#'s expenses. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Good evening.
#Person2#: Evening, we have a table booked in the name of Barlow. There were 9 of us, but we're down to 5.
#Person1#: That's fine. Inside or outside?
#Person2#: Outside would be fine.
#Person1#: Would you like to go in the bar first. I'll just change that number to 5.
#Person2#: Alright?
#Person1#: Would you like to come this way? I'll just get another chair. That's fine and would you like a drink while you're waiting for your friends?
#Person2#: Um yes. I'll have a mineral water please. | Barlow booked a table for 9 but they're down to 5. #Person1# asks them to go to the bar first and will change the number to 5. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: I can't believe Thanksgiving is right around the corner. Who usually does the cooking in your family?
#Person2#: My mother and my 2 aunts don't let anyone else do anything except for the salad and the drinks, that includes all the sauces, desserts and place settings.
#Person1#: Wow, it sounds like they take Turkey Day pretty seriously.
#Person2#: Listen, if Thanksgiving were an Olympic sport, they would be kicked out for winning too many gold medals. What about you?
#Person1#: Well my parents and I do everything together, it's better than one person trying to do too much. | #Person1# and #Person2# talk about Thanksgiving meal cooking. #Person2#'s mother and two aunts don't allow others to do the main cooking while #Person1#'s family members do everything together. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Kathy, do I look heavy?
#Person2#: No, you look fine. You look very healthy.
#Person1#: Yeah, but I'm heavy.
#Person2#: I don't think so. How often do you exercise?
#Person1#: Hardly ever, I don't like to exercise.
#Person2#: But you play tennis, don't you?
#Person1#: Oh, yeah, 3 or 4 times a week.
#Person2#: Well, that's a good exercise. Do you walk very much?
#Person1#: I walked to school everyday.
#Person2#: Great. Do you eat a lot of junk food?
#Person1#: No, I hardly ever eat it, but I eat fruit and vegetables once a day.
#Person2#: How often do you go to the doctor?
#Person1#: Twice a year.
#Person2#: So you exercise, you eat well, you see your doctor, you are fine. You look fine. | #Person1# asks Kathy if #Person1# looks heavy and tells Kathy about #Person1#'s lifestyle. Kathy assures #Person1# #Person1# looks fine. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Where in Canada are you from Ken?
#Person2#: I'm from Toronto.
#Person1#: Oh, I've never been there. What's it like?
#Person2#: It's a big city, but it's not too big. The nightlife is colorful. I enjoy it.
#Person1#: Is it expensive there?
#Person2#: Yeah, a little bit.
#Person1#: And what's the weather like in Toronto?
#Person2#: Well, it's pretty cold in the winter and very hot and wet in the summer. It's nice in the spring and fall though. You can always see the clear sky then. | Ken tells #Person1# he's from Toronto and tells about the life and the weather there. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Hey! Can I ask you for a favor?
#Person2#: Sure.
#Person1#: I'm trying to learn how to cook. Eating out so much has really been costing me a lot of money.
#Person2#: That's a good idea. What do you want to make? Shall I teach you how to roast a chicken?
#Person1#: Well, maybe later. Right now I have this pack of eggs. Unfortunately, I have never made eggs before.
#Person2#: What? You don't know how to cook eggs?
#Person1#: No. My mom always made everything for me. That's why I'm asking for your help.
#Person2#: OK, I'll help you. Start by boiling some water, that's the easiest way to cook an egg. | #Person1# requests #Person2# to teach #Person1# how to cook. #Person2#'s surprised #Person1#'s never cooked eggs and tells #Person1# to start by boiling some water. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: There is a really good art competition in teens news.
#Person2#: Isn't that the one that's on every year? You have to paint a picture of your family or your friends.
#Person1#: This year it's a picture of the countryside.
#Person2#: Can I enter then?
#Person1#: Neither of us can. You're too old at 16.
#Person2#: Isn't your younger sister good at art?
#Person1#: Yes, she might like to enter.
#Person2#: What does she draw with?
#Person1#: Colored pencils mostly and sometimes oil paints. She hates using watercolors though.
#Person2#: Look here, she won't be able to use oils in this competition.
#Person1#: That's OK. She prefers colored pencils anyway.
#Person2#: Oh, look at this. They're giving away some great prizes, a computer, a television and a camera among other things.
#Person1#: Who gets the computer then? The winner?
#Person2#: No, the computer and camera are the second prize. Strange! I thought the computer would be the best prize.
#Person1#: Yes, but look at the size of this screen, 60 inches. That's much better than a computer. | #Person1# and #Person2# are too old for an art competition while #Person1#'s younger sister may have a try with colored pencils. Then they talk about the great prizes offered by the competition. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Thank you for calling Ellen Jay's bookstore, what can I do for you?
#Person2#: Hello, I'd like to buy the newly released book, Back to Nature, it was reviewed in today's newspaper. I don't remember how to get to your store, though. Is it on fourteenth. Street or sixteenth Street? I'm going to stop by your store on my way home.
#Person1#: Neither, we're located on seventeenth Street, and you need to walk 3 blocks down. However, we're closing in 5 minutes, you will have to come tomorrow, instead. We are open at 9:00 o'clock AM. | #Person2# wants to buy the newly released book, Back to Nature. #Person1# tells #Person2# about the bookstore's business hours and location. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Give me a pack of first-class stamps, please.
#Person2#: Here you are. That will be five dollars. Anything else?
#Person1#: Yes. I want some post cards and some airmail stamps. I want to send some letters to South America.
#Person2#: Just a moment, I'll look up the rate for air-mail letters to South America.
#Person1#: Can you tell me how much it will cost to send a package to Colombia? Also, I what to know how long it will take.
#Person2#: Do you have the package with you? I would have to weigh it to see how much it would cost.
#Person1#: Do you insure package?
#Person2#: Yes. All you have to do declare the value of the package and decide how much you want to insure it for.
#Person1#: Is there a way that I can be sure that the people in South america receive my package?
#Person2#: The post office rarely loses package. You can, however, request a rectum receipt.
#Person1#: One last question-what are your hours?
#Person2#: We open at eight-thirty in the morning and close at five-thirty in the afternoon.
#Person1#: Thank you, you helped me a lot. | #Person1# buys some stamps and postcards from #Person2#. #Person1# wants to send letters to South America. #Person2# tells #Person1# #Person1# can request a rectum receipt and that #Person2# works from 8:30 to 17:30. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: What's the matter, sir? You look pale.
#Person2#: I feel dizzy and weak. And I'm having this pain in my ear. I think I am sick.
#Person1#: Are you often traveling by plane?
#Person2#: No, this is the second time.
#Person1#: That's right. It's normal if you don't often take the plane. Just relax a little bit.
#Person2#: Why this happens to me when I am on the plane? I feel bad.
#Person1#: Don't worry, sir. It's just because of the lower pressure.
#Person2#: What should I do about it?
#Person1#: You may feel much better if you chew some gum or peanuts.
#Person2#: OK, thanks. Does it work really? I'll give a try.
#Person1#: Are you feeling better now? Do you need some pills?
#Person2#: Much better. Thank you. I just feel tired but I can't fall asleep.
#Person1#: So, you'd better wear this eyeshade and you will sleep well.
#Person2#: I am not used to wearing that. Thanks.
#Person1#: If you try to adapt yourself to your destination's local time, you'll feel more comfortable. So please try to sleep, and have meals according to Los Angeles's time.
#Person2#: Thank you so much. | #Person2# feels dizzy and weak. #Person1# says that's because of the lower pressure on the plane. #Person1# advises #Person2# to chew some gum or peanuts and adapt to the destination's local time. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Come in, please.
#Person2#: Good morning, sir!
#Person1#: Good morning, please make yourself comfortable.
#Person2#: Thank you, sir.
#Person1#: Your name and examination number, please.
#Person2#: My name is Du Tao, number 3.
#Person1#: Pardon?
#Person2#: Du Tao. D-U for Du and T-A - 0 for Tao.
#Person1#: Yes, Mr. Du, when were you born?
#Person2#: I was born on January 1st, 1988. I ' m 20 years old now.
#Person1#: Where do you live?
#Person2#: I ' m living at Room 222, Building 18, N. P. U.
#Person1#: Can you leave me your phone number?
#Person2#: Gladly, 8962105 2. | #Person1# asks #Person2# some personal information to help #Person2# check in for the examination. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Hello, Personal Banking. How may I help you?
#Person2#: Hi there. I'm calling about Personal Internet Banking, what details can you give me?
#Person1#: Personal Internet Banking is a self service financial service that is based on the Internet. It can be used by both businesses and individuals. We offer an online payment service, Personal Net Banking, which includes services such as account transfers, personal foreign exchange trading. You can also get account management services, online bill payment, for household bills like gas and electricity...
#Person2#: That sounds good. At the moment I spend ages queuing at the post office to pay my bills. | #Person1# introduces the services of Personal Internet Banking to #Person2# and #Person2# feels interested. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Sarah, what did you do today?
#Person2#: I went shopping.
#Person1#: Did you buy anything?
#Person2#: Yes, I bought a few things.
#Person1#: What did you buy?
#Person2#: I bought this coat. Do you like it?
#Person1#: Yeah, I like it a lot. It's very pretty. Where did you buy it?
#Person2#: At the mall on 5th street.
#Person1#: Was it expensive?
#Person2#: No, it wasn't expensive. It was on sale for 20 dollars.
#Person1#: That's cheap.
#Person2#: I know. It was a really good deal.
#Person1#: I don't think you'll need to wear it for a while. It's been really hot lately. | Sarah shows her new coat to #Person1# and says she bought it at the mall and it cost 20 dollars. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Welcome to our hotel's indoor swimming pool. What can I do for you?
#Person2#: You see this is the first time for me to use the swimming pool. I've got no idea about the water temperature of the pool. I'm afraid it might be a little cold.
#Person1#: You don't need to worry about that. madam. We have a warm massage pool, and the temperature is 36 C.
#Person2#: I see. But I'm not a good swimmer. Can you tell me how deep the pool is?
#Person1#: Certainly, madam. The deepest place is two meters but you can swim in the shallow area, which is only l. 4 meter in depth. We have separate locker rooms over there and they are free of charge.
#Person2#: That's great! Can you give me the key to the locker? I can't wait to have a try. | #Person1# introduces the warm massage pool, including its water temperature, depth, and locker rooms. #Person2# can't wait to have a try. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Can I help you?
#Person2#: I'm looking for books on WTO. Could you show me where they are?
#Person1#: Come this way please. We'Ve got plenty of them and they're all on the shelf near the cashier's desk.
#Person2#: Thanks a lot.
#Person1#: You're welcome. | #Person1# helps #Person2# look for books on WTO. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: How good is your Mandarin?
#Person2#: Mandarin is the language I spoke since I was a child. So I can speak it very fluently.
#Person1#: What dialect do you understand?
#Person2#: I can speak and read Cantonese because I worked in Guangdong for many years. | #Person2# tells #Person1# #Person2# can speak Mandarin fluently and can understand Cantonese. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Hi there! My name's Terry Graham. You're new around here, huh?
#Person2#: Yes. My name's Mark Benson. I just started a couple weeks ago.
#Person1#: Well, if there's anything I can do for you, let me know.
#Person2#: Thanks, I appreciate that! | Terry and Mark introduce themselves to each other. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: are you still coming to my place for dinner tomorrow night?
#Person2#: of course. Is the dinner still on?
#Person1#: yes, I was just wondering how you and your roommate were planning on coming to my place.
#Person2#: we were planning on walking both ways since the weather is still nice.
#Person1#: that's what I thought you would do. Listen, I live in a bit of a rough neighborhood. It's just down the street from all the bars. You probably don't want to be walking around after dark.
#Person2#: it can't be that bad.
#Person1#: I wish it wasn't, but there is actually a lot of crime and prostitution around here.
#Person2#: really? I never would have guessed. The criminals must only come out in the evenings, because I've never noticed anything strange when I've been at your house in the daytime.
#Person1#: do me a favor, and take a taxi. It'd make me feel a lot better.
#Person2#: ok, we will. How do you get around in the evenings?
#Person1#: when I first moved in, I walked everywhere. But within a week, I had my purse stolen, just a block away from the police station! Now, I always take public transportation.
#Person2#: has anything else happened to you?
#Person1#: nothing else has happened to me, but I have seen quite a few fights on the streets after the bars close.
#Person2#: well, we'll be careful. Thanks for letting me know. | #Person2# plans to walk to #Person1#'s home with roommates but #Person1# advises to take a taxi because the neighborhood is not safe enough. #Person1# also shares #Person1#'s personal experience of having the purse stolen and witnessing fights on the streets. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Flight BE407 to Rome is delayed. Will passengers please wait in the lounge.
#Person2#: Oh, How annoying!
#Person1#: The time of departure will be announced as soon as possible.
#Person2#: It's infuriating. I have to be in Rome by five. | #Person1# informs #Person2# the plane is delayed. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: You spoken English is pretty good. Please tell me your experience in learning English.
#Person2#: Uh, I don't know what to say. What do you want to know?
#Person1#: What's your method of learning?
#Person2#: Let me think a minute. I think I always try to take every chance to practice.
#Person1#: What if there is no chance? I mean what if you don't have a partner, what will you do?
#Person2#: Well, I talk to myself. That is, I play one role first, than the other.
#Person1#: That's a good idea. You are really creative. | #Person2# tells #Person1# about #Person2#'s experience in practicing spoken English by playing two roles. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: What was the movie you saw last night?
#Person2#: It was a foreign film called'Gone with the wind'.
#Person1#: Really? I've seen that movie, too.
#Person2#: How did you like the movie?
#Person1#: I thought it was pretty good.
#Person2#: I can't say I agree.
#Person1#: You're kidding. The storyline and acting were outstanding.
#Person2#: I guess I expected too much from the movie, so I was a bit disappointed.
#Person1#: It might be. | #Person1# thinks the movie is pretty good, but #Person2# is disappointed. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Mike, did you win the lottery or something? Why the big smile?
#Person2#: I'm so relieved. I just passed the bar exam.
#Person1#: You did? That's great! You must be very happy now?
#Person2#: That's an understatement. I'm on cloud nine. I couldn't be any happier.
#Person1#: Did you tell your parents yet?
#Person2#: Not yet. I didn't get a hold of them. I'll try to call them again tonight.
#Person1#: They're probably going to be so happy.
#Person2#: I think so. It's turning out to be a great day. | Mike is happy about passing the bar exam and #Person1# congratulates him. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: How did you first meet Jack each other?
#Person2#: That is a heavy raining afternoon. I was standing under the eaves of a shop to evade the heavy rain. It's getting dark.
#Person1#: And then?
#Person2#: I was trembling in the wind when he ran to me with an umbrella in his hand and asked, 'Where is your home? '
#Person1#: Then he sent you to your home?
#Person2#: Yeah.
#Person1#: It's a romantic meeting. I can say that a hero saves a beauty.
#Person2#: He joked later that I was so poor that he had a kind of impulse to protect an ant.
#Person1#: He is so humorous. | #Person2# recalls the first time of meeting Jack when he ran to #Person2# with an umbrella. #Person1# thinks it was romantic. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: So what did you think about the movie?
#Person2#: Well, I think this Star Wars episode is an excellent piece of work, but not as good as the previous ones.
#Person1#: Really? I don't agree. This Star Wars episode was incredible!
#Person2#: Why do you think so?
#Person1#: Well, one of the most spectacular things about this one was the special effects. State of the art special effects are the main reason for the success of previous episodes, so audiences have high expectations for this one, and I don't think they will be disappointed.
#Person2#: You are right. The special effects were amazing. And I like the fact that they created so many fantastic settings and otherworldly costumes, weapons and creatures.
#Person1#: It's kind of cool that they are still using the same Star Wars theme song for this movie.
#Person2#: Yeah! It reminds me of the previous Star Wars scenes.
#Person1#: I know exactly what you mean. Hearing that song gives me a nostalgic feeling.
#Person2#: I thought the overall plot of the movie was very interesting, but I don't think the character development was that strong.
#Person1#: Do you think that they had anything to do with the casting of the movie?
#Person2#: No, the casting is great and the actors were excellent. They just didn't have a lot of funny or meaningful dialogues. The writing was also a little weak.
#Person1#: Well, maybe. But I like the little kid who played Manakin Skywalker. I can't imagine anyone else playing that role.
#Person2#: I liked him too. He is so cute! You know, even though I was slightly disappointed, I can't wait for the next episode. I wonder when they're going to start making it and when it's scheduled for release?
#Person1#: I've no idea. But looking at the success of Star Wars episode, I've a strong feeling production for the next episode will be selling pretty soon. I hope It will be even better than this one.
#Person2#: I hope so, too.
#Person1#: Well, I think we should go now. It's getting pretty late.
#Person2#: Okay, let's go! | #Person2# thinks this Star Wars episode is not as good as the previous ones, but #Person1# thinks it's incredible. #Person1# and #Person2# compliments the movie's special effects, scenes, theme song and the characters. But #Person2# thinks the character development was weak. They both hope that the next one will be better. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Tiffany, why are more and more people turning to the Web to find a mate?
#Person2#: I think that, as more people use the Internet for both work and pleasure, it makes more sense as a tool to connect with people, and the stigma of meeting someone online is reduced.
#Person1#: There are actually special sites for people looking to date within their specific ethnic group and age group. But how should you screen potential mates? Do you suggest talking to them on the phone right away or communicating via e-mail?
#Person2#: I would say do not make the e-mail exchange too long. A lot of times a connection via e-mail creates almost a false sense of intimacy. Quickly make sure there is a connection in the physical world.
#Person1#: Can you give us any other safety tips for people pursuing relationships on the Net?
#Person2#: I'd suggest you not give out too much personal information, like your home address, until after several dates. Just keep up the same guards you would keep up if you were meeting any stranger.
#Person1#: Besides the growth of these matchmaker sites, do you have any stats on success rates? Are people out there finding true and lasting love through the Internet
#Person2#: Well, for a site like ecrush. com, since their debut in Valentine's Day in 1999, of the 1. 5 million people who have joined ecrush. com, 300000 have actually matched.
#Person1#: Do you have any successful stories to share?
#Person2#: Yes, the couple that I highlighted at today's show met on Match. com and they're getting married this summer. | Tiffany tells #Person1# the reasons for people finding mates online. Tiffany suggests people should quickly make sure there is a connection in the physical world to screen potential mates. Tiffany also shares some safety tips for people pursuing relationships on the Net and some stories of successful marriages. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Happy birthday! This is for you, Kate.
#Person2#: Thanks, Miss. Wang.
#Person1#: You know in China we usually don't open presents until the guests leave.
#Person2#: Really? I've already opened it. Great! And it is exactly after my fancy. Thank you very much. | Miss Wang gives Kate a birthday gift. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: So, Jack, do you believe in ghosts?
#Person2#: No, not really. Why do you ask?
#Person1#: Because I want to tell you about the time that I saw a ghost.
#Person2#: You saw a ghost? When?
#Person1#: It was many years ago, when I was a little child. It was the middle of the night, and I went to get a drink of water from the kitchen. I walked out of my room and was at the top of the stairs, when. . .
#Person2#: So that's where you saw the ghost? In your house? What did it look like? Was it hideous?
#Person1#: It was a big, green thing that looked like a person. It was in the kitchen, and it slowly moved towards the stairs. . .
#Person2#: So what did you do?
#Person1#: I hid so that it couldn't see me. Slowly it got closer and closer, until. . .
#Person2#: Until what? What happened? Did you see it clearly? Did it attack you?
#Person1#: It moved slowly up the stairs, step by step, and I could hear its approaching footsteps. When it finally got to the top of the stairs, I realized that it was my father in his green pajamas. He had gone to get a late night snack. | #Person1# shared the experience of seeing a ghost with Jack. It turns out that the ghost was #Person1#'s father in green pajamas. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: I need to open an account.
#Person2#: Do you know what kind you want to open?
#Person1#: I want a checking account.
#Person2#: Do you know what the minimum balance is?
#Person1#: What is that?
#Person2#: You need to keep it at $ 100.
#Person1#: That's it?
#Person2#: That's the least amount you can have.
#Person1#: What'll happen if I don't maintain that?
#Person2#: We will fine you.
#Person1#: How much will I be fined?
#Person2#: You will be fined $ 25. | #Person1# wants to open a checking account and #Person2# tells #Person1# related information. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: I feel like going for a drink, it's been a long day.
#Person2#: Great idea! Peter, I could use the drink.
#Person1#: How about the new bar across road?
#Person2#: Sounds good. The food there is fantastic too.
#Person1#: I agree, I had lunch there last week.
#Person2#: Excellent! That sounds like a plan. | Peter and #Person2# agree on going to the new bar for a drink. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Excuse me. Could you tell me if the bus goes the national history museum?
#Person2#: No. It doesn't. There's no through bus to the national history museum Madam. .
#Person1#: I see. Where do I have to change them?
#Person2#: You can transfer at Cuchan Men.
#Person1#: How far is it?
#Person2#: Well, it's only three stops from here.
#Person1#: I see. Thanks a lot.
#Person2#: You're welcome. | #Person2# tells #Person1# how to transfer the bus to the national history museum. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Just whose fault is this damage?
#Person2#: The order was in good shape when it left out factory.
#Person1#: It certainly didn't arrive here that way.
#Person2#: We'll make it right with you, of course.
#Person1#: How about taking the damaged portion at a lower price?
#Person2#: What kind of price did you want?
#Person1#: I was thinking of 30 % off.
#Person2#: That will probably be Ok. | #Person1# and #Person2# discuss who caused the damage. #Person2# agrees to give #Person1# 30% off. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Brooke, I have bad news.
#Person2#: What!
#Person1#: I called the airlines to reconfirm the reservations today.
#Person2#: Don't you dare tell me that. . .
#Person1#: I'm sorry. I didn't reconfirm in time and they gave away half of the seats.
#Person2#: Well, they should have called you!
#Person1#: They said that they did. I've been so busy. . .
#Person2#: And you didn't think to leave them my cell phone?
#Person1#: I didn't think there would be a problem.
#Person2#: It's the holidays! Everybody knows how hard it is to get tickets!
#Person1#: I'm sorry. We're still going. I got reservations for all of us on the 31st. It will be OK. Trust me.
#Person2#: Trust you! You can't even handle simple plane reservations!
#Person1#: Brooke! | #Person1# tells Brooke that the airlines gave away the seats because #Person1# didn't reconfirm in time and did not receive the call. Brooke is angry. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: I have a sore throat and my chest hurts.
#Person2#: How long have you been like this?
#Person1#: Two or three days now.
#Person2#: I think you've got the flu. There's a lot of it going around.
#Person1#: What do you think I ought to do?
#Person2#: Get this prescription filled and go straight to bed. | #Person2# thinks #Person1# has got the flu and offers suggestions. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Good morning, sir. What can I do for you?
#Person2#: I am leaving at 10, so I'd like to settle my account now.
#Person1#: Yes, sir. May I have your room number?
#Person2#: My room number is 1010 and the name is Ted Black.
#Person1#: Right, just wait a minute. I will get your bill ready for you right away.
#Person2#: Thanks.
#Person1#: Have you used your mini-bar since breakfast?
#Person2#: No, I haven't.
#Person1#: Very good sir. Here is your bill. Please check and sign it.
#Person2#: Ok. Excuse me, what's this charge for?
#Person1#: That's for the breakfast you ordered from the service.
#Person2#: Oh, yes. It's on Wednesday morning. Sorry about that.
#Person1#: That's all right. Well, it's all together $ 260.
#Person2#: Here you are.
#Person1#: Thank you. Have a nice trip. | #Person1# gets #Person2# the bill and helps #Person2# settle the account before checking out. They check the charges and #Person2# pays the bill. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: I'd like to change some US dollars into euros and I'd like to know today's exchange rate.
#Person2#: According to today's exchange rate, every US dollar in cash is equivalent to 0. 75 euros.
#Person1#: Is there any service charge?
#Person2#: We charge a 1 euro commission on each deal. How much would you like to change?
#Person1#: 400 US dollars. Here it is. Would you please give me small bills?
#Person2#: No problem. | #Person1# asks #Person2# about the exchange rate and changes some US dollars into euros. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Good Morning, Mrs. Schmidt! I see you're standing on your head again.
#Person2#: Hi, Kathy! I'm just doing my morning yoga! You're up awfully early today.
#Person1#: I have to finish preparing a paper for my Western Civilization class.
#Person2#: How has school been going? You come home so late every night! You're really a hard worker. . .
#Person1#: Actually, I study a lot less here than I did in Taiwan! My classes are great, though. Sociology is the perfect major for me. | Kathy tells Mrs. Schmidt she has to prepare a paper. Mrs. Schmidr thinks Kathy is a hard worker. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Excuse me, can you help me? I would like to change rooms if possible, I couldn't sleep at all last night, because the people in the room next to mine were making a lot of noise, also if at all possible, I'd like a room that doesn't overlook the street, between the noisy neighbors and the highway outside, I didn't sleep a wink.
#Person2#: I am so sorry to hear that sir, let me check and see what is available, what room are you in now?
#Person1#: I'm on the 6th floor, room 698, I'v had many problems with that room, just this morning, I called someone up to fix the light fixture in the bathroom, it didn't work, and it still doesn't work.
#Person2#: Oh, dear, well, it looks like we have a few rooms available, can I put you into a room on the 17th floor? It has a balcony and it doesn't face the highway.
#Person1#: Ok, that would be very nice! What do I need to do to transfer?
#Person2#: Let me check you out of your old room, you have to sign here, and acknowledge these changes and also the charges to your previous room. Then I can hook you right up to room 1780.
#Person1#: Mmm, I don't think the charges are right, can you explain them please? | #Person1# couldn't sleep because of the noise so #Person1# asks #Person2# for a room change. #Person2# finds an available room on the 17th floor. #Person1# is satisfied with the room but #Person1# doesn't think the charges are right. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Hi, darling! I have a one-month vacation saved up. How about a trip to Europe?
#Person2#: I could go for that. But I'm afraid our budget is a little tight this year.
#Person1#: Oh, but I really need to leave this town for a change. Working day after day has worn me out. Do you have any other suggestions?
#Person2#: We should probably think about going somewhere that isn't too far away. How about the countryside? There must be many interesting places, and we could enjoy the fresh air.
#Person1#: Wonderful! I think that's a great idea How soon until we can make this happen? I can't wait!
#Person2#: Tomorrow I have an appointment with my dentist. What about next Monday?
#Person1#: Perfect. I'II start preparing tomorrow. If we re going to drive, l'II need to fill up the tank.
#Person2#: No need. I think it's still plenty full. Even so, I'd rather travel by bus or train. It would cost much less than driving. Oil prices are soaring nowadays, you know.
#Person1#: We can take the train, that will be faster. I'II book the tickets tomorrow morning.
#Person2#: Great! Oh, one more thing, don't forget to check the weather before we go. I'd hate to get caught in the rain.
#Person1#: No problem. I'm really looking forward to the coming week.
#Person2#: Me, too. Now let's make a list for what we need to with us. | #Person1# and #Person2# are planning their vacation. #Person1# wants a trip to Europe but #Person2# disagrees because their budget is tight. They finally agree on taking the train to the countryside next Monday. #Person2# reminds #Person1# to check the weather. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Good morning. Are you ready to order?
#Person2#: Yes, I am, thank you. I'll have three scrambled eggs with country ham, toast and jam, please.
#Person1#: Would you like anything to drink?
#Person2#: I'll have a tomato juice and some iced tea.
#Person1#: Anything else?
#Person2#: Could I have a slice of pumpkin pie?
#Person1#: Sure. Coming right up. | #Person1# helps #Person2# order food and drinks. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Hi. Dr. Hyde?
#Person2#: So, what's seems to be the problem today?
#Person1#: Well, I just came in for a check up and a dental cleaning.
#Person2#: Hum. Open up. Let's take a look ...
#Person1#: Okay. Uh ...
#Person2#: Hummmm. [Humm? Uh?] Wow! I've never seen one like THIS before. Let me try this.
#Person1#: Uhhh ... Ouhhhh [Man screaming in pain ...]
#Person2#: Well, besides a lot of plaque buildup, there is a major cavity in one of your wisdom teeth. [I feel that.] Hasn't this given you any trouble?
#Person1#: Well, the tooth has been bothering me, and it sometimes hurts when I drink something cold. Does it look that bad?
#Person2#: Well, we're going to remove the decay, and then we'll either put a filling in, or if the decay is extensive, we can't repair it, we might have to put a crown on your tooth. Or as a last resort, we may have to extract the tooth.
#Person1#: Uh, well, that sounds painful!
#Person2#: Don't worry. I've done this ... once before. [Huh?] Nah, just relax.
#Person1#: Wait! Aren't you suppose to give me something to dull the pain?
#Person2#: Uh, chicken. Oh yeah. I almost forgot. We can either use a local anesthetic or nitrous oxide ... laughing gas... to minimize the discomfort you might feel. Or you can just grin and bear it.
#Person1#: Nah, Nah, nah! Put me under! [I thought so.] I can't stand pain, and I'd rather not be aware of what's going on. And, if I need a filling, can I get one that looks like my other teeth?
#Person2#: If we can save the tooth with a filling, I recommend a high-strength silver alloy filling instead of a porcelain one. It'll probably last longer.
#Person1#: Okay, well whatever. Let's get it over with.
#Person2#: Okay, pleasant dreams. Drill please. | #Person1# goes to Dr. Hyde for a check-up and a dental cleaning. Dr. Hyde finds a major cavity in one of #Person1#'s wisdom teeth and tells #Person1# how to handle it. #Person1# is panicked and wants something to dull the pain. Dr. Hyde recommends a high-strength silver alloy filling and #Person1# accepts the treatment. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Phew! Home at last! I'm glad to be back, aren't you?
#Person2#: Not really...I'm sorry our holiday is over. We had a great time, didn't we?
#Person1#: Mmm...it was OK. The weather wasn't as good as I'd hoped. It started to get cloudy in the last two days. I remember the forecast was for bright sunshine the whole week!
#Person2#: Well,most of the week was like that. We only had a little rain,right?
#Person1#: Yeah...The food in the hotel was delicious,but it was priced too high. Next time,we should stay at a cheap hotel.
#Person2#: Yeah,but the waiters were very helpful,I must say. When I asked for black tea,they sent some up to our room in a while.
#Person1#: Mmm...that's true.
#Person2#: But I don't know why the air conditioner didn't work. It was so hot!
#Person1#: It didn't help when we opened the windows,either. It didn't cool the room down at all.
#Person2#: Well,that was the only thing that didn't work properly.
#Person1#: Right,well,it happens sometimes.
#Person2#: So...what should we do for our next holiday then? We can go somewhere else - Asia or Europe?
#Person1#: Well,I would rather we go to Africa again. | #Person1# and #Person2# talk about their holiday. They talk about the weather, the hotel, the waiters and complain about the air conditioner. #Person1# wants to go to Africa again. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Bring an umbrella with you to the baseball game! The weather report on the radio said it was going to rain today.
#Person2#: I'm not going to bring an umbrella. It's beautiful outside! There aren't any clouds in the sky. I don't want to carry anything. | #Person1# asks #Person2# to bring an umbrella, but #Person2# refuses. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Mrs. Huang, you are on the third floor.
#Person2#: It looks very comfortable.
#Person1#: You have got a lovely view of Yellowstone Park. This is your private room, and just opposite is a kitchen which all six of you share. There is a common room at the end of the corridor, and a game room next door. | #Person1# shows Mrs. Huang her room. Mrs. Huang thinks it looks comfortable. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Mary, this is your homeroom. It's 213. Remember that.
#Person2#: What's a homeroom?
#Person1#: You sit in there, listen to the morning announcement with other kids, and then you go to your classes.
#Person2#: Cindy, I'm scared.
#Person1#: But I have to go to my homeroom.
#Person2#: Do we have the same classes today?
#Person1#: No.
#Person2#: Do you think the school can put us in the same homeroom?
#Person1#: Stop worrying, Mary. You'll do just fine. | Cindy shows Mary her homeroom. Mary is scared and Cindy comforts her. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: I love your bracelet. When did you get it?
#Person2#: I got it a while ago, but I haven't worn it much. You really like it?
#Person1#: Yeah. It's beautiful. Is it white gold or silver?
#Person2#: It's white gold.
#Person1#: Where did you buy it?
#Person2#: My boyfriend took me to the Shane Co. and he let me pick it out.
#Person1#: That's so sweet. What was the occasion?
#Person2#: That's the best part. It wasn't for anything special. He just wanted to buy me something.
#Person1#: You're so lucky. If he bought you something for no special day, I wonder what he would buy you for your birthday.
#Person2#: My birthday is coming up. We'll find out pretty soon.
#Person1#: What do you want?
#Person2#: I wouldn't mind a necklace. I was at the jewelry shop looking around, and they have a couple of beautiful necklaces I want.
#Person1#: Why not a ring?
#Person2#: I don't think I'm ready for a ring from him yet.
#Person1#: But you're ready for everything else?
#Person2#: Ahha. | #Person1# compliments #Person2#'s bracelet. #Person2# says the bracelet is from #Person2#'s boyfriend, but #Person2# is not ready for a ring yet as #Person2#'s birthday gift. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: So who does he think he is, anyway, I can't believe the way that my boss has been ordering everyone around laterly, I mean, it's now like he is the CEO, or anything.
#Person2#: Um. . . Actually I am guessing you didn't get the MEMO. Your boss was selected to fill the vacancy in the CEO slot. He actually is the CEO now, or will be, as soon as the official press releases and hoopla is done with.
#Person1#: Yikes! you are joking, right? I can't believe it. No wonder he is so stressed and bossy lately. I thought he was just being ostentatious by giving orders to people and all the different departments. What big shoes to fill!
#Person2#: No kidding! When the last CEO left, we were worried about the future of the company.
#Person1#: What does a CEO do anyway? I know the CEO makes the most money in the company, but what does he actually do?
#Person2#: He is responsible to the board of directors for everything that happens in the company. He or she must give leadership to all company officers, as CEO is also responsible for providing the guidance of philosophy of the company, and acting as official representative, or face of the company.
#Person1#: Must be one smart guy. | #Person1# complains that #Person1#'s boss acts like the CEO and #Person2# tells #Person1# that he fills the vacancy in the CEO slot. They also talk about what the CEO should do. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
#Person1#: Ten sheets of rice paper, 25 brushes, two boxes of oil color and two boxes of water color. All these come up to $35. 50, sir.
#Person2#: Ok, here is $50. Oh, can you make out an invoice for me?
#Person1#: Sure, just a minute. Are you an artist, sir?
#Person2#: No, I am a teacher. I teach art.
#Person1#: That must be a very interesting job.
#Person2#: It is. You must be new here. I do my shopping here regularly, once a week.
#Person1#: Do you? Nice to meet you! And here is the invoice and your change.
#Person2#: Thank you. Nice to meet you, too. | #Person2# buys some paper, brushes, oil color and watercolor from #Person1#. #Person2# tells #Person1# that #Person2# is an art teacher. | Summarize the following text in a concise manner while retaining its key information. Make sure to provide a clear and meaningful summary of the content. |
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