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archaeologists: Yes i do but i really need a guide to help me in exploring through the temple do you know anyone who knows the inside and out of the temple
woman: ok I have 6 beautiful daughters, I will give you the first one as a guide, who knows you might even fall in love with her. But please don't dishonor us, if you like my daughter in the process come see me ok?
archaeologists: That is really nice of you but i really need a tour guide for now not a lover
woman: Ok, dont be too sure of yourself, till you see her, to tell you the truth I am only telling you because you are educated and I want an educated man for my princess
archaeologists: I think that is unfair ladies nowadays should choose there partners all by themselves not parents plus i am doing my work and a little pleasure will just distract me
woman: You ungrateful little man. I will make sure you run out of this town without getting anything done!
archaeologists: Why are you being so harsh all over a sudden i am telling you the truth
Summarize the dialogue | archaeologists needs a guide to explore the temple. The woman offers her daughter as a guide. She wants an educated man for her daughter. archaeologists is sceptical. |
Stacy: OMG you're a genius! how are you gonna get that banner up there?!
Dave: I'll take down the speaker here and play "Happy Birthday" by Stevie Wonder
Stacy: Brilliant :D
Dave: outside our door will be balloons and champagne
Stacy: You must be pretty pumped about it!
Dave: lol yeah. Not sure how I will be able to sleep tonight
Stacy: outside the door? I thought the party wasn't at their place?
Dave: It's on the roof but I gotta work around the time they're gonna start so I'm gonna do in the AM
Stacy: Surprise him on his way to work?
Dave: Exactly! I'm bloody proud of myself!
Stacy: And you bloody should. BTW I would like to get him something. Any ideas?
Dave: WHYYYY?????
Stacy: What do ya mean, why? He's a nice guy. I like him a lot
Dave: He really is :)
Stacy: Yeah, was thinking something small. When is the party again?
Dave: Friday. Get him vodka, that's always a good gift. And I've never seen him refuse a drink lol
Stacy: Lol he might think I think he's a drunk or something
Dave: Well, truth hurts sometimes...
Stacy: Haha! How many people are gonna be there? Anybody else I know?
Dave: I think a bunch! Mike said around 80. And I think Claire and Andy might stop by after work. Wait until you see their gift...
Stacy: Holy shit! That is a lot of people! How big is that roof?!
Dave: I know, right?! I don't even know that many people!
Stacy: True dat. So what did they get him? A puppy? A wolf spider? Both?!
Dave: I wish! That would actually be quite smart since he used to work in a zoo... they got him, brace yourself, pole dancing course! :D
Stacy: NO WAY! OMG! He's gonna freak OUT! BTW I totally wanna a video of him pole dancing! That guy can really move that cute little butt of his!
Dave: Haha, I gotta make sure I tell him that on Friday! That would make an excellent toast in front of his parents and bosses :D
Stacy: Don't you dare! You might just end up with your face in the cake! | Dave is planning a birthday surprise for his friend. Stacy isn't sure vodka is a good gift. Others got him pole dancing course. |
royal family member: It is a large vase and it is intricately carved. Please do not touch it.
guest: Oh wow it is beautiful, how old is it?
royal family member: It is a century old. I have to make sure that it stays pristine!
guest: I agree, you wouldn't want someone to steal it either.
royal family member: Ah, here comes the guards. They are to make sure that we make it to the castle just inside those stairs.
guest: Ah i see... well thank you for showing that to me.
royal family member: You are welcome! I can make sure you get back to the inn, sir! There are 2 other guards behind you, if you want to be safe!
guest: I am ok, i feel they need to protect something a little more important.
royal family member: Are you sure? It would be no problem!
guest: Yes sir, i am sure.
royal family member: I hope you have a wonderful time here! It is a beautiful and well protected kingdom. Will you be staying here for much longer?
Summarize the dialogue | royal family member shows the guest a century old vase. It is very valuable and the royal family member wants to keep it pristine. |
#Person1#: How long will it take us to drive to London?
#Person2#: I think it's a distance of 180 kilometers from here to London, so it should be a two-hour drive on the motorway.
#Person1#: That's unless there is a traffic jam. It could take three hours.
#Person2#: You're right. We will be able to travel at high speeds at the beginning and end of the journey, because we will be in built-up area.
#Person1#: So, shall we allow three hours to cover the distance?
#Person2#: Ok. You haven't seen my company car, have you?
#Person1#: No. let me take a look. . . It's longer than my car.
#Person2#: I think it's over five meters long. I can't remember exactly. It has a maximum speed of over 200 kilometers an hour.
#Person1#: Wow! That's fast! I don't think we will be traveling that fast on the motorway.
#Person2#: We can't. if we went that fast, we would break the speed limit. | #Person1# discusses with #Person2# about how long it takes to drive to London, taking account of the distance, traffic jams, and speed. |
villager: It is quite alright miss. If you don't mind me asking, what brings you to this cottage today?
ladies: I fancied a quick getaway in the countryside, away from the stuffiness of nobility.
villager: Oh, is that so? Have you come to explore the forest then? There are magical creatures who live there you know.
ladies: I'm sure they wouldn't harm a fair maiden like myself, would they?
villager: Oh no, never! They are kind forest elves! All of them are extremely nice. Well, with one exception that is...
ladies: Do go on. I always love to hear fanciful tales of magic and adventure.
villager: If you insist, but be forewarned, it is a very frightening tale. I am not sure if it is suitable for a lady such as yourself to hear it. Especially when the winds make these pots clamor. It could become far too frightening.
ladies: Oh my! Perhaps it's best you take my fan. You can use it to revive me should I faint in the middle of your tale!
Summarize the dialogue | ladies are in the countryside for a quick getaway. They want to explore the forest. Villager will tell them a scary tale about forest elves. |
bishop: Praise the Lord!
priest: hallelujah! what brings you here at this time, Your eminence
bishop: To pray of course...Why are you still here?
priest: waiting for farmer who lives down the road, I'll be performing exorcism on his child
bishop: great. Where are the candles?
priest: Everything is set, and presently in the church office, but he'll be providing a male goat
bishop: A goat????
priest: Yes, a vessel to transfer the demon to, before getting rid of it
bishop: I thought we agreed on sheep the last time?
priest: Well, after proper delibrations, we realised a more stubborn and rugged animal is preferrable
bishop: True. You have a solid point there. Oh, I hear footsteps. The farmer is close
priest: oh, I'm not sure if he is the one yet. he told me he wont be here for another hour
bishop: who could that be then?
priest: probably one of the altar servants
Summarize the dialogue | priest is waiting for the farmer who lives down the road to perform exorcism on his child. The farmer will provide a male goat. The priest is waiting for him in the church office. |
#Person1#: I'm coming to pick up my ticket. This is my reservation note.
#Person2#: Your reservation is right. Please get a ticket booking form from there and fill it.
#Person1#: Here you are. How much is the ticket?
#Person2#: $ 800.
#Person1#: Can I pay by card?
#Person2#: Surely of course. Give me your card please. | After filling the booking form and paying, #Person1# picked up the ticket with #Person2#'s assistance. |
noble: Watch it! I am not your ninny brother over there! You are in a fantasyland. Thinking that you go to war! The knights have gone to war this morning? Why are you not with them?
princess: He is not my brother my lord, I've told you, he's a neighboring kingdom's son. And If I can broker or negotiate a ceasefire with him, then it's all the better for the knights. What say you my Prince, shall we walk int he gardens?
noble: You are delusional, he is your brother! Where is your father, he needs to know of your nonsense!
princess: Are you drunk my Lord? Were you drinking port with your breakfast. My brother died a month ago. His funeral was 3 weeks ago, I am the last of my line. Though if you are an example of my subjects, I wonder if you are worth protecting.
Summarize the dialogue | princess is not with the knights because she is brokering a ceasefire with her brother from a neighboring kingdom. |
cooks: That will be a nice thing to do. But now you know why I do not like cooking for soo many people
the man: Well it's understandable but I think it's just because you need the finest ingredients, you need a proper kitchen, and all without any threat from his majesty.
cooks: I see you understand my needs better. How I wish you were my boss. I would have changed my behaviour
the man: Well I don't see anyone else here so as far as I'm concerned you are your own boss. Your only patrons are weary travelers on their way in or out of town so I think we can manage to turn your life around. Thank you for allowing me to help, I must be on my way if I'm to get back before dark.
cooks: Thank you indeed for finding time to talk to me i know you are a busy man
Summarize the dialogue | The man wants to help the cooks. He will buy them the best ingredients and a proper kitchen. |
worms: You are quite skilled at the art of entrapment. I can only imagine how many hours you've spent honing your skill
spider: We are born with it! there is no honing! I will soon be looking for a mate to have babies. I need to fill up so that I can get pregnant.
worms: There must be a partner for you somewhere in these fuzzy molds. I can go search if you want.
spider: Now that you can do. maybe you could flush out a few suitors. May the best spider win! haha
worms: I will start by clearing up this slime to make you look more.. attractive! Of course which you already are.
spider: You are a smooth operator! One smooth worm! I cannot wait to see the suitors you find!
worms: Well, they say I am one of the best in the land. Though I have never been able to find love for myself...
spider: Do not cry worm! They say there is someone for everyone! You find your mate. Of that I am sure!
Summarize the dialogue | Spider is looking for a mate. Worms will help him find a mate. |
villager: Well, a gift given should be repaid...
cat: MRREEOWWWWW!
villager: It looks beautiful on you Puss, hopefully it'll scare off the birds before you make too good a friend of them.
cat: Meowww...
villager: You're a good cat, I wish I was able to give you a richer home but I'm afraid you'll have to make do with me for now. Are you going to come and help me with the washing?
cat: Meow! Meow! Meow! Meow! Meow! Meow! Meowmeowmeow!
villager: No Puss! What did you do?!! I'll need to try and fish that out now. It's likely gone forever though.
cat: MRREOW!
villager: OWWW!!!! Stop clawing at me! I need to reach down for that necklace!! You're sleeping outside tonight if I can't get it back... Almost there... Got it!
cat: MREOWWW! MREOWW!!!
Summarize the dialogue | cat took the necklace from the villager. The cat is a good cat. The cat is helping the villager with the washing. |
grandmother: Those two do fight pretty often don't they? Maybe we could make it a duet instead of a solo!
person: Do you really think they'd go for it? All I can picture is one shoving the other out of the way.
grandmother: If they ever want some of my fresh baked cookies again, I think they will go for it.
person: That's sneaky Nana!
grandmother: You know, with this grey hair, also comes wisdom don't ya.
person: Did you ever sing in the Children's Choir as a little girl, Nana?
grandmother: Why yes I did, I was never the lead though, that dang Shirley always beat me!
person: Shirley? ....You mean Ms. Gustaffson who runs the bakery?
grandmother: Yes yes. We used to fight all the time! But look at us now! Best of friends, we go to bingo once aweek!
person: Wow! I never would have imagined it! What changed between you?
Summarize the dialogue | grandmother and Shirley used to fight all the time. Now they are best friends and go to bingo once a week. |
Erin: Just received the conference programme, is anyone interested?
Erin: <file_other>
Nathan: I saved the date for Dec 1-2 but they changed it :(
Vivian: how much is it? can't find the price
Erin: it's free but you have to register now
Vivian: okay. are you going to be there Erin?
Erin: I don't know... it might be interesting. I'm just a bit lazy ;)
Nathan: there will be online streaming
Erin: I know but I just wanted to meet people :) | Erin is not sure if she's going to the conference. It's free and will be streamed online. Nathan planned to go but they changed the date. |
#Person1#: It's partly your own fault. You should never let in anyone like that unless you're expecting him.
#Person2#: It's all very well to say that, but someone cones to the door and says 'electricity' or 'gas' and you automatically think he is OK, especially if he shows you a card. | #Person1# advises #Person2# not to let anyone in casually. |
denizen: I to have been to many lands and places. How is it that you came to be here in this lighthouse?
performer: I was helping out the poor from the kings soldiers. It seems they are picked on too much by the soldiers.
denizen: Ah, the poor, they will always be with us. The Kings soldiers are honorable men. What you say shocks me.
performer: It shocked me too. And I had to make sure before helping them. But yes they are being taken advantage of.
denizen: And how is it that a performer can help protect the poor from soldiers? By what means do you do so?
performer: My sword helps in that direction. I run them off. I do not think the king knows of what they do.
denizen: A sword! And what would a performer know of swordsmanship!
performer: My father was an excellent swordsman and he taught me well.
denizen: Ah, I see. And was he of noble blood?
Summarize the dialogue | performer was helping the poor from the kings soldiers. He was helping them by running them off with his sword. |
Project Manager: Next Let us talk about money
User Interface: Just tr try to guess who is a User Interface Designer
Marketing: So Twenty five Euro for a remote control
Project Manager: mm that is the price we want to that is the aim for the price for the remote control We aim to do this profit
Industrial Designer: we are to sell two million then
Project Manager: Mm for a production cost of mm twelve fifty Euros maximum Kay So any of you have experience in remote controls ?
Marketing: yes we have plenty at home In fact my daughter likes l remote controls To eat ? mainly and to break
Project Manager: So that could be a great application Remote controls children proof Mm mmhmm
Marketing: So she likes buttons which make click so it has to click
Project Manager: So they have to be waterproof maybe ?
Marketing: It has to be wha baby proof
Project Manager: Because they eat she ate it
Marketing: but mainly it has to be very robust because even if she is not very tall she is high enough so that when she throw it away it is So it has to be very robust
Industrial Designer: we have some child lock or something
Marketing: And it has to be nice looking
User Interface: Colourful ? That is not practical
Marketing: colourful because nobody has colourful remote control
Project Manager: No that is a good idea
Industrial Designer: it is always black or
Marketing: but this one could be I do not know purple or b
User Interface: But how going to just but it is monochrome it is n it is not like
Project Manager: because you think why not
User Interface: Otherwise you will never find it
Industrial Designer: even we can change colours no ? Like the like the phones and these things we c At least for children like one colour and And it should be really small and
Project Manager: Small also ? Do not you think
Industrial Designer: Huh not so big like
Project Manager: No not too much buttons or mm
Industrial Designer: not too much buttons and
Marketing: Should it be y you know these remote controls where they are what they call a universal ret remote control so y you can decide that now it is the remote control for the television then it is the remote control for the the sound system or for your refrigerator I do not know if it is Or if we should have a targeted re remote control So colour robustness easy to use size
Project Manager: So I think there is So you you think it is better if small than bigger
Industrial Designer: maybe at least n not bigger than this I guess
User Interface: but without any extremes like n not of this size not too large
Industrial Designer: at least it should hold in your hand n properly like
Marketing: But what would be different from this from the others ? I do not know if
Industrial Designer: maybe we can change the colours that at least the frame Mm S so then it depends
Marketing: at least the colour would be different
Industrial Designer: Mm I mean you c you can easily remove the frame
Marketing: I think one thing important for instance in this remote control if you remember when people use it they are they never find a good button in the right place For some reason they they they click the off button when they want to use the So there is a problem in the design of that kind of remote control somehow
Project Manager: Mm So some kind of idea with cellular phone with a a screen that will tell you what
User Interface: no screens it is too complex
Marketing: Too expensive for twelve Euro ?
User Interface: And n maybe not too expensive well it is not my problem but well But no screens on remote controls
Marketing: Mmhmm I thought it could be only a screen which would change depending on the use or even the user So ma I prefer to have the off button at the top right so I would have my own design of the remote control because it is in fact just a a full touch screen remote control if you if you like
Industrial Designer: I mean it it is like
Marketing: I do not know if it makes sense but
Industrial Designer: it is like two types no ? people are right handed or left handed so y because I am left handed I use like this say if you are right handed you use like this or so tha your switch on and off should be on
Marketing: Maybe if if it is possible
User Interface: so how many actions do we need to implement in it ?
Industrial Designer: Maybe I think even we can keep two switches and then we can only make one working We can adapt only one switch suppose here like we can make two switches and if I am lefthander I use this switch to follow the main operations
User Interface: I mean if it is less than three then we can make it like a
Marketing: Three buttons you mean ?
User Interface: you know what I mean we can just make it controlled by a brain huh ?
Project Manager: Maybe if it is more if there is a software inside If it if we want a r universal remote control that we sa like we say before it may may need more than three mm three button three mm possibilities ye
Marketing: more than three actions that you may want to do at a given time
User Interface: But for standard actions you usually what do you do you change channels you adjust volume and nothing else
Marketing: but for instance when you change channels you can have you can just go to the next one or go to channel twenty five And that is already more complex to go to channel twenty five
User Interface: I usually just change channels
Marketing: Because I am only using three or four channels but
Industrial Designer: But they keep generally their t slash slash this thing and then the dash dash and then you can put you can only have one bit
Project Manager: I change channel like this m I want to go to twenty five and then to ten uhhuh mm
Marketing: And then back to the one I was before
Project Manager: Also we can be here
Marketing: so there is whichever it was
User Interface: Go back button is good
Marketing: we had that in in other countries e even the history so you could like undo previous of the previous Then you can watch what your ah you could also record your record your sequence of actions but you could look at what the other people have used there or remote controls
Industrial Designer: what the which channels the viewer
Project Manager: So I think we have full of idea we are going to meet again in thirty minutes and I want you to mm work on these ideas and try to make a the ones make to decide what what are the ones important and what are the one that we do not want And m maybe more in the technical parts what do we want to do So your personal coach will send you some instruction for for this thirty minutes
Marketing: So what does ME means ? ME the user requirements ? Or that is that is for us ? Oh of course the user requirement specifications uhhuh | The group hoped that it can be applied to children, in particular to ensure their safety during use. Besides, it should be colourful and beautiful to attract the attention of children. The price also should be reasonable and affordable, not too expensive, but the profit can be guaranteed. In terms of function design, unnecessary functions and switches should be removed to enhance their applicability. |
Patrick: hows the construction going
Evra: its good
Evra: i do face alot of pressure these days
Patrick: work piling up??
Evra: plus WORK piling up
Patrick: what do you mean
Evra: the work force
Patrick: what about it??
Evra: one of the workers fell and injured himself pretty bad
Patrick: ouchh
Evra: yea and most of the others are not coming because apparently theyre scared to work on the height now
Evra: NOWW of all time
Patrick: i might know know a guy who would know some guys
Evra: talk to him, PLEASE
Patrick: xD
Evra: what
Patrick: look at yourself xD
Evra: youll know | Evra is working at a construction. One of the workers fell and injured himself, now the others are afraid and aren't coming to work. Patrick will talk to a guy who can help Evra find new workers. |
#Person1#: Do you like jazz, Tom?
#Person2#: No, I don't like it very much. Do you?
#Person1#: Well, yes, I do. I'm a real fan of Wanton Marsalis.
#Person2#: Oh, does he play the piano?
#Person1#: No, he doesn't!!! He plays the trumpet. So, what kind of music do you like?
#Person2#: I like rock a lot.
#Person1#: Who's your favorite group?
#Person2#: The Cranberries. I love their music. How about you? Do you like them?
#Person1#: No, I don't. I can't stand them!! | #Person1# likes Jazz while Tom likes rock. They talk about Wanton Marsalis and the Cranberries. |
Kevin: I can't understand why I'm feeling so tired today
Will: Could be because of time switch
Kevin: Right! We moved our clocks 1 hour forward
Kevin: But is it possible to feel tired just because 1 hour change?
Will: idk
Will: maybe
Kevin: I heard that UE wants to agree on giving up changing time in summer and winter
Kevin: Question is what time will be the one staying right xD
Will: Summer time I guess
Will: But honestly idk | Kevin feels tired. There was a time switch last night. |
#Person1#: Where do you work, Andrea?
#Person2#: I work for Thomas Cook Travel.
#Person1#: Oh, really? What do you do there?
#Person2#: I'm a guide. I take people on tours to countries in South America, like Peru.
#Person1#: That sounds interesting !
#Person2#: Yes, it's a great job. I love it. And what do you do?
#Person1#: I'm a student, and I have a part-time job, too.
#Person2#: Oh? Where do you work?
#Person1#: In a fast-food restaurant.
#Person2#: Which restaurant?
#Person1#: Hamburger Heaven. | Andrea is a guide. #Person1# is a student but has a part-time job in a restaurant. |
#Person1#: I need help with the office party.
#Person2#: Yes, of course. We could split it. What part would you like to do, the food or the entertainment?
#Person1#: I have no idea what the entertainment should be.
#Person2#: Let's make sure we are on the same page. Do we want a formal or informal gathering?
#Person1#: Let's make it a formal affair.
#Person2#: Yes, that would be best. Now, for food should we have Chinese or American food?
#Person1#: American food would be the best choice.
#Person2#: That would be great. What kind of music would you like, a band or recorded music?
#Person1#: We should bring in a really good DJ.
#Person2#: That works for me. Let's see what we can each do about planning our part and meet again on Friday. | #Person2# helps #Person1# to prepare for the party. They decide the style, food, and music and will plan it in detail on Friday. |
#Person1#: Where did you get your mobile? It's really cute.
#Person2#: Oh, this? I got it in Singapore. Here, do you want to take a look?
#Person1#: Thanks. Gee, it's really light!
#Person2#: Yes, it is, isn't it? A bit too light, really. What make have you got?
#Person1#: I've got an old Ericsson. Here. Take a look.
#Person2#: Wow, that's really old.
#Person1#: Yes, I like collecting antiques.
#Person2#: Why don't you get a new one?
#Person1#: I don't know. I like this one, and I don't have any need for all the bells and whistles you get on the new ones.
#Person2#: Really, what makes you say that?
#Person1#: Well, I just need to make and receive calls, and it's quite reliable. I find that the more fancy stuff they put into these things, the more likely they are to break bown or go wrong, you know? I mean, this camera function, for instance-how often do you use it?
#Person2#: Sometimes, but I guess not very often. It's more for fun. Sometimes when I'm on a trip, for example, I can take a picture and send it to my kids. Or I can send a picture of a sample back to my office and get it costed up immediately.
#Person1#: Well, that's nice I guess. So how many kids do you have?
#Person2#: Three. Two boys and a girl. | #Person1# and #Person2# share their attitudes towards mobile phones. #Person1# likes collecting antiques and still uses an old phone with only a few functions, while #Person2# sometimes takes pictures by phone. |
Nicole: Do you love me?
Paul: Sure I do!! <3
Nicole: Just checking ;) ;* | Paul loves Nicole. |
#Person1#: Julia, what time is it?
#Person2#: Eight o'clock. It's time for you to get up and have breakfast.
#Person1#: Oh, my God! I'm going to be late! I have no time to have breakfast now. ( Hurry on his clothes. )
#Person2#: You won't go to work today, Steven, It's Sunday. Come and have breakfast now.
#Person1#: Oh, I have a poor memory now. I haven't had enough sleep lately. I had a bad dream just now.
#Person2#: You have been too tired recently, darling. That's why I didn't wake you up this morning. After breakfast, you can go to sleep again.
#Person1#: Yes. I really need to have a good rest. | Steven wakes up and thinks he's late for work. Julia tells him it's Sunday and asks him to get more sleep after breakfast. |
seagull: Well there is a treasure ahead of you.
the lone captain: I hope you're not kidding! What kind of treasure?
seagull: many riches in a cave just north of here. There is a curse that haunts the cave though.
the lone captain: A curse?! What curse are we talking about here?
seagull: Many have perished to try and steal this treasure. Everyone o of those souls who tried are now cursed to protect it.
the lone captain: I am armed with a sword and greed. No curse shall stop me from getting that treasure!
seagull: Ah that is what they all say. I am glad you said that. It has been awhile since I ahve seen anything exciting.
the lone captain: Don't worry about me, I have a captive with me who I shall sacrifice to the Cave if it comes to that.
seagull: I hope that works captain or else you'll spend eternity protecting the one thing you wanted.
Summarize the dialogue | The seagull tells the lone captain about a treasure in a cave north of here. The seagull warns him about a curse that protects the treasure. The lone captain is armed with a sword and he will sacrifice a captive to the cave |
#Person1#: Hey Linda, did you get that letter about the new options for food service next year?
#Person2#: Not yet, are there a lot of changes?
#Person1#: There sure are, instead of paying one feet to cover all meals for the whole school year. We are now able to choose how many meals a week we want, and can contract just for that amount. We still have to pay the whole year at the beginning, but we can choose to buy 7, 10, 14 or 21 meals per week. They give you a card with a number of meals you get each week marked on it.
#Person2#: That's a big change Tom, and a complicated system.
#Person1#: Yeah, but it will be much better for people who don't eat 3 meals a day 7 days a week in the cafeteria, because they don't have to pay for meals they don't eat.
#Person2#: So, what's the deal for those who do eat at school all the time?
#Person1#: It better for them, too, because the more meals you contract for, the cheaper each one is.
#Person2#: I see, it still sounds rather complicated.
#Person1#: True, it took me several hours to figure it out. I decided to go with the 10 meal plan.
#Person2#: Why is that?
#Person1#: Well, I never eat breakfast and I often go away on weekends, so the 10 meal plan gives me lunch and dinner every weekday at a fairly low price, and I won't be paying for meals I don't usually eat. | Tom tells Linda the school has new options for food service. They can choose how many meals they want and it's better for everyone. Linda thinks the system is complicated and Tom agrees. Tom will go with the 10 meal plan because he doesn't eat at school all the time. |
Giles: at what time is PE class?
Henry: 10:45
Giles: what? gotta hurry!
Henry: see ya there | Giles' PE class is at 10:45. |
Mike: wanna do something tonight?
Tina: idk I'm sooo tired
Mike: come on we will sleep when we're dead
Tina: no we won't, we'll be just dead
Mike: jesus it's an expression
Tina: stupid one
Mike: I see you're in a charming mood
Tina: #happyperiodtime | Tina doesn't know if she wants to do anything tonight as she's tired. |
priest: Ahhhh very good, my child. The tower seems like an unlikely place to do this.
hermit: yes but i think they less people the better, easy to try and break from my comfort zone
priest: This is very true. And you were brave to climb up the dangerous stairway all the way to the bell. Have you considered attending services? I am giving a very good sermon on Sunday.
hermit: sounds wonderful i will try and attend though it may be hard
priest: You will be among friends, the Lord's people, and you can sit in the back pew at first.
hermit: i appreciate the understanding and will do my best good sir
priest: Very good, my child. Care to ring the bell for us?
hermit: of course i havent had so much joy in ages though i did enjoy being a hermit
priest: Ring away my friend, let the joy of the Lord our God ring throughout the town!
hermit: this should be good, what a joyous occasion
priest: Oh, what is this magnificent tool you have found?
Summarize the dialogue | hermit is a hermit. He found a bell and wants to ring it. He will attend the priest's sermon on Sunday. |
fierce assassin: Looks like I have to do everything myself. Now what Sailor?
sailor: Get on the ship or we will leave you behind
fierce assassin: Alright, lets be on our way. I can't afford to lose any more time or my target may escape
sailor: Your target?
fierce assassin: The King's Advisor. His name has been whispered in my ear and now its time to bring him to peace.
sailor: Okay, well just keep your weapons away from me
fierce assassin: Careful with those. They are hand crafted from the finest steel. Worth more than this ship will ever be.
sailor: We're going to need it. We may run into sea monsters out on the seas
fierce assassin: Sea monsters?! I was told this voyage would be free from that sort of danger!
sailor: You're an assassin, you can handle sea monsters
fierce assassin: I think I will just head down to the quarters and stay there.
sailor: Coward
Summarize the dialogue | fierce assassin is on a mission to assassinate the King's advisor. He is afraid of sea monsters. He will stay in his quarters. |
Ben: Hello! As I wrote to u i am visiting sebastian this weekend in Warsaw. Tomorrow we go to a concert. During the day i would be more than happy to meet you somewghere.
Miley: Hi! We could grab a beer in the evening, before your concert. When it starts exactly?
Ben: first band starts at 7pm.
John: I have a free afternoon
Ben: sounds good. I will talk to sebastian. concert will be at the Voice. Where r we goin to meet? Some ideas?
Miley: Bonnie and Clyde?
Ben: ok, it's close to the voice. i'll ask sebastian if we manage to be there at 5
John: we already have sam plans for the evening, so we won't manage to meet you then
Miley: so what do you propose?
Sarah: guys, don't count me when it comes to this weekend... ;(
John: I can meet you at 5 but not for long
Ben: so maybe let's meet earlier, at 4ish so John could stay longer with us
Miley: deal! | Ben is visiting Sebastian in Warsaw this weekend. Tomorrow at 7 pm they will go to a concert to the Voice. Before it they will meet with Miley and John at Bonnie and Clyde at 4 pm. |
Nestor: I'm thinking of buying a new laptop
Nestor: And it seems that now is a perfect time for it as Black Friday is coming
Olaf: Hahaha
Nestor: I haven't said anything funny, what's wrong with you
Olaf: Everything's fine with me, you're just being silly
Nestor: Why, cuz I want to save some money buying what I need when it's cheaper?
Nestor: Do you actually know what Blak Friday is about?
Olaf: Of course I know
Olaf: It's a cunningly contrived sales pitch
Olaf: Prices are thought to be reduced but in fact they're the same or even higher...
Nestor: You're just repeating a stupid theory some people made up and try to convince others that it's based on facts
Olaf: You're really naive...
Olaf: <file_other>
Olaf: Click on this link and see for yourself
Olaf: This is one of the sites where people upload photos of the same product and its price 2 weeks before Black Friday and during the promotion
Nestor: And how do I know whether it's a reliable source or not?
Olaf: Carry out your own investigation
Olaf: Go and check prices of the chosen products when the promotion is still on and check them again when the promotion is over
Olaf: Simple
Nestor: What if the laptop I want has been really cheaper and I'll miss a perfect deal?
Olaf: Then I'll help you
Olaf: I know a dude who sells almost new computers at very reasonable prices
Nestor: So ask him to send the offer of what he has in stock to me first
Nestor: If he can offer me a good deal, I'm going to the mall and starting investigation tomorrow
Nestor: Deal?
Olaf: Deal!
Olaf: I'll call or text him and ask to contact you.
Olaf: I'm sure he'll help you and you'll appreciate my advice :-)
Nestor: We'll see about that | Nestor wanted to buy a laptop on Black Friday sales, but Olaf advise against it, as the prices in reality are not reduced. Nestor will check it if Olaf helps him to get a good deal from a guy he knows. |
horse: Yes this is a good plan. You are a great help and a brave bird. His majesty will be pleased with your efforts.
crow: I'm back and I've found a clue. I picked up an empty poison bottle. It says it came from a mine to the south of here!
horse: Oh no! Maybe we can find out who made the footprints near the pond. This may help us find out how the poison got here.
crow: I assume the footprints belong to whom every dropped the poison cans. I can fly further south to search. Can you run to the north and search?
horse: Yes I would be happy to oblige. I will ask my fellow horses to assist me as well.
crow: Great, the more the merrier. Bring back any suspecious people.
horse: Excellent we will use our carriage in the stables.
Summarize the dialogue | crow and horse are looking for clues to the poisoning. They will use their carriage to search for suspects. |
visitor: I'm afraid that is not all. I am also looking for a place to raise livestock and farm. But I am not willing to pay the kingdom's large taxes
guard: Not willing or not able?
visitor: Not willing. But I am willing to fight for land of my own here.
guard: Well there is no need to fight, the kingdom has land that is available for farming.
visitor: I apologize for acting in haste. This hall looks to be decorated for a party. What is the occasion?
guard: It is the princesses 16th birthday today, so the hall is set for the occasion.
visitor: I see. Would the Princess mind if I gathered some food for my family?
guard: Why not simply bring the family for the feast, all are welcome. certainly you could discuss the land mentioned with the king then.
visitor: I'm afraid the discussion will have to be cut short. I have already been told that to live here I will have to pay taxes. I refuse and am willing to fight for my land here.
guard: That seems rather inappropriate, first you make assumptions then proceed to try and steal my sword.
Summarize the dialogue | visitor wants to find a place to farm but refuses to pay taxes. He is willing to fight for his land. |
#Person1#: Frank and Peter want new bicycles. Petrol is very expensive, so they both want to cycle to work.
#Person2#: They're looking at advertisements.
#Person1#: What about this Curzon bike? It's very cheap. Only 80 pounds.
#Person2#: Yes, but the Anderson bike is even cheaper, 865 pounds.
#Person1#: How old is the Anderson one?
#Person2#: It's a 2006 model.
#Person1#: The Curzon is a 2008 model. It's newer. | #Person1# and #Person2# are talking about bicycle types and prices. |
Zoey: I know this is sudden but I need your help.
Emmanuel: What happened?
Zoey: You're Jeff's best friend, aren't you?
Zoey: So you know how his birthday is coming up.
Zoey: I've been thinking what I should give him... I don't give gifts to guys very often and I'm not sure what he might like,
Emmanuel: He's been crazy about the new Ferrari but I'm sure that's not the answer you wanted to hear lol
Emmanuel: Hmm
Zoey: Yeah, I don't think I can quite afford that.
Emmanuel: How about you give him a PSN gift card?
Zoey: PSN?
Emmanuel: PlayStation Network. He could use the funds however he wants, so you won't accidentally buy him something he might already have.
Zoey: Good idea. I think I've seen those at my local shop, too... Thanks! I owe you one! | Zoey is going to buy a PlayStation Network gift card for Jeff. Emmanuel recommended it. |
mother: I will start to prepare something right away
father: My boots smell and my head hurts after my boss gave me a strong talk or two. I will need your finest cooking today
mother: I'm sorry. I have to take care of the children too
father: I understand, the children come first. Have they returned from play?
mother: Not yet. Perhaps we can spend time together before they do
father: I think its about time we decide what to do with this house. I think we can afford a nicer place now.
mother: Are you sure we can afford to? We have 8 children to take care of
father: How much longer can we fit them in this modest home. Soon they will require more space and may no longer fit in their current beds.
mother: We can't even afford proper cookware though
father: Aye, you're right. May be its time for you to head back and start working at the tavern. We need the extra coin.
mother: Of course, I will head back to work and take care of the kids
father: I am sorry to burden you so much, but we must fight to provide a better life for them
Summarize the dialogue | father and mother are discussing their future. They have 8 children to take care of. The mother will head back to work at the tavern. |
priest: Classic! Spirits can be a bullish bunch. Okay, second question. Has your daughter been baptized?
civilian: I'm not sure,I'm new to christianity
priest: Well, there is your problem right there. Get your daughter, bring her here, and I'll baptize you both in this natural spring.
civilian: Ok, priest. Is their any other thing I'm supposed to bring?
priest: Yes, 50 gold pieces, a rag covered in your excrement and here take this. Read this to your daughter from beginning to end regardless of how much the spirits protest.
civilian: Yucks, I'll get back here as soon as i can but don't you think reading the whole bible to her would waste too much of time?
priest: This is the ritual. I do suggest you don't deviate from it.
civilian: That means i can't bring her back here today?
priest: Oh, no no no no no. I'm all booked up until March, and then I vacation in Fiji. Come back after that.
Summarize the dialogue | civilian is a new christian. He will bring his daughter to the priest for baptism. The priest will baptize them both in a natural spring. The priest asks him to bring 50 gold pieces, a rag covered in his excrement and a bible. The |
#Person1#: Jim, you are on the net again? When are you going to get off? It's the time for the talk show.
#Person2#: Just a minute, dear. I'm looking at a new jewelry site. I want to make sure I get the right gift for Mum's birthday. | #Person1# tells Jim it's time for the talk show. |
#Person1#: Hello, everyone. Welcome to our program. Today, we are fortunate to have a special guest with us. Some of you may have heard of him before. He's an artist. His works have received many prizes and have been shown in over one hundred exhibitions across the country - Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, to name just a few. His name is Chris Cucksy. So Chris, tell us a bit about yourself.
#Person2#: Well, I was born in Springfield, Missouri, and grew up in Kansas. I didn't come from a family with wealth or position, but I did manage to get a master's degree in fine arts.
#Person1#: When did you first start to make art? And what was the turning point in your life that made you an artist?
#Person2#: I always liked drawing as early as I can remember, so right from then, I knew what I was going to be: an artist.
#Person1#: What is it that always inspires you to create?
#Person2#: Nature is the biggest inspiration. I'm always inspired by things of beauty and harmony. | #Person1# interviews Chris Cucksy, an artist, in #Person1#'s program. Chris introduces himself and tells #Person1# he started drawing very early and he was inspired by nature. |
#Person1#: Why don't you sit down and relax, darling?
#Person2#: I don't want to.
#Person1#: Well, come over and talk to me then.
#Person2#: Certainly not.
#Person1#: May I turn on the TV then?
#Person2#: Turn on the TV, for what?
#Person1#: So that we can sit down together and listen to some music.
#Person2#: Listen to the music? And who will cook dinner, will you?
#Person1#: I will, but let's go to the disco after dinner.
#Person2#: To a disco? Oh, no. You know I hate it. | #Person1# asks #Person2# to get some rest and relax but #Person2# refuses. #Person2# is in a mood. |
farmers: Well, gee whiskers! I do try to give a bloke a fair shake.....
worker: And that you do, sir. Most farmers around here don't care anything about us - except that we are there the next day. You treat us fair!
farmers: Now don't you go getting any Bolsheviks notions!
worker: Woah! It was a compliment, sir! Please, don't!!
farmers: There there now. Just as long as you remember you are lower than a serf.
worker: Yes, I'm reminded all the time... but as long as I can get back to working on the boats, I'm okay with it.
farmers: Nice tattoo by the way.
worker: Thanks! One of the woodsmen gave it to me on our last boat trip... he's still around, if you're ever interested.
farmers: Perhaps after I sell this harvest. Hey! Wait! What happened to the cow?
Summarize the dialogue | farmers will give worker a fair shake. The worker has a nice tattoo. The farmer will sell the harvest after he sells this one. |
#Person1#: I'll need a parking permit for next semester.
#Person2#: Do you attend school during the day or only at night?
#Person1#: I only attend class part-time in the evenings.
#Person2#: Do you drive a motorcycle or an automobile?
#Person1#: I have both, but I usually use my car to get to school.
#Person2#: Great, the price for that permit is thirty dollars; cash, check, or credit card?
#Person1#: I'll pay cash.
#Person2#: Do you need to buy a duplicate permit for a second vehicle?
#Person1#: No, thank you.
#Person2#: OK, here is your permit; enjoy the next semester. | #Person2# helps #Person1# buy a parking permit for next semester and #Person1# buys it in cash. |
future heir to the throne: If only my father were here. He'd get depressed and die and I would be king!
emperor: You speak so harshly, you must stop!
future heir to the throne: Stop that! When I am king I will give you this wonderful land to rule over. Your personality is suited to it.
emperor: You forget your place and for that I can forgive but speak not of this anymore.
future heir to the throne: Are you not afraid of when I become king? My father is not feeling well lately.
emperor: I fear not for I keep hope for a great future for all of our kingdoms.
future heir to the throne: Attack me again and you'll be here permanently farming potatoes.
emperor: HAHA! Yet you still jest. Calm down soon to be ruler.
future heir to the throne: You're fuller of hot air than this desert wasteland.
Summarize the dialogue | future heir to the throne is angry with the emperor because he is not king yet. |
young princess: Do you think there is another way that wouldn't involve a wish?
fairy: No touching. And no, wishes are all I can do. What got you trapped here anyway?
young princess: Sorry, it's just been so long since I've seen anyone. They just throw the food in here and run away. I was kidnapped as a child and brought here. No one has ever come to rescue me
fairy: Then let's get you out of here. Please make your wish.
young princess: I wish to return home and see my parents
fairy: Your wish is fulfilled. You are returned home, but you appear in the wall, with only your eyeballs sticking out to see your parents screaming.
young princess: What have you done?! Is this why humans don't like you?
fairy: I'm sorry, I tried to warn you! I cannot control how the wishes are fulfilled! Make another wish, quick!
young princess: I wish to be in an open field far away from walls
Summarize the dialogue | young princess was kidnapped as a child and brought here. She was returned home, but she appeared in the wall, with only her eyeballs sticking out to see her parents screaming. |
#Person1#: Have you planned your holiday?
#Person2#: Well, I intend to go to Boston, but my wife insists on visiting the National Park and my son Tom wants to go to the beach. I think both my wife and I will give up our ideas to please Tom. | #Person2# tells #Person1# #Person2#'s holiday plan. |
child: Hi
deer: Hello, child. How are you today?
child: Very well..It is strange that you talk
deer: Indeed, this is a magical meadow though.
child: So everything here talk?
deer: Well, for the most part, yes!
child: Wow! Used to think it was some sort of myth.
deer: It was a myth, but it is more than true!
child: Alright. So where is the famous talking stone.
deer: Would you like to guide you there?
child: Yes please!
deer: Okay, just follow me.
child: let me get my crystal ball.
Summarize the dialogue | deer is a guide to the famous talking stone. |
Dave: are you taking him to kindergarten tomorrow?
Holly: don't think so
Holly: the cough's gone reeaaaally nasty
Dave: hm. What about Johnny?
Holly: i'd like him to go
Holly: but you know how it usually ends
Dave: yeah
Holly: well I'll try at least
Dave: ok | Holly is not taking him to kindergarten because of his cough, but she would like Johnny to go though. |
king: That is a grand idea! I love clams.
the king: I am going to put these clams in the Kitchen. I refuse to speak to the chef though because he is below me. Do you want to communicate with him?
king: Sure king, i have no problem discussing this with him. That way he only spits in your meal.
the king: That is fine I will take that risk. I don't think he will want to loose his life over an action like that though. So I believe he won't.
king: You never know about these low lifes. They can suprise you.
the king: That is very true and experienced King. I would hate to ruin this beautiful white sand with a chefs blood though
king: I agree, this place is meant for a peaceful vacation and not murder.
the king: It is.
king: How long are you staying?
the king: I am staying for a week. That is as long as my Kingdom can make it without me being there. How about you?
Summarize the dialogue | the king is staying for a week. The king will not speak to the chef, because he is below him. The king will put the clams in the kitchen. The king will stay for a week. |
#Person1#: John, you seem to be a little bit mad. Did I say something wrong?
#Person2#: No, Julia, it's not about you.
#Person1#: Oh, then what is it?
#Person2#: Haven't you noticed that red car? It keeps trying to cut in. I'll teach that young lady who is the better driver.
#Person1#: John, you've been caught by your road rage again. We are not in a hurry anyway. Just let her pass.
#Person2#: Ah, sorry, Julia. I just become easily losing my temper when I'm driving. I took these pills an hour ago to make myself calm, but it doesn't seem to work at all.
#Person1#: You know the yoga class I've been taking? It really helps me get my inner peace. Why don't you come with me next time and give it to go?
#Person2#: Ah, it's so girly. I just can't find a man I know doing yoga, so forget about it. | John has road rage although he took pills to make himself calm. Julia asks him to go to yoga class with her but he refuses. |
Sasha: Guys I have a question
Ireneusz: What's up?
Sasha: But I really wanted this to stay between us
Brygida: Sure
Ireneusz: will it make me uncomfortable?
Sasha: I don't think so
Sasha: but it's quite awkward and private
Ireneusz: ok...
Brygida: is this some kind of awkward body stuff?
Sasha: ok I have a crush on Fabiano and I don't know if he's gay
Ireneusz: :O
Brygida: I didn't know you're gay
Sasha: do you know if he's gay or not?
Sasha: I don't want things to be awkward
Ireneusz: can't you just ask him?
Sasha: I feel awkward coming out tbh
Sasha: only my really close friends know
Brygida: even if he were gay, you work together so it will be awkward
Sasha: I don't want to ask him, he may say no due to fear or sth
Ireneusz: then come out and see how he reacts
Brygida: I don't think dating a coworker is a good idea
Sasha: but I'm really into him
Ireneusz: you are complaining about your job all the time
Ireneusz: this Fabiano crush could motivate you to work somewhere else
Brygida: and asking him out would be less awkward because it would be awkward dating and working together
Sasha: you're probably right
Ireneusz: and hearing no and seeing each other each day is shitty too
Sasha: I don't know I'm shy
Brygida: shy or not, you kept telling us that you wanna do sth else
Sasha: I'll think about it | Sasha has a crush on Fabiano and needs to know if he's gay but he's too insecure to ask him directly. Ireneusz and Brygida advise him not to date a collegue and to change a job, since he doesn't like this one anyway. |
child: Thank you! You and the king have treated me so well and I am quite thankful. I do love it here in the palace.
queen: You are welcome to stay here, dear. Let's look at this book together.
child: Yes! I love reading the story books, as long as they don't have wolves! Can we read Cinderella tonight?
queen: Of course we can! Let's get Bentley up in bed next to you.
child: I love having Bentley here in the nursery. He's such a big lovable brute. No wolf would dare attack him!
queen: That's right! You will always be safe with Bentley around!
child: I always sleep better when he is in here with me. Let's read about Cinderella before I fall asleep.
queen: Once upon a time, there was a poor girl named Cinderella. She lived in a castle with her wicked stepmother and two evil stepsisters.
child: Poor Cinderella. Why was her stepmother so wicked?
Summarize the dialogue | child loves staying in the palace. Queen will read Cinderella to the child before bed. |
member: Heave my warnings. You will be cursed for eternity. The end is near. I am too weak to keep warning you. I will not accept this compass. I will be with my cult once the end has come. I will not need the compass as I know exactly where I am going. I wish you peace on your short journey.
the sneaky thief: I will be away then. Here is coin for the boatman. I am going to open the compass and be gone.
member: Tread lightly, thief. The end is coming and if you are cursed by the wizards enchantments when the end comes, you will be cursed, doomed, and tormented for the sins you have committed for eternity. Be on your way now. Keep your coins they are of no use to me.
Summarize the dialogue | The thief is going to open the compass. The member will not accept the compass. The member will be with his cult once the end has come. |
skeletons: hi
guard: Oh my God, what's in the world is this
skeletons: Calm down!!! What brings you here?
guard: i should be asking you that question
skeletons: I want to revenge my death.
guard: pardon??? Who killed you?
skeletons: The king's personal guard.
guard: why did he kill you? don't you think he might acting on orders from the king?
skeletons: I will find out soon.
guard: i'ld advice you find out first, or you might just end up killing an innocent man
skeletons: Speak of this encounter to no one!
guard: i swear on my mothers grave, i would'nt
skeletons: great. Now run smile. You pale...like youve seen a ghost
Summarize the dialogue | Skeletons want to avenge their death. The king's personal guard killed them. Guard is afraid of them. |
guard: Why, it looks just like water, I'm sure that's what it is. Cough, cough, cough Oh my goodness mate! That's pretty strong stuff you have there. Give that to his Maj and we'll be happy for a year
farmers: Thank you, it's a family recipe. I'll be sure to have a few bottles for the king when he comes. The fellow from the big city who buys most of it calls it vodka. Strange name and a strange fellow, but his money is good.
guard: Oh i think you might be making a few pennies more than what he's paying you when His Maj taste this! He and the queen will be very happy cocktail drinkers. Good job.
farmers: Thanks again! I think I would like to talk to the king after all. And maybe have a drink or 2 with him.? Though I have a feeling you'd be more fu to drink with. Come back anytime, just don't bring that strange fellow with you!
Summarize the dialogue | The farmers will prepare a family recipe for the king. The king will be happy with the cocktail. |
kings: I do not come down easily though.
king's brother: You will fall and I will be king. I can't wait for you to die any longer
kings: Not if I take you down first. This could be easy or it can be hard.
king's brother: And that is the last word you wil say. I do not need you to run this kingdom. I will leave you die in this crypt. You are bleeding. I have struck you.
kings: I can still attempt to fight, This isn't always the end. I have struck you as well, as I did steal the sword.
king's brother: You will fall like the fallen in the painting on the wall. You have nothing left to fight for. Take that and that
kings: you will only dishonor the kingdom. power is not what you think it is.
king's brother: I have yet to finish you and you will be forgotten and never remembered by the people of this land
Summarize the dialogue | king's brother wants to be king and he's going to kill his brother. |
mourner: Thank you. He truly was. We all miss him.
cooker: He is watching you from up above. I think he will be proud that you become a good man
mourner: I hope so. He loved these flowers. He wanted to grow them on feilds.
cooker: I'll clean up the dirt... I remember I used to cook beef stew for him. It was his favorite food
mourner: Oh i love that stew. I hope to enjoy it again sometime.
cooker: I will bring it over to your house the next time I am in town. Do you want to clean your hands? I know the graveyard is so dirty. It was full of grass and weeds before I came here
mourner: Yes, thank you. I wish we could trim these trees to let sunlight shine on the grave.
cooker: We can do it next time, son. How is your family business?
mourner: It is hurting with pa. He was so good with customers. I am struggling.
cooker: Wish I could help. All I know is cooking and cooking
mourner: Well there is no doubt you mastered both.
Summarize the dialogue | Mourner is mourning his father. Cooker will clean up the graveyard. Mourner wants to trim the trees to let sunlight shine on the grave. |
Richard: <file_photo>
Alice: did you choose it yourself, dad?
Alice: it's so sparkly and fluffy :D
Alice: emma's gonna look soooo cute in this dress ^^
Richard: A grandfather is always the best stylist for his granddaughter!
Richard: <file_gif>
Richard: <file_photo>
Alice: omg she's too cute, i could just eat her up! <3
Richard: <file_gif>
Alice: you've just discovered that you can use gifs in txt msg, haven't you? :D
Richard: yes
Richard: <file_gif> | Richard bought a dress for Emma. Alice likes it very much. Richard found out that he can use gifs in text messages. |
Rick: Running late
Rick: traffic
Ana: shit me too
Rick: fuck
Ana: I know right! lol | Rick and Ana are getting late because of traffic. |
king: How are your accomadations?
guest: M'liege, they are truly phenomenal! How are you today my king?
king: Everyday that the sun rises is a good one in my book.
guest: Fine words indeed! Sage wisdom if I do say so.
king: I would not say that my words are that great, certainly you flatter me.
guest: Such humility from one chosen by the Gods!
king: Have you found the food to your liking in the hall?
guest: Yes indeed! If I may though, do you happen to have any ale my good King?
king: Certainly let us get one of the servants to procure some for you!
Summarize the dialogue | guest is very satisfied with his accomodations and the food in the hall. King will get some ale for the guest. |
#Person1#: Hello, Jim. Where are you going?
#Person2#: To the cinema. What about coming with me?
#Person1#: No, thanks. I'm going home. My wife's expecting me.
#Person2#: What a pity. I believe it's a very good film.
#Person1#: Do you go to the cinema a lot?
#Person2#: Once a week. Most nights I sit at home and watch telly
#Person1#: Do you know what's on tonight by any chance?
#Person2#: No, I'm sorry I don't. I never read the papers till I get home.
#Person1#: Oh, I see. By the way, where are you going for your holidays this year?
#Person2#: I don't know yet. My wife's going to her mother's for a couple of weeks. She likes the sea, you know.
#Person1#: Oh, does she? That's convenient.
#Person2#: Yes, but I want to go to the country.
#Person1#: Don't you like the sea?
#Person2#: Yes, very much. But I need peace and quiet when I'm on holiday. What are coughing to do?
#Person1#: I'm going to stay at home.
#Person2#: Aren't you going to have a holiday abroad this year?
#Person1#: No, I want to buy a car, and that's going to take every penny I've got. | Jim invites #Person1# to the cinema, but #Person1# refuses. Then they talk about their plans for the holiday. Jim prefers to go to the country, and #Person1# is going to stay at home. |
Mary: Hello love! Welcome to the green side! :)
Anna: News spreads fast I see!
Mary: They sure do! Especially the good ones - I'm really happy for you.
Anna: I must tell you I feel really motivated. It's been only a month, but I really want to keep it going.
Mary: I understand, I've been through it and it can be a bumpy road, but it's worth it.
Anna: Have you eaten any meat since you decided to become a vegetarian?
Mary: Unfortunately yes, as I said - bumpy road ;) What's important is to keep going. I once had some dumplings with meat and chicken broth.
Anna: Weren't you tempted to go back then?
Mary: No, not really. I had meat mostly when I couldn't have anything else and I was really hungry. Funny enough, I've been craving those dumplings, but felt absolutely awful after having them.
Mary: The farther you go, the less you want to eat meat. At least in my case.
Anna: I can imagine. Surprisingly I don't find it as difficult as I thought it was going to be. I still eat fish though.
Mary: I'm trying to become vegan, but THIS is hard, really. I like dairy, love butter, eggs...
Anna: Oh yes, life without cheesecake? OR PIZZA?!
Mary: My thoughts exactly. Well, it's doable, but at what cost. Don't have enough time to grind everything for hours.
Anna: Are you taking any supplements? My GP is going nuts over the news and is trying to scare me that I will ruin my health.
Mary: I know those kind of doctors, don't worry, you'll be perfectly fine ;)
Mary: I take supplements, especially in the winter as we don't have so many fresh veggies to choose from.
Anna: What would you recommend? I wanted to ask my GP, but judging on her general approach...
Mary: I highly recommend chlorella (pills), vitamin B12 and D3. Basically everything that has proteins and helps you absorb them.
Anna: Thank you so much!
Anna: It really feels like a new journey, so excited! :)
Mary: You need to come over so I can show you some recipes! And remember - if you have any doubts, problems, you can always ask me, I'll do my best to help :) | Anna has been a vegetarian for a month. Anna is vegetarian too and she ate meat a few times, especially when she was hungry and couldn't have anything else. She still eats fish. Mary highly recommends chlorella (pills), vitamin B12 and D3. |
Rose: Wayne! I'm in the shop trying on some dresses for this party at your office
Wayne: Yeah, how could I forget this great party!
Rose: Pls help me, 'cause I can't decide which to choose
Wayne: Show me pictures then
Rose: <file_photo>
Wayne: This one is a bit cheesy to my taste
Rose: <file_photo>
Wayne: Hmmm…this cleavege is too deep, do you want to give Mr Johnson a heart attack?
Rose: I bet he wouldn't mind such views Wayne XD
Wayne: But I do mind Honey!
Rose: <file_photo>
Wayne: This one looks better, but it's a bit too short…
Rose: <file_photo>
Wayne: Wow! This is perfect! Beautiful colour and very classy! Take this one!
Rose: TBH, I like this one most as well! So great, I'm buying it!
Wayne: Go for it girl! :) | Rose and Wayne are going to a party at Wayne's office. Rose has trouble picking a dress from the shop for the party. Wayne advises Rose. They decide on one of the dresses Rose has tried on. |
thief: You`re a guest, my house, my rules.
a gecko: Big man took my rock. I take rock you can eat. Not as warm, but not hurt teeth when Gecko eat.
thief: Chief, let us smash this Gecko and let its body provide us nutrients.
a gecko: Black rock also nice. Makes paw prints leave marks. Tastes funny.
thief: I shall take the first swing.
a gecko: Bad man tries to hit me! I can hide in the hairy one's beard.
thief: *tribe leader throws down and hits Gecko* My turn again.
a gecko: *Hides in Coconut*
thief: Time to cook this Gecko. Make good food for us. Coloful skin good for paint.
a gecko: Delicious meats to eats! Bad man no eat!
thief: Time to eat.
a gecko: Bad man slow! Bad man slow!
Summarize the dialogue | a gecko is a guest at the thief's house. The thief wants to cook the gecko. |
#Person1#: Hi, Daisy!
#Person2#: Hi Simon. Nice to meet you again
#Person1#: I hope you are Settling in at school!
#Person2#: I am! I've made lots of friends and I really enjoy my courses.
#Person1#: Good! Me too! By the way. you didn't tell me what you are studying here.
#Person2#: Didn't I? I'm doing business studies.
#Person1#: Really? That's great. You hope to join a company after graduating?
#Person2#: Maybe. My parents moved to Canada the year when I was born. We are living in Toronto. Suppose I might get a job in Toronto when I graduate. It's too soon to say really.
#Person1#: What about your friend Zoe
#Person2#: She's from Australia. She lives in Sydney. Her father runs a hotel business there and she is doing a degree in accountancy.
#Person1#: Accountancy? Really? She must be very good at figures.
#Person2#: I guess so. What about you, Simon?
#Person1#: I'm studying law.
#Person2#: Great! So I'll know who to call if I ever need a lawyer.
#Person1#: Sure, welcome anytime | Daisy and Simon have settled in at school. Daisy studies business and Simon studies law. Daisy's friend Zoe is studying accountancy. Daisy thinks it's too soon to talk about her future job. |
Raz: Do you know we're having a get-together for Dominica and James on Sunday after church.
Peter: Oh, yeah? Cool. How long are they here till?
Raz: I'm not sure, maybe a week or 2.
Peter: You don't think they're gonna stay for Christmas?
Raz: I doubt it. Are you going to stay after church?
Peter: Yeah, of course. I haven't seen Dominica for like almost a year. Should I bring something?
Raz: Well, everyone is bringing something to eat. You can bring a salad, cake, some snacks, it's up to you.
Peter: Ok, I'll bring something. I'm really interested in seeing James. I don't know anything about him.
Raz: Yeah, well they got married back in August. Apparently, he's a really nice guy.
Peter: Ok, I'll see you Sunday. Bye.
Raz: Bye | On Sunday Raz and Peter are meeting with Dominica and James who got married recently. |
Peter: have you seen debate yesterday?
Ashley: ya... don't even mention that
Peter: my gut tells me that you got the same impression
Ashley: it was a bummer, they were arguing about nothing
Peter: it happens everytime so I'm not even surprised
Ashley: ur right, but people want specifics... not bulls***
Peter: true... politics is brutal.
Ashley: I just hope the next debate will make more sense. | Peter and Ashley both watched a political debate and they are very disappointed with it. The participants didn't talk about anything specific. |
#Person1#: Hello, it is Carol, isn't it?
#Person2#: Oh. Mike! Oh, my goodness! I haven't seen you for ages. It's so nice to see you!
#Person1#: Nice to see you after all these years. What've you been doing?
#Person2#: Well, I've tried many things after we left school. Now I'm working for a large oil company, er ... in charge of sales mainly. I travel a lot.
#Person1#: Oh, that's great. You must really enjoy that.
#Person2#: Oh, I do. Yeh, yeh, it's lovely. It's quite tiring though. But what about you, Mike? What do you do?
#Person1#: I'm working in a law firm. Practicing business law, you know.
#Person2#: Oh, that's interesting.
#Person1#: And I'm happy doing what I do.
#Person2#: Good.
#Person1#: It's great to see you. We must get together some time.
#Person2#: Yes, we should. Look, give me your address and phone number. Em... I got my book here. OK, and then I'll give you a ring and we can fix something up. | Mike and Carol share their jobs: Mike is working in a law firm and Carol is in charge of sales in a large company. They both enjoy their work. |
Clara: Hi, what you up to?
Neela: Not much, chilling out.
Clara: Just rewatching Dear White People on Netflix, love it!😍
Neela: Oh yeah, heard of it, but not seen it yet? Any good?
Clara: Well, yes! I just said it was, LOL. It's about a fictional Ivy League University and the students in one House of Residence.
Neela: Why is it called Dear White People?
Clara: That's the name of the radio show the main character, Sam, presents on college radio.
Neela: Yeah, but why is it so good?
Clara: Well, it's mainly stories from the perspective of black students there, which I find very interesting. The characters are strong and likeable too.
Neela: I suppose it's rather different from the UK, then?
Clara: It seems so, as there is a lot more racial awareness and discrimination there than here. It all kicks off when there is a Blackface party held by an elite group of white students, which gets out of hand.
Neela: How's that?
Clara: Well, obviously, the black students try to break it up and there's also an incident where one guy, Reggie, gets a loaded gun pointed at him by a campus policeman after he gets into an argument with a white student. It may be at another party, though, I'm not sure of that.
Neela: Oh, that sounds pretty strong stuff. What else happens?
Clara: Well, there is a young black guy called Lionel who is coming to terms with being gay and is finding his voice as a journalist. He unearths corruption at the uni and he and Sam also uncover some conspiracy theory stuff about secret societies.
Neela: Well, I must say, it does sound good, I'll check it out soon!
Clara: Definitely, there is supposed to be a Series 3 coming up next year, really looking forward to it!
Neela: Well, thanks Clara, I'm just watching the rest of a movie and I'll try Dear White People.
Clara: Don't blame me if you get hooked and stay up till 4!
Neela: See ya, love!
Clara: Bye! | Clara is rewatching Dear White People and strongly recommends it to Neela. |
royal chef: Here kitty, taste this soup and tell me what you think. You are my best critic.
cat: hmmmm... tastes like something i'll love to have for breakfast, lunch and dinner
royal chef: Good, you don't think it is missing anything?
cat: A little of your special spice will do
royal chef: Where did that go. Did you hide it somewhere?
cat: Nooo
royal chef: Are you sure? I saw you sprinkling it on your kitty litter the other day. I thought it was strange but I didn't want to say anything.
cat: Well... that might be true
royal chef: Soooo, where is the spice?
cat: I guess, i finished it while trying to make kitten look beautiful
royal chef: I can't be mad at you. I guess we will have to head to the market this afternoon.
cat: I'm really sorry chef
royal chef: No problem, let's get ready to go.
Summarize the dialogue | cat likes the soup but it needs a little of the chef's special spice. Cat finished it while trying to make kitten look beautiful. Cat and the chef will go to the market this afternoon. |
sailor: what does a homeless man have business here with
homeless: What does a homeless man have business ANYWHERE? I have nowhere to go...except maybe out to sea?
sailor: i guess that makes sense do not mind me
homeless: Please. Please! Take me with you! I have nowhere to go!
sailor: hop in ill show you the ways of sailing
homeless: Great. Also, I need food. And clothing. I'm naked.
sailor: here ill give you some come join me
homeless: I usually would feel strange joining a man naked on a boat, but right now I couldn't be happier!
sailor: let us go, i have spare clothes
homeless: What's the first lesson to be a good sailor?
sailor: keep an eye out for everything
homeless: Even the water? But there's water everywhere!
sailor: for any movement in the water
Summarize the dialogue | a homeless man is joining a sailor on a boat. |
#Person1#: Well, what is your trouble?
#Person2#: I'm not feeling well, doctor. I have a sore throat.
#Person1#: Have you any aches and pains?
#Person2#: Yes, my back aches.
#Person1#: I'll take your temperature. How long have you been feeling ill?
#Person2#: It began the night before last.
#Person1#: You have a temperature, but it's nothing serious. It's probably just the flu. I'll give you a prescription. Take this to the chemist's. Take one tablet every four hours. You should stay in bed tomorrow, and drink plenty of lemon juice.
#Person2#: Lots of people are ill at the moment.
#Person1#: It's this cold weather we're having. | #Person2# tells the doctor that #Person2# has a sore throat and backaches. The doctor takes #Person2#'s temperature and will give #Person2# a prescription. |
servant: Hi
subjects: Hello Please bring me my dinner
servant: What will you like?
subjects: I'll have the chicken and some wine in this goblet
servant: Here Sire
subjects: I appreciate it. Seems like a quiet night Has the king been treating you well?
servant: The king is the best! He treats me as his own.
Summarize the dialogue | The servant will bring the chicken and wine for dinner. The king treats him well. |
loved one: Hello Judge.
judge: Hello there loved one.
loved one: I am Really hungry. Do you have any food to share.
judge: I seem to be only carrying my normal things my apologies.
loved one: Its ok. So what are you doing in damp and grungy place like this.
judge: I suppose I could ask you the same, I was wondering that as well.
loved one: My husband has been charged with conspiracy against the king so I have know where else to go. Do you know what that awful smell is.
judge: I can not believe gerald would do such a thing!
loved one: He will be sentenced to death and I will be a widow at dawn.
judge: It is unfortunate, I do believe the smell might be the remains here.
loved one: Why do you think the remains are here.
judge: Considering the spikes I imagine they may have been thrown to their death.
loved one: Do you think we will die here.
Summarize the dialogue | loved one's husband has been charged with conspiracy against the king. He will be sentenced to death and she will be a widow at dawn. Judge suspects the smell might be the remains here. |
#Person1#: I'm too tired now. I've already worked for 12 hours overtime!
#Person2#: God! Don't you think they should get you an assistant?
#Person1#: Yes, they were supposed to, but so far nobody's turned up, and I have to do the work alone. This is the first break I've had all day.
#Person2#: They're really running you into the ground. Why don't you ask for some time off? You could take a long weekend and have a good rest.
#Person1#: I'm afraid I can't before I finish this project.
#Person2#: You'd better pay more attention to your health.
#Person1#: I will, thanks for your concern.
#Person2#: You're welcome. | #Person1# complains about work. #Person2# concerns about #Person1#'s health and suggests #Person1# take a break. |
Luke: Flash!
Tom: Ah-Ah!
Luke: Princes of the universe!
Tom: SAVIOR!!!
Luke: I know, was making fun of it
Tom: That's another song
Luke: I know, I know
Tom: Let's try again
Luke: Ok
Tom: I'm the first one this time
Luke: Ok
Tom: Flash!
Luke: Ah-Ah!
Tom: Savior of the universe!
Luke: Is it savior or saviour?
Tom: Good question! A British song for an American movie
Luke: Yep, lol
Tom: Here comes the saviour in his armour to perform his glorious endeavour
Luke: Lol
Tom: Hah | Luke and Tom are reciting a song lyrics. |
Rhys: Hello dear holidaymakers! Are you coming back tomorrow or on Monday? I have to know because of the key.
Victoria: Hi Rhys, we should arrive late in the evening tomorrow. Traffic shouldn't be too bad. But don't bother about the entrance key, I've got my own with me.
Rhys: I know. But I think Thomas will need his on Monday.
Victoria: True enough. Stupid me. Everything OK at home? Burglaries? Hail storms? Power cuts?
Rhys: Not this sort of entertainment I'm afraid. But we had a vicious downpour last night. Afterwards I drove to your house to check the basement but everything's fine.
Victoria: Thank you Rhys. You're so reliable!
Rhys: Another thing. Your neighbour told me there was a huge red cat prowling in your garden the other day. I clean forgot to tell you earlier.
Victoria: Oh my God!! It can be Oscar!! When was it?
Rhys: I thought so. No idea when he saw him. He wasn't sure himself.
Victoria: Oh Rhys PLEASE !! In the basement there's plenty of cat's food, tins and stuff. And his bowls are there too. Could you please put them nicely out under the terrace roof? If it's Oscar, it will keep him near home. Please!
Rhys: I thought about it. But then if it's not him and you end up with some strange cat?
Victoria: I don't mind. I love them all. Will you? I know it's a bother but the very idea of Oscar coming back home after all these months and we're not there...
Rhys: Calm down Vicky! I'll do it. I liked your tom too.
Victoria: Thank you Rhys very very much. You are a darling.
Rhys: Don't exaggerate ;) And give me a call when you're back.
Victoria: XXXX | Rhys wants to know when Victoria comes back from holidays because he needs the key for Thomas. There was a downpour and Rhys checked Victoria's basement. Her neighbour told Rhys he saw a cat in her garden. It could have been Oscar. Victoria asks Rhys to put out some food to keep the cat around. |
#Person1#: Sophie, what was high school like in America?
#Person2#: It was great. Lots of fun. I had lots of friends and I learned quite a bit at school.
#Person1#: OK. What did you do in high school, any clubs or anything?
#Person2#: Yeah, I'd rowed for the school. I played basketball and tennis with friends and I was on the swimming team.
#Person1#: Wow, you're quite active. What sport did you like the most?
#Person2#: Rowing.
#Person1#: Rowing huh? Do you still row?
#Person2#: No, unfortunately not. I spent the last year in Canada. No one likes rowing there.
#Person1#: Really?
#Person2#: I would like to start up again.
#Person1#: Do you think you would pick it up some time in the future?
#Person2#: Yeah, maybe. If I live near a lake or a river.
#Person1#: Yeah, not too many lakes here in Tokyo. Um, anything else? Any other memories about high school?
#Person2#: Yeah, lots of parties. It was fun.
#Person1#: Sounds like a good time.
#Person2#: Yeah. | Sophie tells #Person1# about the clubs she attended in her high school in America. Sophie enjoys rowing the most and she may start up again. |
#Person1#: You're going to make a trip to San Francisco, aren't you?
#Person2#: Yes. But I haven't got the plane ticket yet. I'm thinking of postponing the trip to next month since this is the busiest month for the airlines. | #Person2# is considering postponing the trip to San Francisco. |
small living thing: Oh no, I gotta hide!
servant: Okay come out wherever you are...let's not make this a big thing. It's been a long enough day already.
small living thing: What makes you think that I can trust you?
servant: First of all, if I'm not freaking out over a tiny talking...whatever you are, then I've obviously dealt with this before. That and my back is killing me from scrubbing all day.
small living thing: Hmm... alright I'll come out slowly.
servant: Okay, works for me. It tends to get cold over night, and the cookfire might be a bit much for you. Hang out by this and you should be fine.
small living thing: Well how are we gonna take it from here?
servant: Make yourself at home I guess. It's not much but it's what I have y'know?
small living thing: You'll just allow me to stay here and open your home to me just like that?
servant: Hey, us little guys have to stick together right?
Summarize the dialogue | small living thing is hiding from the servant. The servant is tired and wants the small living thing to come out. The small living thing will stay at the servant's place for the night. |
child: Ah! Talking mice!!
mice: Oh dear, that is not the reaction I was hoping for. Perhaps we can start over?
child: I'm kidding, you get used to talking animals in these magical stables.
mice: I know. It's pretty crazy that I can talk and I carry the King's sword.
child: Not really crazy to me. These stables have a lot of surprising things.
mice: Yo know, I wasn't always a mouse. I ran afoul of a witch and she turned me into one.
child: What were you before? A human?
mice: Yes, I was a brave knight. I fought in many battles for the King. But now, I spend my time in this smelly stable.
child: Why did the witch transform you?
mice: I discovered she was conspiring against the king and she turned me into a mouse. It was really quite traumatic for me.
child: Have you tried to tell the king?
mice: He will not listen to a mouse. He just tells the cats to chase me whenever I go into the castle.
Summarize the dialogue | mice was a knight before he was turned into a mouse by a witch. He fought many battles for the King. Now he spends his time in the stable. |
PhD B: Cuz in two party conversations like Switchboard there s an awful lot too if you just look at backchannels if you consider those overlaps ? it s also ver it s huge It s just that people have not been pause looking at that because they ve been doing single channel processing for pause speech recognition So the question is you know how many more overlaps pause do you have pause of say the two person type by adding more people to a meeting and it may be a lot more but i it may pause it may not be
Professor D: Well but see I find it interesting even if it was not any more because pause since we were dealing with this full duplex sort of thing in Switchboard where it was just all separated out we just everything was just nice so that so the issue is in in a situation pause where th that s
PhD B: Well it s not really pause `` nice `` It depends what you are doing So if you were actually pause having depends what you are doing if Right now we are do we have individual mikes on the people in this meeting So the question is you know `` are there really more overlaps happening than there would be in a two person pause party `` And and there well may be but
Professor D: Let let m let me rephrase what I m saying cuz I do not think I m getting it across What what I what I should not use words like `` nice `` because maybe that s too i too imprecise But what I mean is that in Switchboard pause despite the many many other problems that we have one problem that we are not considering is overlap And what we are doing now is pause aside from the many other differences in the task we are considering overlap and one of the reasons that we are considering it pause you know one of them not all of them one of them is that w at least pause you know I m very interested in the scenario in which pause both people talking are pretty much equally pause audible and from a single microphone And so pause in that case it does get mixed in and it s pretty hard to jus pause to just ignore it to just do processing on one and not on the other
PhD B: I I agree that it s an issue here pause but it s also an issue for Switchboard and if you pause think of meetings pause being recorded over the telephone which I think you know this whole point of studying meetings is not just to have people in a room but to also have pause meetings over different phone lines Maybe far field mike people would not be interested in that but all the dialogue issues still apply so if each of us was calling and having pause a meeting that way pause you kn you know like a conference call And just the question is pause y you know in Switchboard pause you would think that s the simplest case of a meeting of more than one person and pause I m wondering how much more pause overlap pause of pause the types that that Jane described happen with more people present So it may be that having three people pause is very different from having two people or it may not be
Professor D: That s an important question to ask I think what I m pause All I m s really saying is that I do not think we were considering that in Switchboard
PhD B: Not you me But but but
Grad H: Though it was not pause in the design
Professor D: Were you were you were you were you measuring it ? I mean w w were
PhD B: There there s actually to tell you the truth the reason why it s hard to measure is because of so from the point of view of studying dialogue I mean which pause Dan Jurafsky and Andreas and I had some projects on you want to know the sequence of turns So what happens is if you are talking and I have a backchannel in the middle of your turn and then you keep going what it looks like in a dialogue model is your turn and then my backchannel even though my backchannel occurred completely inside your turn So for things like language modeling or dialogue modeling pause it s We know that that s wrong in real time But because of the acoustic segmentations that were done and the fact that some of the acoustic data in Switchboard were missing people could not study it but that does not mean in the real world that people do not talk that way So it s
Professor D: I was not saying that Right ? I was just saying that w now we are looking at it And and and you you maybe wanted to look at it before but for these various technical reasons in terms of how the data was you were not
PhD B: Right We are looking at it here
Professor D: So that s why it s coming to us as new even though it may well be pause you know if your if your hypothes The hypothesis you were offering eh Right ? if it s the null poth comment hypothesis and if actually you have as much overlap in a two person we do not know the answer to that The reason we do not know the answer to is cuz it was not studied and it was not studied because it was not set up Right ?
PhD B: all I meant is that if you are asking the question from the point of view of pause what s different about a meeting studying meetings of say more than two people versus pause what kinds of questions you could ask with a two person pause meeting It s important to distinguish pause that you know this project pause is getting a lot of overlap pause but other projects were too but we just could not study them And and so
Professor D: May have been May have been Right ?
PhD B: Well there is a high rate
Professor D: We do kn we do not know the numbers
PhD B: So It s but I do not know how high in fact
PhD A: Well here I have a question
PhD B: that would be interesting to know
Professor D: See I mean i i le let me t I mean my point was just if you wanted to say to somebody `` what have we learned about overlaps here ? `` just never mind comparison with something else what we ve learned about is overlaps in this situation is that the first pause the first order thing I would say is that there s a lot of them Right ? In in the sense that i if you said if i i i
PhD B: I I do not di I agree with that
Professor D: In a way I guess what I m comparing to is more the common sense notion of how how much people overlap pause you know the fact that when when when Adam was looking for a stretch of of speech before that did not have any overlaps and he w he was having such a hard time and now I look at this and I go `` well I can see why he was having such a hard time ``
PhD B: Right That s also true of Switchboard
Professor D: It s happening a lot I was not saying it was not
PhD B: Right So it s just
Professor D: Right ? I was commenting about this
PhD B: OK All I m saying is that from the
Professor D: I m saying if I pause I m saying if I have this complicated thing in front of me and we sh which pause you know we are going to get much more sophisticated about when we get lots more data But Then if I was going to describe to somebody what did you learn pause right here about you know the the modest amount of data that was analyzed I would say `` Well the first order thing was there was a lot of overlaps `` In fact and it s not just an overlap bunch of overlaps second order thing is it s not just a bunch of overlaps in one particular point but that there s overlaps throughout the thing
PhD B: Right No I I agree with that
Professor D: And that s interesting That s all
PhD B: I m just pause saying that it may pause the reason you get overlaps may or may not be due to sort of the number of people in the meeting
Professor D: I was not making any statement about that
PhD B: And and it would actually be interesting to find out because some of the data say Switchboard which is not exactly the same kind of context I mean these are two people who do not know each other and so forth But we should still be able to somehow say what what is the added contra contribution to sort of overlap time of each additional person or something like that
Professor D: that would be good to know
Grad H: I could certainly see it going either way
Postdoc F: Wh I I agree I agree with Adam And the reason is because I think there s a limit pause there s an upper bound pause on how many you can have simply pause from the standpoint of audibility When we speak we we do make a judgment of pause `` can `` you know as adults I mean children do not adjust so well I mean if a truck goes rolling past adults will well depending but mostly adults will will pause will hold off to what pause to finish the end of the sentence till the till the noise is past And I think we generally do monitor things like that pause about whether we whether our utterance will be in the clear or not And partly it s related to rhythmic structure in conversation so you know you you t this is d also people tend to time their their their pause when they pause come into the conversation based on the overall rhythmic pause ambient thing So you do not want to be c cross cutting And and just to finish this that That I think that there may be an upper bound on how many overlaps you can have simply from the standpoint of audibility and how loud the other people are who are already pause in the fray But I you know of certain types Now if it s just backchannels people pause may be doing that pause with less pause intention of being heard pause just sort of spontaneously doing backchannels in which case pause that those might there may be no upper bound on those
PhD G: I I have a feeling that backchannels which are the vast majority of overlaps in Switchboard pause do not play as big a role here because it s very unnatural I think to backchannel if in a multi audience you know in a multi person pause audience
PhD B: If you can see them actually It s interesting so if you watch people are going like comment comment Right right like this here but That may not be the case if you could not see them
PhD G: But pause but it s sort of odd if one person s speaking and everybody s listening and it s unusual to have everybody going `` huh huh ``
Professor D: Actually I think I ve done it pause a fair number of times today
PhD B: There s a lot of head nodding in this
Grad H: Yep we need to put trackers on it
PhD A: In in the two person
PhD G: Plus plus plus the So so actually That s in part because the nodding if you have visual contact pause the nodding has the same function but on the phone in Switchboard you you that would not work So so you need to use the backchannel
Grad H: you do not have it Your mike is
PhD A: So in the two person conversations pause when there s backchannel is there a great deal of pause overlap pause in the speech ?
Grad H: That is an earphone so if you just put it pause so it s on your ear
PhD A: or Cuz my impression is sometimes it happens when there s a pause you know like you you get a lot of backchannel when somebody s pausing
PhD B: Sorry what were you saying ?
PhD A: It s hard to do both huh ? pause no when when when there s backchannel I mean just I was just listening and and when there s two people talking and there s backchannel it seems like pause the backchannel happens when you know the pitch drops and the first person and a lot of times the first person actually stops talking and then there s a backchannel pause and then they start up again and so I m wondering about h I just wonder how much overlap there is Is there a lot ?
PhD B: I think there s a lot of the kind that Jose was talking about where pause I mean this is called `` precision timing `` in pause conversation analysis where pause they come in overlapping pause but at a point where the pause information is mostly pause complete So all you are missing is some last syllables or something or the last word or some highly predictable words So technically it s an overlap
PhD A: But maybe a just a small overlap ?
PhD B: But pause you know from information flow point of view it s not an overlap in pause the predictable information
Grad H: It would be interesting if we could do prediction
PhD A: I was just thinking more in terms of alignment alignment overlap
Grad H: Language model prediction of overlap that would be really interesting
PhD B: Well that s exactly exactly why we wanted to study the precise timing of overlaps ins in Switchboard say because there s a lot of that
PhD G: So so here s a here s a first interesting pause labeling task to distinguish between say backchannels pause precision timing Sort of you know benevolent overlaps and and pause and w and and sort of pause I do not know hostile overlaps where someone is trying to grab the floor from someone else
Grad H: Mm Let s pick a different word
PhD G: that that might be an interesting pause problem to look at
Postdoc F: Well I mean you could do that I ju I I think that pause in this meeting I really had the feeling that was not happening that pause the hostile hostile type These were these were pause benevolent types as people pause finishing each other s sentences and pause stuff
PhD G: I could imagine that as there s a fair number of cases where and this is sort of not pause really hostile but sort of competitive where one person is finishing something and you have like two or three people jumping trying to pause trying to pause trying to grab the next turn
Grad H: Trying to get the floor
PhD G: And so it s not against the person who talks first pause because actually we are all waiting for that person to finish But they all want to pause be next
Professor D: I have a feeling most of these things are that pause that are not pause a benevolent kind are are pause are pause pause are are competitive as opposed to real really really hostile
PhD A: I wonder what determines who gets the floor ?
Postdoc F: Well there are various things you you have the
Professor D: a vote vote in Florida
Grad H: It s been studied a lot
Professor D: o one thing I I wanted to or you can tell a good joke and then everybody s laughing and you get a chance to g break in But But You know the other thing I was thinking was that pause pause these all these interesting questions are of course pretty hard to answer with you pause you know a small amount of data So pause I wonder if what you are saying suggests that we should make a conscious attempt to have a a fair number of meetings with a smaller number of people Right ? I mean we most of our meetings are pause meetings currently with say five six seven eight people Should we pause really try to have some two person meetings pause or some three person meetings and re record them just to to to beef up the the statistics on that ?
Postdoc F: That s a control Well it seems like there are two possibilities there I mean pause i it seems like if you have just pause two people it s not pause really y like a meeting w is not as similar as the rest of the pause of the sample It depends on what you are after of course but It seems like that would be more a case of the control condition compared to pause an experimental pause condition with more than two
Professor D: Well Liz was raising the question of of whether i it s the number there s a relationship between the number of people and the number of overlaps or type of overlaps there and If you had two people meeting in this kind of circumstance then you would still have the visuals You would not have that difference pause also that you have in the say in Switchboard data | Professor D said Switchboard does not allow for accurate recording of backchannels, especially with a smaller audience. Backchannels , which are the vast majority of overlaps in Switchboard don't play as big a role online, because it 's unnatural to backchannel with a multi- person audience. |
peasant: Yes, you are right. Would you care to read from the good book with me? A passage of thanks from scripture, perhaps?
guest: Actually, I am quite tired from my travels. Would you mind if I got some quick sleep before we catch up over dinner?
peasant: Foul serpent! Sorry about that, just can't seem to keep this place clean. You'll be comfortable here, on this pile of hay.
guest: Are you sure it is safe to sleep in here? There seems to be an awful lot of snakes!
peasant: 'Tis but a harmless garter snake. The serpent does hate the Word, though. Keep this close and it should fend them off.
guest: Thank you! I will catch up with you in an hour or so.
peasant: Good, friend. Sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite!
guest: I'm glad to see you again friend! Thank you for your kindness!
peasant: See you soon!
Summarize the dialogue | guest is tired and wants to sleep before dinner. peasant offers him a place to sleep on a pile of hay. |
Seth: did you get caught homie?
Wilfred: shit man, that was so close
Seth: I told you, doing that is just stupid
Wilfred: bro... I'm safe
Wilfred: there were no cameras
Seth: you're just lucky
Wilfred: fuck you okay? | Wilfred nearly got caught. |
#Person1#: Hello.
#Person2#: Hello, Susan, this is Jim. I'm calling from the bus stop at Pine Street. I've been searching for your house for about thirty minutes now, but I can't find it. I forgot to bring the map you gave me.
#Person1#: OK. Wait right where you are, I'll come and get you.
#Person2#: That's not necessary. If you tell me the direction once again, I'll probably be all right this time.
#Person1#: OK. Can you see a bank on the corner?
#Person2#: Yes, there's one across the street.
#Person1#: Well, cross the street and walk past the shoe shop. My house is the seventh house from the corner on your right.
#Person2#: OK. Thanks. I'm sure I'll be able to find it this time. | Jim calls Susan because he forgot to bring the map she gave him so he can't find her house. Susan tells him the direction. |
Cristal: I have no interest in tomorrow morning classes
Joe: Me neither but I think we have a test
Candy: You jokin bro aight?
Joe: Nah ah, heard it from other groups
Cristal: Damn it, I know nothing, shit
Candy: Wanna meet up for night studying?
Joe: I am down, if you'd take me:D
Candy: haha sure thing, you know more than us both:D
Cristal: I don't think we have choice, the more the merrier
Joe: <3 you girls...
Cristal: hahaha no jokes it's a freaking hard class, we're screwed if we bail
Candy: Agreed. I can offer my place, 8 pm lets say?
Cristal: For me ok, I can even earlier
Joe: Me too, I'm free at 6:30
Candy: 7 then?
Joe: Sure
Cristal: I'll be there sharp! | Cristal and Joe will meet at Candy's at 7 pm for night studying as they have a test tomorrow morning. |
barkeep: I do have to admit, you do have a kind of a waft about you..Suppose you accompany me? The king knows you need it
knight: Ah yes, I guess I could accompany you to the pond there bar keep. Which tavern do you work in?
barkeep: The bar bar, heard of it? A strange name but my father knew it would be easier to remember for some. I didn't have the heart to change it after he passed anyway.
knight: What a good man to keep your fathers legacy going, even though it is such a strange name. My father was also a knight, as I am following along in his foot steps
barkeep: It is expected of men to follow in their fathers footsteps after all, do you ever regret it?
knight: Sometimes, when I have to go home to wash the blood off my hands. But alas, it is the life I chose!
barkeep: A good man you are, a little blood never did anybody any harm. Well aside from the person it belonged to!
Summarize the dialogue | knight and barkeep are going to the pond to cool off. |
#Person1#: Have you every belonged to a political party?
#Person2#: No, I haven't, but I thought about joining the green party.
#Person1#: Really? I know you are very concerned about the environment. You were a member of the pressure group Greenpeace, weren't you?
#Person2#: Yes. I was. But I didn't have enough time to devote to it.
#Person1#: The green party have no chance of winning an election. The other parties are too big and popular.
#Person2#: You're right. But smaller political and pressure groups can often influence large political parties. Any member of parliament can propose legislation and parties and pressure groups can raise awareness
#Person1#: Most people are not very politically aware. They often don't understand the issues fully.
#Person2#: That's true. But it's a little strange because the media often reports on political events. You can read about them in newspaper or hear them on tv. | #Person2# believes smaller political and pressure groups can influence large parties. #Person1# and #Person2# both agree that most people often don't understand politics fully. |
Ola: Hey running late
Ola: I should be free by 8
Kurt: Sure no prob, call me | Ola should be free by 8. Kurt wants her to call him. |
Melissa: Happy New Year my love!! 😘😘🎉🎉
Melissa: Wishing you a fab night!!
Melissa: <file_gif>
Faye: Awww❤️
Faye: Happy New Year my beautiful soul, miss you loads x x x
Faye: I love your new profile pic 😉
Faye: <file_gif> | Melissa and Faye exchange New Year wishes. |
dignitary: The badger-cult said that they concede. We've officially won.
the king: Well that is an unexpected turn of events, how did you manage that?
dignitary: I'm a well spoken talker, sir. I've been around the world. I bought everything I told them!
the king: You bought everything you told them? You might need to walk me through that one, I can only assume you are exhausted from the length of the negotiations.
dignitary: Yes, sir. I can hardly keep my eyes open. It's been a long day.
the king: Get some rest, it seems as though you are in desperate need of it.
dignitary: You're right, sir. I'll come back around after my nap.
the king: One question, who is this other King you have brought before me?
dignitary: That's the nearby village's King.
the king: What was he doing with the badger-cult?
dignitary: Well...you see... he helped out a little bit.
Summarize the dialogue | The badger-cult has officially conceded. The dignitary is exhausted after the negotiations. The nearby village's King helped out a little bit. |
a servant: Hello my highness's,
king and queen: I need the castle to be cleaned
a servant: Of course. *To pesant* Would you mind taking this for me down to the chest other there? Thank you. *To king and queen* I will get right on that.
king and queen: And be careful with the crowns so that they don't break
a servant: Would you like for me to spread these among the tables for tonight? Aren't you guys having a dinner party? Are any boys coming?
king and queen: You can spread them,we will be having visitors around
a servant: What should I wear? I only have these rags.. or should I go in my room as usual?
king and queen: We will get you some new clothes
a servant: Yes, okay. Shall I grab your robe for you?
king and queen: Yes,thank you
a servant: Here you go. I made sure that it was cleaned last night.
king and queen: We appreciate very much
a servant: Is there anything else I can get done for you before tonight?
Summarize the dialogue | a servant will clean the castle and spread the crowns among the tables for the dinner party tonight. |
merchant: It is ok, let us wait for her to come back
guard: Oh man, if she's been kidnapped again, I'm going to be in so much trouble. First there was that giant ape, then the dinosaur (Bowser I think his name is?) and the King just never ever shows up, it's like he doesn't even EXIST.
merchant: I will advise you go in search of her. There is no one to help watch over my wares, I ought to follow you.
guard: Yeah. Probably a good idea. Look, I'll get her to buy from your shoeshop, you're a real lifesaver. Just don't tell the king, okay? Brave and strong I might be, but I need this job.
merchant: that is ok. I wont breathe a word of it to anyone
Summarize the dialogue | The princess was kidnapped. The merchant will follow the guard in search of her. |
deer: -prances through the trees-
troll: Hey, you, deer, come over here.
deer: What is it that you want sir?
troll: I'm looking to set a people trap and I need your help. You interested?
deer: A trap for what?
troll: To catch me some people. To eat. For dinner. Breakfast if I have leftovers.
deer: That would actually really help me out, they are always trying to hunt me.
troll: That's why you would make great bait.
deer: Why not use that food lying over there, I mean do they really even come to such a forest?
troll: No, no, no. You need to go out and get someone to hunt you. Make them chase you by that big oak over there and I'll jump down and kill them.
deer: I see you want me to lure them into these woods, now it makes sense to me.
Summarize the dialogue | deer will lure people into the forest to be eaten by a troll. |
Jessica: Hey everyone, reminder: Thanksgiving at our place starts at 2 :)
David: and don't be late! I' am NOT waiting TWO hours again to say grace!
Gary: will be there at 1.30. Who's picking up Grandma?
Jessica: Gary, that's great :) certainly will make David happy! We were planning on getting Granny in the morning
Tiffany: We can pick her up, it's on our way anyway! And we will get her ready for David's grace!
Jessica: Haha, you are so funny! Will you check with her what time she wants to be picked up?
Tiffany: Of course! It's our pleasure :) I'm gonna bring stuffing as well if that's okay?
David: Bring it! Your stuffing is much better than Jessica's! I'm making my famous cobbler
Tiffany: I'm sure it is not!!! But it's an old family recipe and we always make it so I thought I would share!
Jessica: Thank you, honey! and don't listen to David, my stuffing is fine, he just likes to complain!
Gary: Yeah, we all know how dad gets around holidays...
David: I don't "get" anything, Gary, and don't think I won't beat you at poker this year too
Gary: We will see about that. Your reign of terror is over Dad!
Jessica: NO CARDS THIS YEAR! You got completely OUT OF CONTROL last year!!!! I'm not driving anybody to the ER no more!!!! | Jessica wants everyone to be on time at 2 for Thanksgiving. Gary will be there at 1.30. Tiffany will pick Grandma up and will bring the stuffing. David is making cobbler. Jessica wants no cards this year as it got out of control last year. |
#Person1#: Then I must go. You have said it yourself.
#Person2#: No, you must stay! I swear it, and the oath shall be kept.
#Person1#: I tell you I must go!
#Person2#: Where?
#Person1#: I have spoken my mind, and can go anywhere now.
#Person2#: I ask you to pass through life at my side. To be my second self and best earthly companion.
#Person1#: I'll never again come to your side ; I am turn away now and can't return. | #Person1# refuses #Person2#'s plea for staying and will never come back. |
farmers: Okay where are the eggs?
chicken: well its not that time yet the rooster is not doing his job
farmers: How am I supposed to run a successful business without eggs!
chicken: well get more roosters is all I can say
farmers: I'm raising you for eggs, I don't need roosters fertilizing them...
chicken: ok ok, I get to work then mr farmer guy
farmers: I mean that is why I feed you...
chicken: so you don't plan on eating me,I figure that it is why you were fating me up
farmers: You are worth much more to me as an egg producer.
chicken: I see well I shall work much harder at this
farmers: Your efforts will be rewarded of course.
chicken: ok thank you very much
farmers: Is there a certain kind of feed you would prefer?
Summarize the dialogue | chicken is not laying eggs yet because the rooster is not doing his job. He will get more roosters to fertilize the eggs. |
#Person1#: What's your apartment like?
#Person2#: It's a furnished two-bedroom flat in a three-story building on campus.
#Person1#: What is it like living in the campus housing?
#Person2#: It's not so bad as I thought it would be. The freshmen that live nearby are really noisy, especially on weekends. But, the rent is much cheaper than private housing, so it's worth it.
#Person1#: Do you have to pay fees on top of your monthly rent?
#Person2#: No, they're all included. Besides, students don't have to pay state tax, so we're saving quite a bit of money living here.
#Person1#: How long is your contract for?
#Person2#: That's the bad thing-the contract ends in June, so we'll have to find a new apartment soon.
#Person1#: Have you started looking again yet?
#Person2#: Not yet. I'm hoping we'll be able to find something cheap once all the students leave the city for the summer. | #Person2# tells #Person1# about #Person2#'s apartment on campus. #Person2#'s generally satisfied with the apartment but the contract ends in June so #Person2# will have to start looking again. |
king: are this carctics tasty
archer: Very much so, your majesty
king: how are they prepared
archer: With the utmost care, and attention
king: that is easy
archer: Welp, time to get this bow ship-shape
king: What do you want them for
archer: To defend the kingdom, sire
king: I admire brave people like you
archer: Thank you, sire
king: welcome
archer: Here, let me clear out some of these cobwebs up there
king: Do all you can for the kingdom
Summarize the dialogue | archer is preparing carctics for the king. |
poorer citizens of the empire: You are too generous. How do you have so much bounty under this regime?
farmers: Well, I do good and people do good to me. I try to follow the good Lord as well.
poorer citizens of the empire: It has worked well for you. Do you have a church we can attend to be with more people like you?
farmers: Of course! The town church where the temple is! The priest is always very helpful in speaking truth.
poorer citizens of the empire: Do the king's men leave the members alone?
farmers: Indeed they do unless a crime has been committed.
poorer citizens of the empire: Good folks like you could never commit a crime, surely.
farmers: I have never committed a crime, no... no I have not. I have never seen reason to commit a crime. I have been blessed with family and fertile land.
poorer citizens of the empire: You are far more blessed than I then. My land and family have both been taken by the king and his men.
farmers: How about you come work for me? I could use some help on the farm.
Summarize the dialogue | farmers are generous and follow the good Lord. They have fertile land and family. Poorer citizens of the empire have lost their land and family. They want to work on the farm of farmers. |
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