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train_10800
#Person1#: May I ask you how much this position pays per year? #Person2#: This job pays sixty-five thousand dollars per year. #Person1#: What kind of benefits does this job have? #Person2#: This job provides full medical, dental, and disability. #Person1#: What type of vacation time do we get? #Person2#: You get 3 week...
#Person1# asks #Person2# about the salary, benefits, vacation, and training of the position.
job interview
train_10801
#Person1#: Hi, may I speak to Ryan, please? #Person2#: This is Ryan you are speaking with. What can I do for you? #Person1#: Hi, Ryan, this is Malia, and I will not be coming to work today. #Person2#: What is wrong with you? #Person1#: I have really bad poison oak and can't stop itching. #Person2#: How long have you ha...
Malia has bad poison oak and the rash got worse last night. She calls Ryan and gets off work.
get off work
train_10802
#Person1#: I am Liu Yi, from China XYZ Company. I'd like to see Mr. Thomas, please. #Person2#: Do you have an appointment, Mr. Liu? #Person1#: No, I am afraid not. I just arrive in town today. #Person2#: Mr. Thomas is quite busy, I'm afraid he won't be able to see you today. #Person1#: Would you please ask when he will...
Liu Yi wants to see Mr. Thomas. #Person2# tells him that Mr. Thomas is quite busy and is going to call him.
make an appointment
train_10803
#Person1#: Are you feeling better today, Bill? #Person2#: Well, it's hard to say. I cough a lot in the evening. #Person1#: You'd better give up smoking. It's bad for your health. #Person2#: You're right, but you know, it's hard to give up an old habit. #Person1#: But you should make up your mind first. #Person2#: You k...
Bill tells #Person2# that he coughs a lot in the evening. #Person1# suggests he stop smoking and get early to work.
conversation between friends
train_10804
#Person1#: I want to change rooms. In fact, I want a refund for tonight! #Person2#: And the problem is, sir? #Person1#: Cockroaches have taken over my room! #Person2#: My apologies, sir. We'll give you a new room and refund the value of your current room. #Person1#: Thank you. I want to continue to be able to recommend...
#Person1#'s room has cockroaches. He wants another room and a refund for tonight. #Person2# agrees.
hotel rooms
train_10805
#Person1#: New York Airport. May I help you? #Person2#: Yes. I am calling to make sure if flight CG877 will arrive on time? #Person1#: Hold on a moment please. . . Sorry, the flight from London has been delayed. It departed two hours later than scheduled. The whether in London was really bad. #Person2#: You mean it wil...
#Person1# from New York Airport tells #Person2# on the phone that #Person2#'s flight has been delayed because of the weather.
flight delayed
train_10806
#Person1#: Which institute did you choose in university? #Person2#: I chose the Institute of Foreign Language. #Person1#: How many departments were there in your university? #Person2#: There were a number of them, such as Department of Literation, Department of Journalism and Communication, Department of Art Design, et...
#Person1# asks #Person2# about #Person2#'s institute and university.
university
train_10807
#Person1#: I feel chilly and I've got a pain in my abdomen. #Person2#: How long have you had it? #Person1#: Almost a week. #Person2#: I think you've got a cold. #Person1#: What should I do? #Person2#: I'll give you some medicine, and you will be better in a couple of days. #Person1#: Thank you.
#Person2# thinks #Person1# gets a cold and will give #Person1# some medicine.
get a cold
train_10808
#Person1#: Can you help me? The program is not responding and I don't know what to do. #Person2#: Look at the icon in the bottom corner of your screen. Is it flashing? #Person1#: No. It isn't. #Person2#: OK. Try closing down all the files you're not using at the moment. #Person1#: But I can't move the cursor at all. My...
#Person1#'s computer crashes. #Person2# suggests #Person1# reboot the machine and assures #Person1# that the help desk can restore the files.
computer crash
train_10809
#Person1#: hello. How was the marketing meeting? #Person2#: hi. It was awful. I think I put forward some great ideas, but none of them were accepted. #Person1#: I'm surprised to hear that. I thought you had some very good suggestions. #Person2#: so did i. I ran the ideas by a few people before the meeting and their ide...
#Person2#'s ideas were not accepted at the market meeting. When #Person2# ran the ideas by a few people before the meeting, they had the support. #Person1# suggests #Person2# contact the client confidentially and see what they think.
market meeting
train_10810
#Person1#: What's your products'competitive edge? #Person2#: You have probably noticed that our products'prices are competitive. Besides. we can provide more superior products than other companies at the same price. #Person1#: We need your detail explanation. #Person2#: It means that if you place a big order, we usuall...
#Person2#'s products' competitive edge is price and quality. #Person2#'s products take 2 weeks to deliver to #Person1#.
product
train_10811
#Person1#: Don't tell me that's your lunch? #Person2#: No, this is just my appetizer. . . this is my lunch! #Person1#: A candy bar for an appetizer and a piece of pie for lunch! That's all junk! #Person2#: This is good food, it has milk, fruit, grains, nuts. . . #Person1#: Sugar, sugar, preservatives, fats, more sugar,...
#Person1# thinks #Person2#'s lunch is all junk. #Person2# says #Person1#'s lunch is made by his wife, while #Person2# has to make #Person2#'s own lunch.
lunch
train_10812
#Person1#: I'd like to invite you for dinner tonight. Do you think you'll have time? #Person2#: Thank you for your invitation. I'm free tonight. #Person1#: Which kind of food do you like to eat, Chinese food, western food or seafood? #Person2#: I prefer seafood. #Person1#: OK. I will pick you up at your hotel at 5:30 p...
#Person1# will pick #Person2# up at #Person2#'s hotel at 5:30 pm tonight for a seafood dinner.
dinner
train_10813
#Person1#: Well, it's sort of attractive, but in the end I still find it a pretty depressing place. #Person2#: Do you? Why? #Person1#: The animals are out of their natural environment. They're just here for humans to look at. There's nothing natural about it. #Person2#: Yeah, but if we didn't have any zoos, a lot of sp...
#Person1# thinks zoos are unnatural for animals, while #Person2# thinks it is necessary to have zoos so that animals are protected. #Person1# agrees that safari parks are natural settings for animals.
zoos
train_10814
#Person1#: Hello, Mary. Is it true that you're going to leave us? #Person2#: Maybe, but it still depends on Jack. If he gets that job, then we'll have to move to Boswell. #Person1#: You're going to miss Highland Park, aren't you? #Person2#: Oh, definitely. But it's a much greater opportunity for Jack. His salary will b...
Mary tells #Person1# that she is going to leave Highland Park and move to Boswell if Jack gets a new job. Mary will look for a job as a teacher.
Mary is leaving
train_10815
#Person1#: Hi, James. Are you going downtown on Sunday? #Person2#: Yes. Do you need anything? #Person1#: Well, I'm wondering if you could get me a lantern. #Person2#: OK. What kind of lantern do you want? #Person1#: I haven't decided yet, actually. I think those colorful square ones like Tommy's look nice, but your lon...
James is going to downtown on Sunday. #Person1# asks James to get #Person1# a long, round lantern.
buy a lantern
train_10816
#Person1#: This is a great jacket, but look at the price! It's too expensive. $ 600! #Person2#: No, wait. It's pretty reasonable. You're thinking in US dollars not Hong Kong dollars. It's only about 100 US dollars. #Person1#: You're right.
#Person1# thinks the jacket is great but too expensive. #Person2# reminds #Person1# that it's reasonable in HK dollars.
buying new jacket
train_10817
#Person1#: Well, I'm afraid my cooking isn't to your taste. #Person2#: Actually, I like it very much. #Person1#: I'm glad you enjoy it. Let me serve you some more fish. #Person2#: No, thank you. I've had enough fish, but I'd like some soup. #Person1#: Here it is. Help yourself! #Person2#: Thanks. I didn't know you were...
#Person2# likes #Person1#'s fish very much. #Person1# suggests #Person2# bring his wife for a meal next time. #Person2# agrees.
at meal
train_10818
#Person1#: Would you mind taking your feet off the desk, Bill? #Person2#: Sorry, but I was very comfortable. #Person1#: But do you put your feet on your own desk? #Person2#: No, never. I don't want to mark my desk. #Person1#: Well, would you please keep my desk clean? #Person2#: Aren't you going to sell it? #Person1#: ...
#Person1# wants Bill to take his feet off #Person1#'s desk, because #Person1# is going to sell it, and nobody wants a badly marked desk.
daily conversation
train_10819
#Person1#: That's right. And I'm going to be Vice President of Marketing. #Person2#: Way to go, Mary. A lot has happened during the last few months, hasn't it? #Person1#: You can say that again! #Person2#: What's up with Vince and Elvin? #Person1#: They work for Zina now. #Person2#: And they're happy with that? #...
Mary tells #Person2# that she is going to be Vice President of Marketing. Vince and Elvin work for Zina now, and they are in awe of her.
conversation between colleagues
train_10820
#Person1#: Hi, Is that David? #Person2#: Hi, Jenny. It's David here. #Person1#: Hey, what's new? #Person2#: Not much. My girlfriend just dumped me. #Person1#: Sorry to hear that. What happened? #Person2#: Well, she told me things just weren't working out and we weren't right together. But I thought things were jus...
David tells Jenny on the phone that his girlfriend just dumped him because things weren't working out. Jenny tells David that she saw his girlfriend with Jack yesterday. Jenny invites David to go for a drink in the town and forget his girlfriend.
breakup with girlfriend
train_10821
#Person1#: How much is this? #Person2#: You mean the large one or the small one? #Person1#: The large one. #Person2#: They're on special this week. They've been reduced to five dollars. #Person1#: Is this the only kind you have? #Person2#: No. We have some that are different in style but not in color. They're over...
#Person1# is shopping. #Person2# provides #Person1# with information and waits for #Person1# to decide.
shopping
train_10822
#Person1#: Is my car ready yet? #Person2#: I don't know, sir. What's the number of your car? #Person1#: It's LFZ 312 G. #Person2#: When did you bring it to us? #Person1#: I bought it here three days ago. #Person2#: Ah yes, I remember now. #Person1#: Have your mechanics finished yet? #Person2#: No, they're still ...
#Person1# comes to #Person2#'s to take his car, but the mechanics are still working on his car. #Person2# suggests #Person1# buy a new car.
repair a car
train_10823
#Person1#: It's fine weather, isn't it? #Person2#: Yes. It's so lovely to have a sun bath here. #Person1#: Do you have sun mats here? #Person3#: Of course. How many do you want? #Person1#: Just one, please. #Person3#: Anything else? #Person1#: That's all. Thank you.
#Person1# and #Person2# buy a sun mat from #Person3#.
buy sun mat
train_10824
#Person1#: what can I do for you , sir? #Person2#: What do we get this morning? #Person1#: Fruit juice , cake and refreshments and everything. #Person2#: I'd like to a glass of tomato juice please. #Person1#: Any serial , sir? #Person2#: Yes. A dish of cornmeal weight. #Person1#: And eggs? #Person2#: Yes. Baked ...
#Person2# gets tomato juice, cornmeal weight, baked eggs, and buttered toast from #Person1#.
buying breakfast
train_10825
#Person1#: Hi, you're new here, aren't you? What's your name? #Person2#: Stella. #Person1#: Want to come and play? #Person2#: I'd like to, but I can't. My mom says I've got to stay and help her. It's my brother's birthday and we're having a party. #Person1#: Oh, you've got a brother, have you? #Person2#: I've got two b...
Stella is going to help her mother prepare for her brother Kit's four-year-old birthday. She also has a big brother who is married with a baby.
Stella's family
train_10826
#Person1#: Are you ready for your trip? #Person2#: Not really. I still have to buy some clothes. #Person1#: Well, what's the weather like where you are going? #Person2#: It's really hot in the summer, so I'm going to buy some shorts and a few T-shirts. #Person1#: What about the rest of the year? #Person2#: People say t...
#Person2# tells #Person1# #Person2# is traveling to Falcon and is preparing clothes for different weathers.
preparing for trip
train_10827
#Person1#: We're nearly there. Will we be allowed to visit all the ships, Peter? The space station and aircraft equipment as well as the others. #Person2#: Yes, I expect so. We shall see most of them. #Person1#: Good. Visiting spaceships is always exciting. But remember we've got work to do. We've got a story to write ...
#Person1# and Peter are going to visit spaceships, the space station, and aircraft equipment as well as others. They will ask questions and take photographs.
conversation before work
train_10828
#Person1#: What do you reading, Linda? #Person2#: I'm reading a novel, The Mill on the Floss, written by the one of my favorite famous novelists, Gorge Alias. #Person1#: What's it about? #Person2#: It's meanly about relationship between a brother and a sister, who live in the mill on the river floss. It describe there ...
Linda tells #Person1# she's reading a novel and she also likes short stories. Both she and #Person1# agree that books are like food for the mind.
reading
train_10829
#Person1#: Excuse me, you look lost.Can I help you? #Person2#: Oh, Thank you. I'm looking for the train station. #Person1#: Right. Let me see. You go straight down here and turn right. #Person2#: Right? OK, got it. #Person1#: Then take the next left then the next right. Are you with me? #Person2#: Next left then right?...
#Person1# tells #Person2# the way to the train station.
directing the way
train_10830
#Person1#: Look! They're going to do the first drawing! It's for a DVD player! #Person2#: Hmm. That must be the DVD player that another one of my friends donated. He owns one of the largest electronics stores in Taipei! #Person1#: They're picking a name... It's... Darryl from marketing! Rats! #Person2#: Don't worry! Th...
#Person1# and #Person2# are eager to win a prize. Daryl wins the DVD player but #Person2# says there will be more prizes.
a drawing
train_10831
#Person1#: The boss announces the pay raise today, right? How much do you think we'll get? #Person2#: No idea. Your guess is as good as mine. #Person1#: It better be more than last year. #Person2#: Well, anything is better than nothing. Wait and see.
#Person1# and #Person2# guess how much the pay raise is.
pay raise
train_10832
#Person1#: Why didn't you tell me you had a girlfriend? #Person2#: Sorry, I thought you knew. #Person1#: But you should have told me you were in love with her. #Person2#: Didn't I? #Person1#: You know you didn't. #Person2#: Well, I'm telling you now. #Person1#: Yes, but you might have told me before. #Person2#: I didn'...
#Person1# blames #Person2# for not telling him #Person2# had a girlfriend and that they are getting married.
girlfriend
train_10833
#Person1#: Hey, Blake! Are you still listening to Mozart? #Person2#: Yes. Do you like it? #Person1#: It's great. and I ' Ve heard that listening to Mozart can make you more intelligent. #Person2#: Really? I've never heard that before. I just like it. #Person1#: Is classical music your favorite? #Person2#: Yes. What abo...
Both #Person1# and Blake like Mozart. #Person1# likes pop music best while Blake likes classical music best since he started to play violin when he was eight.
favourite music
train_10834
#Person1#: What can I do for you today? #Person2#: Can I sign up for some classes today? #Person1#: Which classes? #Person2#: I would like to take a driver's course. #Person1#: Would you like to make an appointment? #Person2#: Why do I need an appointment? #Person1#: You need to sign the paperwork. #Person2#: Can I do ...
#Person1# helps #Person2# sign up for a driver's course. #Person2# signs the paperwork and books a time.
a driver's course
train_10835
#Person1#: Ok. Let's look at our short presentation on China. What do we need to include? #Person2#: We need to talk about the size of the country and its population. #Person1#: Ok. China is about the same size as Canada and the united states and it has a population of about 1. 3 billion, making it the latest country i...
#Person1# and #Person2# discuss their short presentation on China. They plan to talk about the size of the country, the population, the geography, and the climate and highlight some cities.
a short presentation
train_10836
#Person1#: Why do you look so gloomy? What are you looking for? #Person2#: My dissertation. I put it somewhere last night and I can't find it now. #Person1#: Did you finish typing yesterday? #Person2#: Yes, I kept on typing it until midnight, but it is lost. #Person1#: Don't worry about it. It must be somewhere in your...
#Person2# is gloomy because #Person2#'s dissertation is lost. #Person1# helps #Person2# find it, so #Person2# doesn't need to write a new one.
lose and find
train_10837
#Person1#: Hey Eve, how are you? #Person2#: I'm fine, Celia. And you? #Person1#: I'm ok. I'm so busy! #Person2#: Do you have a lot of homework? #Person1#: Yes. Don't you? #Person2#: Of course I do! #Person1#: Which class are you working on right now? #Person2#: I'm studying for my chemistry exam tomorrow. #Person1#: Ar...
Eve and Celia find they have the same exam tomorrow and decide to study together in a classroom because the library is too quiet.
study together
train_10838
#Person1#: Hurry up! Mom, I can't wait any more. #Person2#: Look out, honey. Let's come to the shoal waters. Follow me! #Person1#: OK, Mom. Can I swim now? I want to learn butterfly stroke. #Person2#: Honey, listen to me. First, you should learn how to breathe in and breathe out. #Person1#: Mom, it's so terrible. Water...
A mom teaches her son how to swim starting with how to breathe in and breathe out. The son loses faith at first but then realizes everything is possible with a willing heart.
how to swim
train_10839
#Person1#: Where are we headed now? #Person2#: To a historic coffeehouse. It's got a little Mafia story to it. #Person1#: Awesome. Was someone killed there? #Person2#: Oh, yeah, while he was eating, and he was a pretty famous Don. #Person1#: Cool! Is it safe for us to eat there though? #Person2#: Sure. In fact, nowaday...
#Person1# and #Person2# head to a historic coffeehouse with a Mafia background.
a historic coffeehouse
train_10840
#Person1#: are you good at making decisions? #Person2#: not really. Sometimes, I even let other people make key decision for me. #Person1#: what kinds of decisions do you leave to other people? #Person2#: there are basic decisions like which restaurant to go to. I can never seem to choose. I let my parents make big dec...
#Person2# is indecisive but #Person1# wants to change that. #Person1# leads #Person2# to make some basic decisions.
making decisions
train_10841
#Person1#: It's very kind of you to come and see us off. #Person2#: My pleasure. What a pity you have to leave so soon! #Person1#: We would stay longer. but I've got to attend a meeting tomorrow morning. Thank you for your warm hospitality. #Person2#: You're welcome. Maybe next time we'll come to see you. #Person1#: My...
#Person2# sees #Person1# off at the airport and will go to visit #Person1# next holiday.
see off
train_10842
#Person1#: You like Titanic? That movie is so cheesy. #Person2#: It's not cheesy! It's romantic. When it first came out, I saw it in the theaters five times in one week. #Person1#: Really? Well the special effects might have been good in 1997, but when you watch it today they make the film seem really cheesy. #Person2#...
#Person1# thinks Titanic is cheesy but #Person2# likes cheesy movies because it is fun to be a cheap flick once for a while. #Person1# admits #Person2#'s right and #Person1# likes Terminator.
cheesy movies
train_10843
#Person1#: Ms. Anderson, my name is Mike. I am Division Chief of ABC Company. Welcome to Toronto. #Person2#: Thank you. It's a pleasure to meet you. #Person1#: A pleasure meeting you as well, the flowers are for you. #Person2#: Thank you, they are beautiful.
Mike welcomes Ms. Anderson to visit the company.
welcome a visitor
train_10844
#Person1#: this bloody computer! #Person2#: what seems to be the problem? #Person1#: my computer just crashed again for the third time today! #Person2#: what were you doing when it crashed? #Person1#: i was just opening up an attachment in an email about winning the lottery. #Person2#: I think that might have been a vi...
#Person1#'s computer has crashed three times. #Person2# thinks the computer may have a virus. #Person2# says a PC is prone to virus while a mac is nearly virus-free, and asks #Person1# to call the IT department.
a crashed computer
train_10845
#Person1#: Tom! How are you? We missed you at the party last night. Are you OK? #Person2#: I don't know. I didn't really feel like going out. I guess I'm feeling a little homesick. #Person1#: Come on. We'Ve been through this already! Look, I know the adjustment was hard when you first got here, but we agreed that you w...
Tom is homesick and didn't go to the party last night, so #Person1# tells Tom how he overtook the loneliness when he missed home and #Person1# decides to take Tom to a dance club. Tom tells #Person1# to keep him from binge drinking.
being homesick
train_10846
#Person1#: Did you find everything ok today? #Person2#: Yes, I did. By the way, in case there is a flaw in this CD player, can I return it? #Person1#: Yes. But you must return it within 30 days. #Person2#: Is there a charge for that. I know other stores have a restocking fee. #Person1#: There will be no charge at all. ...
#Person1# says #Person2# can return the CD player without any charge if there is a flaw within 30 days.
a guarantee
train_10847
#Person1#: Good morning. I want to apply for a job in A your company as an assistant. Could you tell me the company address, please? #Person2#: OK. Do yon have a pen and a paper now? #Person1#: Yes, please. #Person2#: Our company is in Pudding new area in Shanghai.
#Person1# is applying for a job and #Person2# tells #Person1# the company address.
job application
train_10848
#Person1#: Excuse me, young man? #Person2#: Yes, ma'am? #Person1#: Could you point me in the direction of the bank? I'Ve lost my way. #Person2#: Certainly, ma'am. Just take these stairs down to the first floor and turn left. You can't miss it.
#Person1# asks #Person2# the direction to the bank.
ask the way
train_10849
#Person1#: It's your turn, sir. I'm sorry that you had to wait. Saturday is a busy day for us. #Person2#: I suppose so. A haircut, please. #Person1#: How do you want your hair cut? Any particular way? #Person2#: I'd just like a trim, and don't cut it too short. #Person1#: Yes, sir. How about the sideburns? #Person2#: I...
It's #Person2#'s turn to get a haircut after a long wait. #Person1# follows #Person2#'s instructions to trim and shave.
a haircut
train_10850
#Person1#: Hi, Deny. Are still working? #Person2#: Hi, Navy. Come in please. I'm just putting away on my books. #Person1#: So, you are leaving, aren't you? #Person2#: yes, I'm going to take a holiday tomorrow. #Person1#: How nice! I can see you are busying packing. I'm sorry to interrupt you. #Person2#: That's all righ...
Navy asks Deny to go over the paper when Deny is packing for her holiday, Deny will help soon.
ask for help
train_10851
#Person1#: How are you doing today? #Person2#: Great. Thank you. #Person1#: What can I do for you? #Person2#: I need to withdraw some money. #Person1#: How much would you like to take out? #Person2#: I need to withdraw $ 300. #Person1#: Which account would you like to take the money from? #Person2#: I want to take it f...
A banker helps #Person2# withdraw some money from the checking account.
withdraw money
train_10852
#Person1#: I am starving. #Person2#: Let's go get something to eat. #Person1#: Is there somewhere you wanted to go eat at? #Person2#: We can always go to the cafeteria and eat. #Person1#: I haven't eaten there before. #Person2#: The food there is pretty good. #Person1#: What kind of food do they serve? #Person2#: You c...
#Person1# and #Person2# are going to have a meal at the cafeteria. #Person2# says the food is good and #Person1# wants Chinese food.
cafeteria
train_10853
#Person1#: Good afternoon, doctor. #Person2#: Good afternoon. What can I do for you? #Person1#: I'm an athlete for the Olympic Games here. About half an hour ago I fell on the ground and hurt my leg. It bled a lot. #Person2#: Let me have a look. You're very lucky because the cut is not deep. First, I'll clean up the wo...
#Person1#'s leg was hurt. The doctor will clean the wound and dress it. The doctor says it won't affect #Person1#'s games.
see a doctor
train_10854
#Person1#: Hi Julie, how are things going? #Person2#: Everything is great, Tad. How are you? #Person1#: I'm doing really well. #Person2#: Tad, I'm pretty hungry right now. Want to walk over and check out the food table? #Person1#: Julie, do you know who that woman is over there by the window? #Person2#: That is Mary. I...
Julie and Tad see Lee is with a new girl Mary. Julie tells Tad Lee's relationship with Malia is history.
gossip
train_10855
#Person1#: How can I help you today, Sir? #Person2#: I set up the Personal Wealth Management Service with you, but I'm going to be travelling overseas. I'm not quite sure what I should do. I mean is it possible to still use the service? #Person1#: That's not a problem. You can use that service wherever you are, it does...
#Person1# tells #Person2# the personal wealth management service can still be enjoyed even when #Person2# travels overseas.
bank service
train_10856
#Person1#: May I help you? #Person2#: I don't feel well. I need an airsickness bag. #Person1#: Yes, madam. There's one in the seat pocket. Here you are. #Person2#: Thank you. #Person1#: Should I bring you some water? #Person2#: Yes, please.
#Person2# asks #Person1# for an airsickness bag. #Person1# will also bring some water.
airsickness
train_10857
#Person1#: I want to go to the concert tonight, but it starts at 7, and I have to work until 5. There won't be enough time to go home for dinner. #Person2#: I've got an idea. I'll pick you up after work and we'll eat downtown. That'll give us plenty of time to get to the concert.
#Person1# and #Person2# will eat downtown so they can save time for the concert.
concert
train_10858
#Person1#: Mom, how did you meet Dad? #Person2#: Well, I was at a dance party and this tall, good-looking guy was watching me dance. #Person1#: Was that Dad? #Person2#: Un-huh. Finally, he asked me to dance with him. We danced a few times and then I left and went home. I didn't think about him after that. But the next ...
#Person1# asks #Person2# about how she met #Person1#'s dad. #Person1#'s dad danced with #Person2# and sang to her until she finally went out with him.
parent's love story
train_10859
#Person1#: So, what is your apartment like? #Person2#: Oh, it's great. There are three bedrooms, a nice kitchen, a living room, and a laundry room. #Person1#: That sounds nice. #Person2#: Yeah, and there is a swimming pool next to the apartment building. And, uh, I usually study there, you know, the sun and all. #Perso...
#Person2# tells #Person1# what #Person2#'s apartment looks like, the places near it, and the fees. #Person2# invites #Person1# to come over some time.
apartment
train_10860
#Person1#: Good morning, I'd like two of this, please. #Person2#: Is that in color or black-and-white? #Person1#: In color, please, just as it is. #Person2#: Of course. You do realize color is more expensive, don't you? #Person1#: That's fine, I'm not bothered about the cost. #Person2#: It's a nice drawing. Did you do ...
#Person1# wants two drawings in color from #Person2# even though it costs more.
print a drawing
train_10861
#Person1#: Hello. Can I take your order? #Person2#: Yes. I'd like a large pepperoni pizza with mushrooms and green peppers. #Person1#: Would you like anything else? #Person2#: Well, wait. Uh, can I make that a half-and-half pizza? #Person1#: Sure. What would you like on each half? #Person2#: Uh, what toppings do you ha...
#Person2# orders a half-and-half pizza on the call. #Person1# recommends a Friday night special to #Person2# in which #Person2# can get a free small pizza and a three-dollar coupon with the next order. #Person2# will receive the pizza in 30 minutes or less.
order a pizza
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#Person1#: I want to take the children out next Saturday. #Person2#: Next Saturday? That's eleventh, isn't it? #Person1#: No, it's the twelfth. #Person2#: Oh, yes, the twelfth. Where do you want to take them? #Person1#: To the zoo. #Person2#: To the zoo? You took them, there last month. I didn't think they enjoyed that...
#Person1# wants to take the children to the zoo but #Person2# thinks the beach is better, and #Person1# agrees.
take children out
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#Person1#: Why didn't you come to the cinema last night? I waited for you for a long time. #Person2#: I'm sorry, but I had something more important to do yesterday evening, so I wasn't able to come. #Person1#: But why not tell me? #Person2#: I did. I called you many times, but you had your mobile phone power off. #Pers...
#Person2# missed the film and couldn't contact #Person1# because #Person1# left the phone recharging at home.
miss a film
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#Person1#: I want to take the children out next Saturday. #Person2#: That's eleventh, isn't it? #Person1#: NO, it's twelfth. #Person2#: Where do you want to take them? #Person1#: To the zoo. #Person2#: I remember you took them there last month. They don't like it. #Person1#: Really? But that'S not what they told me. #P...
#Person1# wants to take the children to the zoo but #Person2# thinks the beach is better.
take children out
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#Person1#: Excuse me. Do you know where Davies Auditorium is? #Person2#: I'm not sure. I'm looking for it too because I have a class there at 10:30. I think it's this way. #Person1#: Do you mind if I walk with you? #Person2#: No. What class do you have in Davies? #Person1#: I'm taking the introductory economics class. ...
#Person1# wants to find Davies Auditorium where #Person1# has an economic class. #Person2#'s looking for it too so they walk there together. #Person1# hopes the lecturer is good.
find a classroom
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#Person1#: Hi, Amy. #Person2#: Hi. #Person1#: You look great! Have you been on vacation? #Person2#: Yeah, I have. I was on the West Coast. #Person1#: Nice! How was it? #Person2#: Great. I had a wonderful time. It was really nice to get away from work. #Person1#: Where did you go? #Person2#: Los Angeles and San Francisc...
Amy tells #Person1# she went to Los Angeles and San Francisco during the vacation. Amy shares her experience and says she prefers San Francisco.
vocation
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#Person1#: Air pollution is so bad in this city. I think the government should stop people from driving cars on certain days. #Person2#: You have a point. Air pollution is a problem. But not letting people drive on certain days is a bad idea. People have to go to work by car. #Person1#: I'm afraid I don't agree with yo...
#Person1# thinks it necessary to stop people from driving on certain days to combat air pollution while #Person2# doesn't think it possible.
air pollution
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#Person1#: It's a fine day today, isn't it? #Person2#: Yes, it is. It's wonderful after the downpour. #Person1#: How nice seeing the sun back again! The air is so fresh. #Person2#: I hope it stays nice like this for a long period of time. #Person1#: Well, the weather is so unpredictable this time of year. #Person2...
#Person1# and #Person2# enjoy current weather and talk about its unpredictability. They agree the weather is often different from the forecast.
weather
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#Person1#: We need to buy some beers too. Where is the beer? #Person2#: They don't have beer in this supermarket. We have to go to the liquor store. #Person1#: Huh? They don't have beer. How can that be? #Person2#: It's a state law. The state doesn't allow supermarkets to sell beer. Only in liquor stores. #Person1#:...
#Person1# and #Person2# go to a supermarket to buy beers but #Person2# says the law restricts beers to liquor stores so they buy supplies as well as some articles of daily use instead.
go shopping
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#Person1#: Do you still see the people we went to school with? #Person2#: I did for a while, I suppose, until I left university, but after that not really. #Person1#: Yeah, I've lost touch with most people as well, but I still see Rose occasionally. #Person2#: Oh yes, how's she getting on? #Person1#: OK, I suppose,...
#Person1# tells #Person2# Rose got divorced. #Person1# is not surprised.
old friends
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#Person1#: Hello, Ken. #Person2#: Hello, George. #Person1#: Have you just been to the cinema? #Person2#: Yes, I have. #Person1#: What's on? #Person2#: Paris in the Spring. #Person1#: Oh, I've already seen it. I saw it on television last year. It's an old film, but it's very good. #Person2#: Paris is a beautiful ...
Ken and George think the movie Paris in the Spring is good. Ken was in Paris in April but the weather was awful.
an old movie
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#Person1#: So, I want a designer wedding dress, roses and lilies at every table. And, let me see, what else? Oh yeah, I want the killers to play at the reception. #Person2#: So how many people do you want to invite? #Person1#: Well, 200 should be enough. You will want to invite some people too, I suppose. So, 300 tops....
#Person1# wants a designer wedding dress, flowers, a band and wants to invite 200 people. But #Person2# just wants a simple wedding.
a wedding ceremony
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#Person1#: What's going on between you and Charlie? Did you have a fight or something? #Person2#: No, but I can't stand him anymore. He's the worst roommate I've ever had, he never cleans up after himself and he's always listening to loud music when I try to get some sleep. #Person1#: Why don't you have a heart to hear...
#Person2# complains to #Person1# about #Person2#'s roommate Charlie and asks #Person1# to talk to him.
roommate
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#Person1#: Oh, hello, I like the holiday that mentioned Whales, was it whale watching? #Person2#: Oh yes, it's very popular. #Person1#: How long does it last? #Person2#: 2 days. We take up to 15 people on this tour, though we usually run it with just 12 or 13. #Person1#: And when is the next tour going? #Person2#: Umm,...
#Person2# tells #Person1# the whale watching tour lasts two days and is going in three weeks. #Person2# also introduces the content of the tour and the hotel.
tour introduction
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#Person1#: What languages do you speak? #Person2#: As you know Japanese is my first language. I also speak English and Chinese. I'm still taking Chinese classes once a week now, how about you? What languages do you speak? #Person1#: English, German and French, while I was studying in Europe. I used French and German al...
#Person1# and #Person2# both speak multiple languages. #Person1# says #Person1# practices German with #Person1#'s neighbor.
languages
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#Person1#: I'm so sorry I'm late, Mister Stone. #Person2#: I think I did ask Miss Jones to inform everyone that the meeting started at 11:00 sharp, now 10 minutes have passed already. #Person1#: I'm really sorry, Mister Stone. It's raining cats and dogs, and I had to wait ages for a taxi. #Person2#: Is finding excuses ...
Mister Stone is very angry because #Person1# is late and the performance of #Person1#'s team is not good.
being late
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#Person1#: Good morning! #Person2#: Can I speak to Miss Cooper please? #Person1#: Would you hold on a second, please? Miss Cooper's extension is engaged. #Person2#: Engaged. Oh, dear! Could you tell her it's a long-distance call? #Person1#: I'm sorry, sir. I can't interrupt her. I'm sure she won't be very long. #Person...
#Person1# calls for Miss Cooper whose extension is engaged. #Person2#'ll ring her on an inside line to leave her a message for #Person1#.
leave a message
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#Person1#: Good morning, Mr. Smith. Welcome to Wuhan. #Person2#: Good morning! #Person1#: Mr. Smith, did you have a good journey? #Person2#: I just feel a little tired. You know, it took me 16 hours to get here. #Person1#: You must take a rest today. #Person2#: That's very kind of you, but I can do without a rest. I ha...
#Person2# knows Mr. Smith must get tired by the flight so they arrange a meeting tomorrow and advises him to have a good rest today.
have a rest
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#Person1#: That dress is very pretty. Why don ' t you like it? #Person2#: It ' s too loud. #Person1#: We ' Ve been looking around for many hours. What on earth are you looking for? #Person2#: Well, you know, those styles or colors don ' t suit me. #Person1#: What style do you want? #Person2#: I want to buy a V-neck che...
#Person1# wants a V-neck checked tight sweater in quiet color. #Person2# knows a shop selling this kind of sweaters and they'll go there.
buy a sweater
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#Person1#: The acting of this film is marvelous in spite of the thin plot. #Person2#: I'm sorry for hero. #Person1#: I don't think there's any excuse for his acting in some parts. #Person2#: Don't be too critical. We can't expect it to be perfect.
#Person1# thinks they can't expect the plot of the film to be perfect.
a film
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#Person1#: What a charming room! It faces south, and there's such a lovely view of the city. #Person2#: I'm glad you like it. The bell is on the bedside. Just ring if you want anything. The room attendant speaks a little English. So I don't think you'll have any trouble. #Person1#: No, I shouldn't think so. By the way,...
#Person1# arranges a well-equipped room for #Person2#. #Person2# likes it very much.
a charming room
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#Person1#: I've been told that you are a very successful businessman abroad. I wonder how you managed to achieve such success? #Person2#: Oh, through a lot of hard work, of course. #Person1#: I suppose that in a foreign country it was difficult at first, wasn't it? #Person2#: Surely it was, especially when you only kne...
#Person1# tells #Person2# how #Person1# managed to achieve business success. #Person2#wants to know more about #Person1#'s experience but #Person1# has to go.
a successful businessman
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#Person1#: I don't think I can take another semester of this dorm food. #Person2#: I know what you mean, it leaves a lot to be desired. #Person1#: Sure, like taste, variety, nutritional value, what I should do is move into an apartment off campus where I can cook for myself. #Person2#: Have you found anything yet? #Per...
#Person2# doesn't like dorm food and wants to move into an off-campus apartment. #Person1# thinks #Person2# can find a comfortable place in town but the parking might be a problem.
accommodation
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#Person1#: Excuse me, Professor. I think there might be an error in my test score. #Person2#: Sure. Do you think that the total is wrong or that you got something marked wrong that should have been marked right? #Person1#: I think that the percentage is incorrect. #Person2#: Let's just go over all of it to double-check...
#Person2# tells the professor that there might be an error in the percentage of #Person1#'s test score. After they double-check, it turns out there's no problem with it.
test score
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#Person1#: hi, Charlie! What are you reading? #Person2#: hi, bob. I'm reading a biography? #Person1#: who's it about? #Person2#: it's about bob Dylan. #Person1#: who is he? #Person2#: he's a famous American musician. #Person1#: who's the author? #Person2#: it was written by Howard sounds. #Person1#: what do you think a...
Charlie is reading a biography about Bob Dylan and will give it to Bob when he finishes reading.
a biography
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#Person1#: I'll participate in a quiz about the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing. It will be held tonight. Will you come? #Person2#: Sure. What do you know about the Olympic Games on the past? For example, do you know where and when the first Olympic Games were held in the ancient times? #Person1#: It was held in 776 B. C...
#Person2# will participate in a quiz about the 29th Olympic Games in Beijing and invites #Person1# to come, then they talk about the Olympic Games in the past.
a quiz
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#Person1#: Daniel, I can't catch up with the English teacher very well. #Person2#: What's the problem? #Person1#: You are quite good at English, can you help me with it. #Person2#: That's OK. But you'd better take an additional course in some English schools. #Person1#: English school? What is that? #Person2#: This kin...
#Person2# can't catch up with the English teacher. Daniel suggests taking an additional course in some English schools.
an additional course
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#Person1#: I guess you should know that you need to be hospitalized. #Person2#: Of course I know. #Person1#: Now you can go to the in-patient department to go through the admission procedures. #Person2#: OK. I'll go right now. By the way, do you think I'll have to stay in the hospital for long? #Person1#: It's hard to ...
The doctor tells #Person1# to be hospitalized for at least one day for observation.
hospitalization
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#Person1#: Let's have seafood tonight and then go see the new movie at Mall Cinema. Betsy told me it's a beautiful love story and I shouldn't miss it. #Person2#: Oh, Goodness, please not again. That's what we did last week. #Person1#: No, we didn't. Last week we went to see that movie about a man's struggle against men...
#Person2# wants to have seafood and go to see a movie about a love story but #Person1# wants to see the third movie in the Destroyer series and go to a restaurant serving meat. Finally, #Person2# respects #Person1#'s choices.
daily casual talk
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#Person1#: Hi, I'd like to return this radio. #Person2#: All right. Do you have the receipt? #Person1#: Here it is. #Person2#: May I ask why you're returning the radio? #Person1#: It does not work very well. #Person2#: Would you like to exchange it? #Person1#: No. I'd just like a refund. #Person2#: Certainly. This will...
#Person2# wants to return a radio which doesn't work well.
refund
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#Person1#: Excuse me, do you know where the Post Office is? #Person2#: Yes, it's not very far from here. Follow this road until you get to the traffic lights. You will see a small restaurant at the corner. #Person1#: Is the restaurant on the right or on the left hand side of the road? #Person2#: It is on the right. But...
#Person1# tells #Person2#how to get the Post Office patiently. #Person1#'s grateful.
ask for direction
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#Person1#: Mr. Moon, how good to see you again. #Person2#: Hello, Miao Ping, I'm here to chat with you about Corporate Agreement Savings. What can you tell me? #Person1#: Well, Corporate Agreement Savings will be based on the Agreement Deposit Contract signed by the customer and the bank together. So, this contract dec...
Mian Ping tells Mr. Moon about Corporate Agreement Savings. Mr. Moon thinks it's complicated and he needs some more time to think about it.
Corporate Agreement Savings
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#Person1#: OK class, so today we are going to continue with our anatomy class, today we will review everything we have learned. Can anyone tell me what the first major organ is? #Person2#: The brain! #Person1#: That's right, the brain! It serves as a control center for the body, handling the processes of the central ne...
#Person2# leads students to review what they have learned, including the first major organ, the major organ in the chest, the organs helping digest food, kidneys, liver, and bladder.
an anatomy class
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#Person1#: How was your morning jog? #Person2#: Very good. I feel quite refreshed now! You should come with me sometime - exercise is good for you! #Person1#: To be honest, I'd rather watch television! Where did you go? #Person2#: I just ran alongside the main road. #Person1#: Oh you ought to go to the park next time. ...
#Person1# went morning jog and invites #Person2#to jog together at the park tomorrow.
morning jog
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#Person1#: Hi! I see you are having fun with your new computer and internet connection. #Person2#: There's so much I want to do. I'Ve just finished sending lots of emails to friends and family all over the world. I just ran a search for music to download. #Person1#: I can give you the name of a few useful website to vi...
#Person1#'s having fun with #Person1#'s new computer and Internet connection. #Person2# suggests #Person1# not to give out #Person1#'s email address very often and tells #Person1# how to add a webpage to #Person1#'s list of favourites.
good advice
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#Person1#: How are you feeling? #Person2#: Bad. My nose keeps running. And my forehead is burning. #Person1#: You said you never went to hospital. #Person2#: I will get better soon. #Person1#: The good thing is you don't need to go to school. #Person2#: Yeah, I love that, no class, no homework, and no exams. #Person1#:...
Daniel got sick and Tom envies Daniel because Daniel can rest at home with no schoolwork. Tom wishes Daniel will be well soon.
keep it secret
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#Person1#: Could you give me some information on your European tours? #Person2#: Our pleasure. We have several package tours you may choose, from ten days to three weeks in Europe. #Person1#: I would be interested in a ten-day trip around Christmas time. #Person2#: I have one ten-day tour that is still available. It wi...
#Person2#gives #Person1# some information on the European tours of #Person1#'s travel agency.
European tours
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#Person1#: What do you think of my new sweater? #Person2#: Well, it looks nice, but why don't you put it on, and then I'll tell you if it suits you? #Person1#: Okay. You know, I tried on about twenty at the shop, and this one isn't really what I wanted. I especially can't stand the high neck. #Person2#: Why did you buy...
#Person2# tells #Person1# he was persuaded into buying a new sweater he doesn't like by the salesman. #Person2#decides to go with his wife next time because women are usually better at shopping.
a new sweater
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#Person1#: Would you like some more coffee, James? #Person2#: Oh, yes, please. Another day's work. I like the job, but I hate traveling around London. #Person1#: Oh, come on, James. How do you get to work? #Person2#: I walk to the station and take the underground. And sometimes I take the taxi if I get up late. #Person...
James likes the job but hates the commute because it takes a long time and costs a lot.
commute