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['Say , Jim , how about going for a few beers after dinner ? ', ' You know that is tempting but is really not good for our fitness . ', ' What do you mean ? It will help us to relax . ', " Do you really think so ? I don't . It will just make us fat and act silly . Remember last time ? ", " I guess you are right.But what shall we do ? I don't feel like sitting at home . ", ' I suggest a walk over to the gym where we can play singsong and meet some of our friends . ', " That's a good idea . I hear Mary and Sally often go there to play pingpong.Perhaps we can make a foursome with them . ", ' Sounds great to me ! If they are willing , we could ask them to go dancing with us.That is excellent exercise and fun , too . ', " Good.Let ' s go now . ", ' All right . ']
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['Can you do push-ups ? ', " Of course I can . It's a piece of cake ! Believe it or not , I can do 30 push-ups a minute . ", " Really ? I think that's impossible ! ", ' You mean 30 push-ups ? ', ' Yeah ! ', " It's easy . If you do exercise everyday , you can make it , too . "]
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['Can you study with the radio on ? ', ' No , I listen to background music . ', ' What is the difference ? ', ' The radio has too many comerials . ', " That's true , but then you have to buy a record player . "]
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['Are you all right ? ', ' I will be all right soon . I was terrified when I watched them fall from the wire . ', " Don't worry.He is an acrobat γ ", ' I see . ']
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['Hey John , nice skates . Are they new ? ', ' Yeah , I just got them . I started playing ice hockey in a community league . So , I finally got myself new skates . ', ' What position do you play ? ', ' I β m a defender . It β s a lot of fun . You don β t have to be able to skate as fast on defense . ', ' Yeah , you β re a pretty big guy . I play goalie , myself . ', ' Oh , yeah ? Which team ? ', ' The Rockets . ', ' Really ? I think we play you guys next week . Well , I have to go to practice . See you later . ', ' All right , see you later . ']
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['Hey Lydia , what are you reading ? ', ' I β m looking at my horoscope for this month ! My outlook is very positive . It says that I should take a vacation to someplace exotic , and that I will have a passionate summer fling ! ', ' What are you talking about ? Let me see that ... What are horoscopes ? ', ' It β s a prediction of your month , based on your zodiac sign . You have a different sign for the month and date you were born in . I was born on April 15th , so I β m an Aries . When were you born ? ', ' January 5th . ', ' Let β s see . . . you β re a Capricorn . It says that you will be feeling stress at work , but you could see new , exciting developments in your love life . Looks like we β ll both have interesting summers ! ', " That β s bogus . I don't feel any stress at work , and my love life is practically nonexistent . This zodiac stuff is all a bunch of nonsense . ", ' No , it β s not , your astrology sign can tell you a lot about your personality . See ? It says that an Aries is energetic and loves to socialize . ', ' Well , you certainly match those criteria , but they β re so broad they could apply to anyone . What does it say about me ? ', ' A Capricorn is serious-minded and practical . She likes to do things in conventional ways . That sounds just like you ! ']
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['Frank β s getting married , do you believe this ? ', ' Is he really ? ', ' Yes , he is . He loves the girl very much . ', ' Who is he marring ? ', ' A girl he met on holiday in Spain , I think . ', ' Have they set a date for the wedding ? ', ' Not yet . ']
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['I hear you bought a new house in the northern suburbs . ', ' That β s right , we bought it the same day we came on the market . ', ' What kind of house is it ? ', ' It β s a wonderful Spanish style . ', ' Oh , I love the roof tiles on Spanish style houses . ', ' And it β s a bargaining . A house like this in river side costs double the price . ', ' Great , is it a two bedroom house ? ', ' No , it has three bedrooms and three beds , and has a living room with a twelve-foot ceiling . There β s a two-car garage . ', ' That β s a nice area too . It β ll be a good investment for you . ', ' Yeas , when will you buy a house ? ', ' Not untill the end of this year , you know , just before my wedding . ', ' Right , congratulations . ', ' Thank you . ']
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["Hi , Becky , what's up ? ", ' Not much , except that my mother-in-law is driving me up the wall . ', " What's the problem ? ", " She loves to nit-pick and criticizes everything that I do . I can never do anything right when she's around . ", ' For example ? ', " Well , last week I invited her over to dinner . My husband and I had no problem with the food , but if you listened to her , then it would seem like I fed her old meat and rotten vegetables . There's just nothing can please her . ", " No , I can't see that happening . I know you're a good cook and nothing like that would ever happen . ", " It's not just that . She also criticizes how we raise the kids . ", " My mother-in-law used to do the same thing to us . If it wasn't disciplining them enough , then we were disciplining them too much . She also complained about the food we fed them , the schools we sent them too , and everything else under the sun . ", ' You said she used to ? How did you stop her ? ', " We basically sat her down and told her how we felt about her constant criticizing , and how we welcomed her advice but hoped she'd let us do our things . She understood , and now everything is a lot more peaceful . ", " That sounds like a good idea . I'll have to try that . "]
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["How are Zina's new programmers working out ? ", " I hate to admit it , but they're good . And fast . The Filipino kid is a genius . ", " So you'll make the Stars.com deadline , and have us up and running next week ? ", " It'll be close , but we'll make it . ", " Good . After Stars.com starts paying us , we won't need Vikam's cash anymore . ", " And if we don't need them , we won't need Zina , either . "]
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['Do you like cooking ? ', ' Yes . I like cooking very much . I got this hobby when I was 12 years sold . ', ' Why do you like it ? ', ' I have no idea . I like cooking by myself . I like to taste delicious food . ', " That's wonderful ! ", ' And I love trying new recipes , which I usually test with my friends . You can come , too . ', " Really ? I hope I can have a chance to taste it . Don't forget to tell me . ", ' Certainly . ']
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['Anyone home ? Jen ! ', " I'm in the kitchen ... let yourself in ! ", " Wow ! You're really working up a storm ! ", " I know . I've even worked up a sweat . ", ' You look like a cooking show host--only messier . ']
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['You look so tan and healthy ! ', ' Thanks . I just got back from summer camp . ', ' How was it ? ', ' Great . I got to try so many things for the first time . ', ' Like what ? ', ' I went sailing , fishing , and horseback riding . ', ' I β m so jealous . ', ' The counselors were so nice too . It was the best summer ever . Except for all those mosquitoes ! ']
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['Diana , do you like the perfume I gave you ? ', ' It β s good . But to tell you the truth , I don β t wear perfume . ', ' I β m sorry . I didn β t know that . ', ' That β s all right . Thank you all the same . ']
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['Ah , ah , ah ... ', " All right , Bill.Here ' s your daily exercise schedule . You are to jog before breakfast . ", ' Jog ? ', ' Then , you are to walk to work . ', ' Walk ? ', ' Thirty minutes in gym at lunch time . ', ' Oh no . ', ' Use the stairs , never the elevator . ', ' Oh , dear . ', ' And three times a week , you can either swim , play racketball , or hand ball . ', ' Oh no . ', " OK , you can stop now.It ' s time for the dance class . ", " Dance class ! I don't know how . ", ' You will . ', ' Oh ... ']
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['Hi Bill , I saw your grandma yesterday . ', ' Oh where was that ? ', ' I was running around the track at my college and there she was walking around the same track . ', ' Grannie always tries to stay fit and healthy.She is always making us kids eat the proper foods . ', ' Well , it pays off for her.How old is she anyway ? ', ' She will be 86 next month . ', ' That is truly amazing ! ']
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['I would like to register for a class today . ', ' No problem , what class would you like to take ? ', " I would very much enjoy taking a Psychology class.Because I'm crazy . ", ' There are two classes that are still open . ', ' Which days are these classes on ? ', ' The first class is a Tuesday and Thursday class from two to three . ', ' What about the other class ? ', ' The other class is on Monday and Wednesday from 10 am - 12 . ', ' Are you sure there are no more open classes ? ', " I'm positive . ", ' Sign me up for Monday and Wednesday . ', " Okay , I'll sign you up . "]
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['Dad , why are you taping the windows ? ', ' Honey , a typhoon is coming . ', " Really ? Wow , I don't have to go to school tomorrow . ", ' Jenny , come and help , we need to prepare more food . ', " OK . Dad ! I'm coming . "]
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["Hi , my name is Lean , and I'm from Russia . ", " Nice to meet you , Lean . My name is Alike . I'm from Japan . ", ' To me English is a difficult language . ', ' A second language is always difficult . ', " True , but English is harder than most . It's a crazy language . ", ' A crazy language ? Why do you say that ? ', ' One letter can have several pronunciations and one word can have several meanings . ', ' No wonder you say English is a crazy language . ']
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['Can I help you ? ', " I hope so . I'm looking for some material for a paper I'm writing , and I'm not quite sure where to look . ", " I'll certainly try to help you . What topic is your paper on ? ", ' My paper is on the influence of television on children . ', ' There are several possible sources you might use for that topic . I suggest you use the computer and the computer will give you a list of every scientific journal that talks about children and television . ', ' Thank you for you help . ']
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['Here β s your hot dog and beer . What happened ? Did I miss anything ? ', ' Yeah , Cal Ripen just hit a home run . ', ' What β s the score ? ', ' Well it was 3 to 4 , but Ripen β s home run made it 5 to 4 since another player was on first base . ', ' So Baltimore is winning ? ', ' Right . ', ' This is a really great place to watch a baseball game . ', ' Yeah , there isn β t a bad seat in the place . ', ' The fans are great here , too . Not like in Philadelphia . ', ' It was a great idea to spend a day watching a game . ', ' Yeah , it reminds you why they say baseball is America β s favorite pastime . ']
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['How do you like the pizza here ? ', ' Perfect . It really hits the spot . ']
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['Do you have a light ? ', " Sorry , I don't smoke . "]
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['I was scared stiff of giving my first performance . ', ' Were you ? your performance was excellent . ', ' Thank you for your kindly words . ']
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['Excuse me . Could you please take a picture of us with this camera ? ', ' Sure . Which button do I press to shoot ? ', ' This one . ', ' Do I have to focus it ? ', ' No , this is a focus-free camera . All you have to do is point and press the button . ', ' All right . Say cheese ! ']
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['Every country should face the history . ', ' Yeah , we don β t live in the vacuum . We have traditional values and long but different history . ', ' Sometimes , we , human beings , really had done something wrong , so we should admit it at first . ', ' But there is always somebody who wants to turn his back on the true history . ', ' I believe such things won β t be realized , just daydreaming . ']
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['Do you like traveling , Kathy ? ', ' I like traveling for pleasure to get places for vacation for instance . But I don β t like traveling to work , waiting for buses , or ... ', ' Or getting stuck in traffic jams when you β re driving . ', ' Exactly . ']
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['Your house is too small . Why not buy a big one . ', ' I do wish I could afford one . ', ' You can get a loan from the bank . You know LPF program provides low cost loans for participants home purchases . ', " Of course I know that . But don't you notice that the house price is skyrocketing ? "]
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['How do you do , Prof.Smith . ', ' How do you do , Ms . Yang.You speak very good English . ', ' Thank you . I begin to like English even when I was a child . ', ' Where did you learn it ? ', ' At school , in China.This is my first time to be out of my own country . ', " It's amazing . "]
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['Do you want black or white coffee ? ', ' White , please ', " Look ! there's a Folk concert tomorrow evening . Do you Want to go ? ", " I don't like Folk music very much . ", ' What kind of music do you like ? ', ' I like classical music . Do you ? ', ' Not very much . Classical music sends me to sleep ', " I don't believe you . ", ' It β s true . ', ' You are funny ! ', ' So are you ! How about another coffee ? ']
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['What do you like to do in your spare time ? ', ' I like playing chess . ', ' Do you have any hobbies besides playing chess ? ', " I'm afraid not . ", ' Do you have any hobbies like playing tennis or things like that ? ', ' Oh , yes . I like playing basketball . ', ' Can you tell me why you like it ? ', ' Because I like the feeling of cooperating with others . ']
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["Where is John ? I can't find him anywhere . ", " Haven't you heard that he is in prison ? ", ' What ? Beg your pardon . ', ' John is in prison now . He was copped outstealing . ', " I just cann't believe my ears ! "]
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['Can I help you ? ', " I hope so . I'm looking for some material for a paper I'm writing , and I'm not quite sure where to look . ", " I'll certainly try to help you.What topic is your paper on ? ", ' My paper is on the influence of television on children . ', ' There are several possible sources you might use for that topic . I suggest you use the computer and the computer will give you a list of every scientific journal that talks about children and television . ', ' Thank you for you help . ']
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['Hey , Ted . What are you up to this Friday ? ', ' Well , I have the day off from work . ', ' That β s great ! Do you have any plans ? ', ' Well , I β Ve been working so hard lately , so I β ll probably just take it easy . ', ' Sounds nice . ', ' Yeah , I β ll probably just stay in and relax . Maybe watch a few movies . ', ' Can I stop by ? ', ' Sure . Any time . ']
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['You honestly believe the world β s improving every year ? ', ' Yes , I do . I think that science is making us wiser . What do you think ? ', ' I don β t think you β re right there . ', ' I believe industry is making us wealthier . ', ' I don β t believe that . ', ' And in my opinion , medicine is making us healthier . ', ' I agree with you in the sense . But we β re all more miserable than ever , aren β t we ? ', ' I don β t agree with you . I maintain that we β re healthier , wealthier and wiser than we were a hundred years ago . ', ' That β s your opinion not mine . ']
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['What do you plan to do for your birthday ? ', ' I want to have a picnic with my friends , Mum . ', ' How about a party at home ? That way we can get together and celebrate it . ', " OK , Mum . I'll invite my friends home . "]
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['How may I help you ? ', ' I would like to return this book . ', ' Is that all you need ? ', ' I also want to check out this video . ', ' Is that all you would like to check out ? ', ' That β s all I need . ', ' Do you have your library card ? ', ' Here it is . ', ' Make sure to take proper care of this video . ', ' That won β t be a problem . ', ' If you damage the video , you will be fined . ', ' I won β t damage it . ']
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["What's the matter with you then ? You look miserable . ", " It's us . ", ' What do you mean by us . ', " Well , you always say you're busy . ", " That's right . ", ' And you often go back to live with your parents and leave our son in the room by himself . ', ' I ... I ... I miss my parents , also they miss me . ', " Oh I remember , I cut terrible calls , and you didn't say anything about it . ", ' You mean I am groaned a few words ? ', " Totally not . Perhaps it's about our marriage . "]
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["Hi , Mary . You look pale today . What's the matter with you ? ", " I think I've caught a cold . Now I'm aching all over . ", " You'd better take some medicine and have a good rest . I hope you'll be yourself pretty soon . ", ' Thank you . I suppose I should go to see a doctor . ']
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["I feel like going for a drink , it's been a long day . ", ' Great idea ! Peter , I could use the drink . ', ' How about the new bar across road ? ', ' Sounds good . The food there is fantastic , too . ', ' I agree , I had lunch there last week . ', ' excellent ! That sounds like a plan . ']
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['Could you tell me the right time , please ? ', ' Well . My watch says five past two . But it β s no use rely on it because it has been gaining and losing these last a few days . ', ' You have to go and fix it . ', ' Yes . I will . ']
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['does your family have a record of your ancestors ? ', ' sure . My mom has been working on our family tree for years . She β s always updating it . ', ' do you have a copy of your family tree in your house ? I β d love to see it . ', ' I can show it to you now , if you like . I think it goes back about 8 generations so far . ', ' that β s amazing . Do you have a large extended family ? ', ' I β Ve got 30 cousins on my mom β s side and 10 cousins on my dad β s side . ', ' are you very close to your first-cousins ? ', ' the ones that are my age are close relatives . Now that I β m older , I don β t spend as much time with them as I used to , so I don β t know my younger cousins as well as the older ones . ', ' I see . who β s the head of your household ? ', ' it β s definitely my mother . And , her mother is definitely the matriarch of the bigger family . ', ' that β s interesting . What does your grandfather think of your step-mother ? ', ' at first , she was quite critical of her , but now that they β Ve been married for a few years , she β s starting to accept the fact that my father divorced my mother . ', ' that β s pretty much how you feel about your step-mother . Like grandmother , like grandson . ']
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['Hi , Mr . Wang . Do you feel like going boating with me ? ', " Sounds interesting , I haven't gone boating for some time now , and what time ? ", ' How about tomorrow afternoon ? ', ' Sure . Where shall I meet you ? ', ' At the gate of the park . ', ' Great . I look forward to meeting you . ', ' See you then . ', ' See you . ']
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["I hear that you've been to the Saikei Ski Resort for the weekend . Did you enjoy it ? ", " Yes , it's so exciting , though I had the most falls in our skiing team . ", " Isn't there any coach to teach you how to ski ? ", ' Of course there is . The top-level coaches there are from the State Sports General Administration . ', ' Could you move smoothly ? ', ' Yes.My face even ached in the icy wind . ', ' What happened afterwards ? ', ' I was skiing on and on excitedly until I realized one thing-I could not stop ! You can just imagine how terrified I was . ', ' Poor girl ! ']
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['You look pale recently . ', ' Yeah . I have got much pressure in the company . I have tobe wrapped upon my work . ', ' Take good care of yourself . ', ' Thank you . I will . ']
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['Hey , Maggy , Did you hear about David ? ', ' About David ? No , I didn β t hear anything . ', ' You know , about David and his new boss . ', ' Sorry , I don β t quite follow you . ', ' Well , I heard David has been fired . ', ' Oh , that is a shame . He is really hard working . ']
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['how do you usually get to school ? ', ' I usually ride my bike . Which form of transport do you prefer to use ? ', ' I feel that I can see more when I pedal a bicycle , but when I feel lazy , I drive my car . ', ' I think we should discourage people from using their private cars . They produce too much pollution ! ', " I agree , but I would find it difficult to stop using my car . It's just so convenient . ", " cars might be convenient , but they're so bad for the environment . ", ' do you have a car ? ', " no . I used to have one though . Once I started using my bicycle to get around , I found that I didn't really need it . ", " maybe if I sold my car now , I wouldn't be so tempted to use it . ", ' you could try . It would save you a lot of money . ', " that's true . Every month , I spend hundreds of dollars on gas , insurance , and repairs . ", ' if you got to class by riding a bicycle every day instead of driving , you will get lots of exercise , too ! ', ' I could stand to lose a few pounds . Having a car has made me lazy . I never end up walking anywhere ! ', " let's go to a car dealership . I'll help you try to sell your car for a good price . ", " sounds good ! Let's go ! "]
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["What's wrong with him ? ", ' His nose is out of joint because we forgot to invite him to the party . ']
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['What are you going to do for one year abroad , Tom ? ', ' Study , study , study . I want to learn a lot . ', ' You are going to take courses ? ', ' Yes . I am going to take some university courses there . ', ' Sounds hard . ', " Yes , but I think it's probably for the best . ", ' Won β t you get lonely ? ', " Hey , I am a pretty cool guy . I will make friends , and I'll have a lot of extracurricular activities too . You know , like fencing , or theater or something . "]
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["Isn't this lovely weather ? Will you help me water the flowers , Jack ? ", ' Well , do you think I have to ? ', " I do.We haven't watered them for quite a few days . ", " Please look at the sky.Don ' t you see the dark clouds ? It's going to rain soon . ", " Good.So we don't have to work.How nice ! ", " But I don't think it's so nice . ", ' Why ? ', " The weather report says it's going to rain for a whole week . ", " Oh , I'm afraid all the flowers will die in the rain . "]
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['On , darn . The grocery store is closed . ', ' Yeah , this one closes at ten . We could drive to the 24 - hour store on sixth . ', ' Alright . We are out of everything . ', ' I wish the store close to us was open 24 - house a day . ', ' I know , our schedules are so weird . Sometimes , the little corner store is the only thing within walking distance that β s open when we get home . ', ' Yeah , and the prices there are very high . ', ' I know . Three dollars for milk . ']
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['Do you think they two will get married ? ', ' You can count on it . ', ' I think so.Yes , they get along so well . ', " I like him.He ' s good for her . ", " You're right . He sure is . "]
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['Dad , where are we off to ? ', ' First we will go to the city centre and stop for something to drink . Then we will visit the University Museum . ', ' Where are we going to have a drink ? ', ' There is a coffee shop round the corner . Can you see that big building at the end of the road ? ', ' Yes ? ', ' That is a bank . The coffee shop is opposite the bank . ', ' Good . I will have hot chocolate . ', ' A stop ! Wait for the lights to turn green . ', " When crossing the road you must always pay attention to what's around you . ", ' Sorry . How far is the museum ? ', ' I am not sure . We will ask for directions in the coffee shop . ', " Here we are . You find us a table and I'll get the drinks . "]
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['How about going to the cinema tonight ? ', " That's great . What's on tonight ? ", " I am not sure about the name of the film , but I know it's a romantic one . ", ' Romantic ? I am afraid I like thrillers better . ', " Don't you think it's too bloody ? ", ' On the contrary , very exciting . ']
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['I feel so uncomfortable . ', ' Are you sick ? ', ' No . The teacher is dragging the chalk over the blackboard . It set my teeth on edge . ', ' He β ll finish writing in a minute . ']
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['I have made up my mind . I am getting a tattoo . ', ' Really ? Are you sure ? ', ' Yeah ! Why not ? They are trendy and look great ! I want to get a dragon on my arm or maybe a tiger on my back . ', ' Yeah but , it is something that you will have forever ! They use indelible ink that can only be removed with laser treatment . On top of all that , I have heard it hurts a lot ! ', ' Really ? ', ' Of course ! They use this machine with a needle that pokes your skin and inserts the ink . ', ' Oh , I didn β t know that ! I thought they just paint it on your skin or something . ', ' I think you should reconsider and do some more research about tattoos . Also , find out where the nearest tattoo parlor is and make sure they used sterilized needles , and that the place is hygienic . ', ' Maybe I should just get a tongue piercing ! ']
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["Excuse me , what's the screen near your steering wheel for ? ", " It's a portable TV . It's a popular thing now . ", " Oh , that's new to me . So what's on everyday ? ", ' News about current affairs , documentaries , music , movies , noncommercial ads and so on . ', ' Is there anything interesting ? ', ' Yes , there are something good and informative . I think that many people underestimate the value of TV in education . ', ' I agree . Are there any commercials on the TV ? ', ' Of course . Because the TV stations need to make money from commercials between the programs . ', ' That makes a lot of sense . Does the TV work well ? ', ' Not always . It depends on the transmission of the satellite signals . ', ' I got it . Do you pay for the programs ? ', ' Yes , 50 Yuan per month . ']
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['Oh , no ! ', ' How dreadful ! ', ' Look at the view from the window . ', ' Oh , dear . That β s terrible . Not at all what I expected . ', ' It β s awful , isn β t it ? ', ' I can β t bear to look at it . I β m rather disappointed . ', ' It can β t be helped . ']
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['What do you do in your free time , Nancy ? ', ' Well , I like playing the violin . ', ' Really ? How long have you been playing the violin ? ', ' About ten years so far . I started learning when I was in middle school . ', " That's really interesting . ", ' Sure . So what about you ? Do you have any hobbies ? ', " Well , I like collecting matchbox ! I'm not sure if that counts , though . ", ' Of course it does . Everybody has his own hobby . ']
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['How can I tell her about this ? ', " Don't worry , you'll find a way . ", ' There is no need to be so frustrated . ', ' How can you live without job in the future ? ', " Don't worry , you'll find a way . "]
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['What sports do you like to play ? ', ' I like baseball and basketball . ', ' How about football ? ', ' In my country football is brand new , so I never learned the game when I was younger . ', " It's a very popular game in America . ", ' Yeah . I heard a lot about it . Is it really that fun ? ', " For me , it's one of those games that are fun to both watch and play . ", ' Are you a football player ? ', " No , I just for fun with my friends . We play two hand touch or flag football . We're too old to play tackle football . ", ' What is two hand touch and flag football ? ', ' Instead of tackling somebody , you just have to touch them with two hands , or if it is flag football , grab the flag that the ball carrier is wearing . ', " I see . It's safer then right ? ", " Exactly . We play every Saturdays on the field by the tennis courts . If you want to learn and play a little , you're welcome to join us . ", " I'll give it a try . Give me a call and let's go down together . ", " Ok . I'll call you Saturday morning . ", ' Great . ']
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['What upsets you ? ', ' My parents called . As usual , they reminded me again that I should have a plan to marry by my late 20s . Easier said then done . Who should I marry ? I have no time to go on a date . ', ' It is not your mother finding one for you ? ', ' I will find one myself , of course . I β m a modern girl . ', ' Perhaps you can try the three minutes date , the latest type . ', ' You mean dozens of the opposite sex meet each other for three minutes in a dimly bar serving alcohol , I hate that idea . ', ' No , there is an updated virgin , three minutes video date . I know an online dating website providing such service with a microphone and webcam , you can sigh for it . You can be face-to-face with a guy talking for maximum three minutes . ', ' I don β t think it makes sense . Three minutes is such a short time . ', ' I think you can find out if there is a possibility of romance within the first second of meeting someone , so-called love at first sight . ', ' Anyway , I don β t want to post my face up for sale on the internet like that . ', ' Don β t worry . There are many other options using the internet as dating methods . Some sites operate at international standard even have got certifications . Of course , for these sites , you have to pay a membership fee . But all in all , it is more serious and professional . The chance of meeting a good and serious person who does not play games is higher . ', ' I don β t want to post my personal information on the internet . I β m not knowing who is reading it . ']
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['Are you going to the party on Saturday ? ', ' I was thinking about it . Are you ? ', " Yeah , I heard it's going to be a lot of fun . ", ' Really ? Well , what time does it start ? ', ' It starts at 8 ', ' Well , who all is going to be there ? ', ' Everyone from school . ', " How do you know it's going to be so fun ? ", ' This party is going to have a DJ , food , and drinks . ', " Wow , that does sound like it's going to be fun . ", ' So am I going to see you at the party ? ', ' Yeah , I will be there . ']
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['Could you talk to me for a few minutes about my grades ? ', ' Step into my office for a moment . What is your concern ? ', ' Am I failing ? ', " Let's go on the computer to see what's up . Do you think you are doing well ? ", ' I am pretty sure that I am in trouble . ', ' I can see that you are trying , but where do you think you could improve ? ', ' I missed a few classes ; I need to make sure I come to school on a regular basis . ', ' Having a regular study routine and following it is very important , right ? ', " I'll try ; it's hard ! ", ' Thanks for stopping by ! ']
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["Good luck on your test tomorrow . We'll be crossing our fingers for you ! ", ' Thanks . ']
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["I'll never ever work together with him ! ", ' What happened ? Quarrel again ? ', ' Will you take my materials back from him for me ? Please ! ', " Don't ask me . I don't wanna be involved in your quarrel . "]
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["Oh , my God ! I've been cheated ! ", ' What ? What did you buy ? ', " It's a brick ! I can't believe how stupid I was . Damn it ! ", ' What is it ? Why did you buy a brick ? ', ' There was a guy on the sidewalk.He had three new boxes , Panasonic video camera boxes.He said he had to get rid of them quick . ', ' And ? ', " So he said he'd sell me one for twenty dollars . A four-hundred-dollar camera for twenty bucks . ", " And it's a brick ? ", ' Yes . ', " I can't believe how stupid you are . Why didn't you open the box ? ", " I wanted to . But he said , no , the box is still in its plastic wrap from the store.If it's opened , other people won't believe it's new . ", ' So he had the boxes wrapped in plastic . ', ' Yes , it was the kind of perfect plastic wrap that comes with new products.Look , it even had a bar-code price sticker on it ! It looked brand new . ', ' But why would a guy be selling new video cameras for twenty dollars ? ', ' He said he had to get rid of them . They were stolen . ', ' Aha ! Now I understand.You were trying to buy stolen goods on the sidewalk.So , what I think is , you deserve to get cheated ! ', " C'mon , don't blame me ! I thought it was a new camera . We could use it.We were even thinking about buying a camera . I don't understand how he could have such a perfect-looking box . ", " That's no problem.He just has a friend who works in a shop that can do plastic wrap . That's easy.And probably it's the same shop he got the boxes from.Maybe his friend works in an electronics store . They sell video cameras there.Probably they had a couple video camera boxes lying around.So they get the idea of wrapping bricks to sell to fools like you.Twenty dollars a brick . That's a good profit if they can sell enough bricks . ", " You're right , Sarah . I was a fool . I can't believe it . How could I fall for such a trick ? "]
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['Is the clock right ? ', " I'm afraid it gains a little . ", ' By how many minutes ? ', ' Two . ']
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["Hey , Mary , what's up ? ", ' Just so so . Last night I met this great guy at the bar and we had such a wonderful time , so we decided to meet again tonight . ', " Oh , that's exciting . What does this guy look like ? Is he hot ? ", " Well , I didn't think so at first . But as we started talking , I found him extremely funny and witty . I couldn't stop laughing at his jokes ! And we have so much in common . We like the same team , music , and most amazingly , we both love Chinese food ! I have the feeling that we are going to be great friends . ", ' It seems you two are a good match . What qualities do you look for in a friend ? ', " There's nothing definite I think . I don't have a list or anything , but when I first meet somebody , I can usually tell whether or not that person is going to be a good friend . It seems I have radar helping me spot new friends . ", " Well , that's something I've never heard of . But if you ask me what I value most in a friend , I would say honesty . ", " I agree . You can't expect a close relationship with a dishonest person . Those are the people that will turn their back on you when you are in need . ", " Yeah , I know . A friend in need is a friend indeed . I don't need fair-weather friends either . "]
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['What β s up ? You don β t look too good . ', ' Yeah , my head hurts , that β s all . I β Ve been in physics class all day . It β s killer ! ', ' I liked physics . It β s all math , really . arcs , curves , velocity , cool stuff . ', ' Yeah , yeah , but today β s lesson was all about the creation of the universe . ', ' A physics class about the creation of the universe ? That β s some pretty unscientific language there . Sounds more religious to me . ', ' It β s all religion . Take the theory of the Big Bang.How is it possible that all of the stuff in the universe comes from an explosion ? That β s no better than Atlas carrying the globe on his back or African myths about turtles and stuff . ', ' Turtles ? Whatever ... Look , all that β s required for the creation of matter an imbalance of particles and anti-particles . At least , that β s what the math says . ', ' Math , sheath . What β s the evidence ? ', ' There is evidence ! You know Edwin Hubble ? He β s the guy who in the early twentieth century was the first scientist to measure the drift of matter in the universe , thus advancing notions of an expanding universe . What would it be expanding from ? Well , the Big Bang ... DUH ! ', ' Anyway , it β s just a theory . Why do people go around touting theories ? Where β s the scientific rigor in that ? ', ' Dude , don β t equivocate . A theory only becomes a theory after withstanding rigorous testing . You slept through class , didn β t you ? ']
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['Today more and more people advocate lifelong learning . But people have different views about lifelong learning . How do you understand lifelong learning ? ', " I think lifelong learning is the concept that it's never too soon or too late for learning ", ' Does that mean studying all the time ? ', " I don't think so . I think it's about your attitude towards learning . One should be open to new ideas , decisions , skills or behaviors . ", " Then the axiom - ' You can't teach an old dog new tricks ' doesn't work any longer . ", " You're right . Lifelong learning is about finding learning opportunities at all ages and in numerous contexts ", ' Yes , I agree with you . When I retired I will participate in programs to keep momentally active . ', ' Me too . To keep up with the changing world , one must be involved in lifelong learning and be ready to accept new things . ', " You know what ? I've recently been teaching myself French . ", " Really ? That's great ! I know that your company has a lot of clients in France . ", ' Yes , so I want to learn French to develop my career . ']
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['How old are you ? ', " Nine ... but I'll be ten on May 1st.When is your birthday ? ", " I'm older than you ! I'll be ten on April 14th . ", ' Are you going to have a birthday party ? ', " Maybe . I'll have to ask my mother . "]
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['It smells like an ashtray in here ! ', ' Hi honey ! What β s wrong ? Why do you have that look on your face ? ', ' What β s wrong ? I thought we agreed that you were gonna quit smoking . ', ' No ! I said I was going to cut down which is very different . You can β t just expect me to go cold turkey overnight ! ', ' Look , there are other ways to quit . You can try the nicotine patch , or nicotine chewing gum . We spend a fortune on cigarettes every month and now laws are cracking down and not allowing smoking in any public place . It β s not like you can just light up like before . ', ' I know , I know . I am trying but , I don β t have the willpower to just quit . I can β t fight with the urge to reach for my pack of smokes in the morning with coffee or after lunch ! Please understand ? ', ' Fine ! I want a divorce ! ']
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['Why are you shivering ? ', " It's freezing . "]
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['It seems that you get antsy when you hear I praise another guy . ', ' I get antsy not because you praise a guy , but because you may be taken for a ride by a guy like him . ', ' How come you think of him that way ? ', ' Because you seem to have lost your vigilance . You should be on the watch out . ', " I have no reason to distrust him . He's never caused any harm . ", " Isn't there anything that sounds fishy ? ", " Nothing smells a rat . I told you that he's an all-right guy . ", " All-right guy ? All right . Let's talk about something else instead . "]
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['Cheese ! It tastes like cardboard . ', ' I think so . Maybe that β s why it β s cheap here . ']
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['Have you signed up to join the company β s Christmas party ? ', ' Sure , I have . Will you join ? ', ' I will . You know , as a newcomer , I think it might be a good opportunity to get to know people from the other departments of our company in a more relaxed atmosphere . ', ' You are right . Our company β s Christmas party has always been an amazing occasion for everybody to relax and get to know each other better . It is also a time to make new friends and do some networking . ', ' I hope that it is not a formal one when the boss is there . ', ' No , it will not be formal at all . It is a fun time . You will love the game show . Please dress casually . Usually there is an over abandon of drinks , so be careful with that . ', ' Don β t worry , I can handle that . And I know if the boss is there , even it is an informal evening , it does not make a good impression to get totally drunk in front of him . ']
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["If the weatherman's predictions are accurate , it should rain tomorrow . ", " I hope not . Then we'd have to reschedule our baseball game . "]
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['hi , Emily , do you know that guy over there ? ', " The tall one ? Sure , that's Drive , he works with Lily . ", ' He is cute.What dose he do ? ', " I'm not sure , he is a manager I think . ", ' Really ? Are you going to introduce us ? ', " Well , he has already taken you know , that's his wife right there . "]
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["You didn't ring me last night . You said you would . ", " I'm sorry to have made you disappointed . ", " That's all right . But why were you so rude to me at lunch . ", ' Was I ? Sorry , I didn β t mean to be . I do apologize . ', ' And why are you yarning now ? Are you bored ? ', " Forgive me darling . I'm very tired . "]
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['Hi , Nicole . Did you have a good weekend ? ', ' Yes , I did . But I feel tired today . ', ' Really ? Why ? ', ' Well , on Saturday I cleaned the house and played tennis . Then on Sunday I hiked in the country . ', ' And I bet you studied , too . ', ' Yeah . I studied on Sunday evening . What about you ? ', " Well , I didn't clean the house and I didn't study . I stayed in bed and watched TV . ", ' That sounds like fun , but did you exercise ? ', ' Sort of . I played golf on my computer ! ']
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['There will be a parade to celebrate National Day this weekend . ', " What's the route ? ", ' From Zhongshan Circus to City Bank . ', ' If only I could join it ! ']
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["Excuse me . I'm afraid you're in my seat . You've moved my books . ", ' Oh , dear . ', ' You must have realized somebody was here . ', " Oh , well , I looked around . There wasn't any other space . I waited a while and nobody came . I'm sorry if I've taken your place . "]
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['What β s the life expectancy in your country ? ', ' I β m not sure , but probably about 75 years . How about in your country ? ', ' About 70 , I think . This newspaper article talks about the problems of an aging population . It β s a problem that will soon affect most of the world . ', ' I heard that the government might need to increase the retirement age , because otherwise there will not be enough workers to support the young and the elderly . ', ' Perhaps we need to have more babies ! Tina gave birth to a baby boy yesterday . ', ' Did she ? That β s great . However , if we have too many children , that will have a bad effect on the enviroment . ', ' How β s your son these days ? ', ' Oh , he β s fine . Kids seem to grow up very quickly nowadays . ', ' He β ll be a teenager before you know it ! Teenagers are often rebellious ! When do you mine it is a good age to have a child ? ', ' I had mine when I was 24 . that β s a little young . I β d suggest you wait until you are in your late twenties . , or even in your early thirties if you have a good career . ', ' Yes , I think you β re right . I β m thinking about having a child , but not just yet . ', ' Is there a big generation gap between parents and their children in you country ? ', ' Yes , there is . Teenagers do not want to live traditional lives . They want to go out , have fun , and explore the world . They want to develop their own view of life . Parents usually try to discourage them , but they don β t often succeed . ', ' Parents usually give their children more freedom in my country . Sometimes they give them too much freedom . ', ' It β s almost impossible to get the right balance . If you are too strict , kids might ignore you . If you are too lenient , they might go wild . ']
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["I'm going to Japan this year on vacation . ", ' Have you ever been to America ? ', " No , but I'd really like to . ", " You'd like it . "]
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['Hey , Mark , long time no see . ', " Julie ! It's good to see you again . How have you been ? ", " Great . I just got back from a week's vacation in Thailand . ", ' Really ? How was it ? ', " Fantastic ! I didn't want to come back . ", ' I hear the beaches in Thailand are beautiful . ', ' They are . And not only that the people are friendly , but also the food is delicious , not to mention cheap . ', ' I do like Thai food . Did you see much of Bangkok ? ', " Not much . I've got enough city life in Beijing . ", ' I know what you mean . I could use a vacation myself . ', " Hey , wouldn't it be great if we could go to Thailand together sometime ? ", ' Yeah , it sure would . ']
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['Could I see the manager please ? I have a complaint to make . ', ' Yes , I β m the manager here . What can I do for you , Madam ? ', ' Did you have the room checked before we move in ? ', ' Which room are you in ? ', ' 1808 . The toilet doesn β t work properly , the water doesn β t run in the shower . ', ' I β m awfully sorry to hear that . I β ll turn to it right away . ']
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['Congratulations , Vivian . You won the grand prize , again . ', " Isn't it just great ! I just knew I'd win ! ", ' You did ? How ? Did you wear red underwear again this year ? ', ' Not only that ! ', " Tell me ! Tell me ! What's your secret ? ! ", " OK , OK . I'll whisper it to you , but you have to promise not to tell anyone ! ", ' What ? ! You did that ? ? ! ! ! ']
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['We are going to the concert this evening . Will you join us . ', " I'm very sorry I can't . ", ' Why not ? ', " I've been snowed under with since my bosses away on business . "]
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["You'v been work here for nearly a month , how do you feel about the job ? ", ' Not bad.Thank you for your help . I am always busy with this job , I feel a bit tired . ', " I had the same feeling when I first came to work here . but after a period of time , I feel better , I am sure you ' ll get used to this busy job . ", " I also feel that work efficiency here is very high . and you have strong working ability and professional skill , it seems that you know all , that's really wonderful ! ", ' You know the phrase , the survival the fittest . We have no choices . ', " That's right , I have to work hard . "]
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['The music is on.May I have the pleasure to dance with you ? ', " Sorry , I'm engaged for the foxtrot.Will the next Walls be all right ? ", ' Certainly . ']
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['Excuse me , is this seat taken ? ', ' No , please feel free . ', ' Thanks a lot . ', ' Do you work in Shanghai ? ', ' Yes I do . How about you ? ', " No , I'm a tourist . This place is amazing ! It's much bigger than I imagined , and much more exciting ! There's so much to see here . ", " You can say that again ! It's much more modern than people imagine . Where are you from ? ", " Um , well let's see ... I'm from Kansas originally . A much quieter and more peaceful place than here , that's for sure ! ", ' Uh huh ... ']
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['Look at this headline , Soo Mi . ', ' Wow ! So many people in the United States get divorced ! ', ' Is it the same in Korea ? ', " I don't think so . In Korea some marriages break up , but most couples stay together . ", ' Do people get married young ? ', ' Not really . Very few people get married beforethe age of 20 . ', ' Hmm . Do women usually work after they get married ? ', ' No , a lot of women stay home and take care of their families . But some work . ']
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['Boy ! What a beauty ! I fall in love with her at the first sight . ', ' The beauty under the tree ? ', ' Of course.No girl is more charming . ', ' She is a young man ! ']
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['Excuse me.Where do I register ? ', ' Oh , over there in Pacific Pavilion . ', ' Is that the large , white building ? ', " Yeah , that's it . ", ' Thanks . ']
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['How was your education going on in Australia ? ', " I'm going to graduate this summer . ", ' Where are you going to work then , in Australia or back in China ? ', " I'm planning to return to China after graduation . ", ' Why are you choosing to leave a foreign country ? Many people are reluctant to leave the superior living environment abroad . ', ' Well , I think personal development is much more important than simply having a superior living environment . ', " Yeah , China's developing so fast and development opportunities can be found almost in every corner of the country . "]
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['Do you have any particular hobbies , Tom ? ', ' Oh , yes . I love playing badminton , table tennis and computer games . And playing the games has become my favorite . ', " I hear many teenagers will spend hours and hours sitting at computers . And they don't care about their own health at all . How about you ? ", " I'm no better than them . They say it's mindless to sit in front of a machine all the time , but I think it's stimulating . ", " You won't play online games full of violence , will you ? ", ' Once in a while . ', " It's no good . And I think spending several hours each day playing computer games is a waste of time . You might as well do something healthy and meaningful . ", ' I hope I can practice self-control again . ']
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['What β s the plot of your new movie ? ', ' It β s a story about a policemen who is investigating a series of strange murders . I play the part of the detective . He has to catch the killer , but there β s very little evidence . It β s a psychological th ', ' Did you enjoy making the movie ? We heard stories of disagreement with other actors and with the director . ', ' I have had disagreement with every director . I β Ve worked with . We β Ve always disagreed in a friendly way and we have always resolved our differences . It was the same when I made this movie . I don β t no ', ' Critics are not very happy with the movies that you β Ve made recently . Does that bother you ? ', ' Not at all . The feedback from audience has been great . I care about what they think more than what the critics think . ', ' Did you do you own stunts in the movie ? ', ' I wanted to , but my insurance company wouldn β t let me . All of my stunts were done by a stuntman . As you know , I used to do my own stunts , but I β ll leave that to the experts in future . ', ' Thank you very much for doing this interview . ', ' My pleasure . Have you seen the movie yet ? ', ' Yes . I have . I liked it very much . Like you , I was very impressed with Rachel β s performance in the movie . She β s going to be a star . ']
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["Who's that old lady trimming the trees ? ", " She's my grandma . ", " She's looks very healthy.How old is she ? ", ' 92 . ']
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['Mom . My legs are killing me . ', ' Hold on . We will be successful right away . ']
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