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Can you speak French ?
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Yes , I can , but not very well .
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Yes , I can , but not very well .
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Can you understand your Spanish teacher ?
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Can you understand your Spanish teacher ?
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More or less . How well do you understand Mr . Wang , your Chinese teacher ?
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More or less . How well do you understand Mr . Wang , your Chinese teacher ?
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About 40 percent , if he speaks slowly.When he speaks fast , I can only catch a word here and there . But Mr . Wang is an excellent Chinese teacher.With his help , my Chinese is getting better and better e
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This is the menu . What would you like to have ?
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I don't know what to have . If you don't mind , I'll just leave the choice to you .
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I don't know what to have . If you don't mind , I'll just leave the choice to you .
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With pleasure , sir . May I suggest Steamed stuffed buns and deep-fried twisted dough sticks ? They are popular breakfast among Chinese people .
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With pleasure , sir . May I suggest Steamed stuffed buns and deep-fried twisted dough sticks ? They are popular breakfast among Chinese people .
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OK . Anything to drink ?
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OK . Anything to drink ?
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Yes , sir . We usually serve soya-bean milk and jellied beancurd . Which one do you prefer , sir ? A
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Yes , sir . We usually serve soya-bean milk and jellied beancurd . Which one do you prefer , sir ? A
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I'll try the soya-bean milk this time .
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I'll try the soya-bean milk this time .
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So , that's steamed stuffed buns and deep-fried twisted dough sticks , and a Soya-bean milk .
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So , that's steamed stuffed buns and deep-fried twisted dough sticks , and a Soya-bean milk .
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That's right .
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That's right .
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Thank you , sir . Just a moment , please .
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I would like to have a continental breakfast .
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OK , here you are .
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OK , here you are .
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Well , could I have coffee instead of orange juice ?
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Well , could I have coffee instead of orange juice ?
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Of course , you can . Wait a moment .
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I've never been to a restaurant like this before .
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It's really different , isn't it ?
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It's really different , isn't it ?
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That's a good word to describe it .
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That's a good word to describe it .
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I hope you're hungry because the pizza here is huge as well as to die for .
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I hope you're hungry because the pizza here is huge as well as to die for .
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I am hungry . I think I could eat a large by myself .
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I am hungry . I think I could eat a large by myself .
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Well , let's order one for starters .
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Well , let's order one for starters .
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I'm in the mood for a Californian .
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I'm in the mood for a Californian .
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That happens to be my favorite . Waiter , I think we're ready to order .
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I had a terrible journey back from Bangkok last week .
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Really ? Why ? What happened ?
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Really ? Why ? What happened ?
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Well , first of all , the taxi that was taking me from the client's office to the airport broke down on the freeway .
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Well , first of all , the taxi that was taking me from the client's office to the airport broke down on the freeway .
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Oh , no .
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Oh , no .
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Yes , and the driver didn't speak any English or Chinese and he didn't have a phone on him-can you believe it ? - and his radio didn't work . So there was no way he could get in touch with the office to get them to send another taxi .
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Yes , and the driver didn't speak any English or Chinese and he didn't have a phone on him-can you believe it ? - and his radio didn't work . So there was no way he could get in touch with the office to get them to send another taxi .
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So what did you do ?
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So what did you do ?
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Well , I actually thumbed a lift .
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Well , I actually thumbed a lift .
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You what ?
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You what ?
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Yes , I stood on the side of the freeway and stuck my thumb out , and a passing truck stopped and took me to the airport .
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Yes , I stood on the side of the freeway and stuck my thumb out , and a passing truck stopped and took me to the airport .
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Wow , good for you .
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Wow , good for you .
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Yes , except he drove really slowly , and I missed my flight .
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Yes , except he drove really slowly , and I missed my flight .
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Oh , no !
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Oh , no !
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Yes , so I had to wait three hours for the next one . I didn't get home till four in the morning , and when I got home I realized I'd left my house keys in my hotel in Bangkok .
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Yes , so I had to wait three hours for the next one . I didn't get home till four in the morning , and when I got home I realized I'd left my house keys in my hotel in Bangkok .
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You really have bad luck , don't you ?
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You really have bad luck , don't you ?
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Seems like it .
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What do you think about the apartment so far ?
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It is beautiful .
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It is beautiful .
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You don β t have any problems with how it looks ?
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You don β t have any problems with how it looks ?
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Actually , there is a problem .
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Actually , there is a problem .
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Like what ?
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Like what ?
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There are some stains that were left in the carpet .
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There are some stains that were left in the carpet .
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Those stains will be cleaned out of the carpet before you move in .
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Those stains will be cleaned out of the carpet before you move in .
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Oh , is that right ?
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Oh , is that right ?
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Yes . Now what other problems do you have ?
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Yes . Now what other problems do you have ?
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That was the only problem that I saw .
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That was the only problem that I saw .
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Well , I β m glad that everything else is to your liking .
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Well , I β m glad that everything else is to your liking .
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I honestly love it .
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I think I found my Yankee's mug ...
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Oh , great . Where was it ?
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Oh , great . Where was it ?
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It fell out of the garbage bag .
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It fell out of the garbage bag .
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What was it doing there ?
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What was it doing there ?
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It was with all the other dishes from dinner .
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It was with all the other dishes from dinner .
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You mean Johnny threw out all the dinnerware ?
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You mean Johnny threw out all the dinnerware ?
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I think our son was trying to pull a fast one on us .
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What do you think of doctor Thomson ?
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I feel confident of his ability to cure my daughter's disease .
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I feel confident of his ability to cure my daughter's disease .
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How can you be so sure ?
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How can you be so sure ?
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I can tell form the way he spoke to us .
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I can tell form the way he spoke to us .
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Never believe his words .
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Do you believe in god ?
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Not at all . I β m an agnostic . do you ?
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Not at all . I β m an agnostic . do you ?
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I β m not sure . Why don β t you believe there is a god ?
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I β m not sure . Why don β t you believe there is a god ?
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I think everything has a scientific explanation rather than a theological one .
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I think everything has a scientific explanation rather than a theological one .
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I basically believe in science over theology . I mean , I believe in evolution for example . However , there are many things that science hasn β t explained yet .
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I basically believe in science over theology . I mean , I believe in evolution for example . However , there are many things that science hasn β t explained yet .
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I β m sure that science will explain everything eventually . I think that the strangest thing about religion is that so many religions people act in ways that their religion claims are wrong .
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I β m sure that science will explain everything eventually . I think that the strangest thing about religion is that so many religions people act in ways that their religion claims are wrong .
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For example ?
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For example ?
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Religions preach tolerance , but many wars are caused by intolerant religious fanatics .
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Religions preach tolerance , but many wars are caused by intolerant religious fanatics .
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Yes . Such people don β t appear to be acting in accordance with their religious beliefs .
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Do you have any questions before you commit yourself to this ?
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Actually , yes I do . I was wondering about the subscription fee . And how much will you charge me during the time of redeeming this new fund ?
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Actually , yes I do . I was wondering about the subscription fee . And how much will you charge me during the time of redeeming this new fund ?
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The subscription fee is charged at a rate of 1.2 % . But for redeeming , a rate of a usual 0.5 % , we shall charge you 1.6 % if you apply to buy it after the fund-raising period .
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The subscription fee is charged at a rate of 1.2 % . But for redeeming , a rate of a usual 0.5 % , we shall charge you 1.6 % if you apply to buy it after the fund-raising period .
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So , it's going to cost me then ?
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So , it's going to cost me then ?
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I'm afraid so , yes . There is always some risk on the buyer's part .
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Sarah , you don't look so good . What's the matter ?
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I've got a really bad headache and my stomach hurts .
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I've got a really bad headache and my stomach hurts .
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It sounds like you're coming down with something .
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Honey , could you help me operate the VD player ? It can't play .
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Oh , are the connections correct ?
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Oh , are the connections correct ?
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I think so .
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I think so .
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Let me see . Look ! You confused the video frequency with the audio frequency .
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Let me see . Look ! You confused the video frequency with the audio frequency .
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I'm too careless .
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I'm too careless .
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Can it work now ?
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Can it work now ?
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No .
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No .
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So what's the problem ? Maybe there is something wrong with the disk .
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So what's the problem ? Maybe there is something wrong with the disk .
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It's a new disk .
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It's a new disk .
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Give it to me .
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Give it to me .
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Here you are .
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Here you are .
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Uh , the movie of Tom Hanks . I know why it can't play . This is a DVD disk .
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What's your favorite season ?
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I like the freedom of summer with no school .
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I like the freedom of summer with no school .
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Yeah , and all those fun summer sports and activities .
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Yeah , and all those fun summer sports and activities .
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And I like the festivities of winter with Thanksgiving , Christmas and New Year .
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And I like the festivities of winter with Thanksgiving , Christmas and New Year .
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Oh , me too ! All the family getting together ...
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Oh , me too ! All the family getting together ...
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And I really like the smells and colors of spring .
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And I really like the smells and colors of spring .
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I like the feeling then that school is almost over !
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I like the feeling then that school is almost over !
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But I must say , if it were only for the weather , I like autumn most !
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Hey Julie , you want to go grab something to eat ?
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Sure ! What do you feel like having ?
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Sure ! What do you feel like having ?
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I really feel like having a big juicy steak !
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I really feel like having a big juicy steak !
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Oh . OK . I don't eat meat , but that's fine , I am sure wherever we are going they will have other options right ?
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Oh . OK . I don't eat meat , but that's fine , I am sure wherever we are going they will have other options right ?
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I didn't know you were a vegetarian !
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I didn't know you were a vegetarian !
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I'm not , I am a vegan .
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I'm not , I am a vegan .
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A what ?
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A what ?
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A vegan . I don't eat or use any animal based products . I don't wear leather , eat eggs , drink milk or anything that comes from an animal . I used to be a pescatarian before , which basically means you don't eat meat , but still have fish and seafood .
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A vegan . I don't eat or use any animal based products . I don't wear leather , eat eggs , drink milk or anything that comes from an animal . I used to be a pescatarian before , which basically means you don't eat meat , but still have fish and seafood .
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Wow ! That's interesting ! It must be tough !
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Wow ! That's interesting ! It must be tough !
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It's a bit difficult to find vegetarian friendly restaurants sometimes , but since more and more people are vegetarians or vegans nowadays , it's getting a bit less difficult .
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What's up ?
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Nothing , how about you ?
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Nothing , how about you ?
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Next Saturday , I'm going to have a party .
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