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train_3600 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# complains to #Person1# about the poor service of employees in their store. #Person1# apologizes and offers a 50% discount. | [
"#Person1#: Ma'ma, come in, please.\n#Person2#: Excuse me, are you a manager?\n#Person1#: Yes, what can I do for you?\n#Person2#: Well, I have received such poor service from your employees this morning. I felt I had to let you know.\n#Person1#: I'm sorry, ma'am, please tell me what happened.\n#Person2#: I was aski... |
train_3601 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# asks #Person1#'s dad to buy stationery and art supplies and send #Person1# to Sarah's house afterward. #Person2# agrees. | [
"#Person1#: Can we go shopping dad? I need to get some notebooks and pens.\n#Person2#: No problem, do you need to buy anything else for school?\n#Person1#: I need a new brush for art class too.\n#Person2#: Let's go to the art store then, we can get all of those supplies there. You probably need a lot more than that... |
train_3602 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# wants to buy a tie. He thinks the first style is too expensive and the second one is too bright. #Person1# says the second one makes people look rich. | [
"#Person1#: Can I help you sir?\n#Person2#: Yes, how much for the tie? I love the pattern.\n#Person1#: Oh, I love those ties. They're selling well. They're $30.50 each.\n#Person2#: The price is a bit high. Have you got anything cheaper?\n#Person1#: Well, we do have these simpler red ones on sale, and there are the ... |
train_3603 | Summarize the following conversation. | Miss Zhang is showing #Person2# and other tourists around the Tiger-running Spring. She explains the origins of the name and introduces the Longing Tea. | [
"#Person1#: Every honored guests, welcome to Hang Thou. Now we are visiting Tiger-running Spring.\n#Person2#: How can we relate tiger to this spot, Miss Zhang?\n#Person1#: Its name originates from a legend that two tigers run here and made a hole, and then a spring gushed out from it.\n#Person2#: How ignorant I am!... |
train_3604 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# tells #Person1# #Person2# lives with parents and sister, and they have a cat and a dog. #Person2# shares the division of housework. | [
"#Person1#: Do you live in the red house at the end of the road?\n#Person2#: Yes, I live in that house with my parents and my sister. We also have a cat and a dog.\n#Person1#: Do you take your dog for a walk every day?\n#Person2#: No. My father and I do it together. My father takes the dog for a walk every Monday, ... |
train_3605 | Summarize the following conversation. | Mr Waterstone chooses to redeem the Fixed Deposit Certificate with Becky's assistance, and he prefers having the smaller notes. | [
"#Person1#: Hello Mr. Waterstone, what can I do for you today?\n#Person2#: Hello, Becky. Well, you see, I have this thing here, called a Fixed Deposit Certificate, and I've just noticed the date on it.\n#Person1#: Oh, I see. You have two choices here you can either redeem or renew.\n#Person2#: I think I'll redeem, ... |
train_3606 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# rents three pairs of skates, one for #Person2#, and the other two for kids, from #Person1#. #Person1# offers #Person2# suggestions about the safety of skating beginners. | [
"#Person1#: What can I do for you, young man?\n#Person2#: I need to rent three pairs of skates for the morning.\n#Person1#: What sizes do you need?\n#Person2#: One pair of 37, and two pairs of 21. One for me, and the other two for two kids.\n#Person1#: Here you are. And here are three crash helmets.\n#Person2#: Tha... |
train_3607 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# tells #Person1# #Person2#'s experience in advertising. #Person2# shares what qualities an advertising planner should have and what #Person2# has learned at work. | [
"#Person1#: Do you have experience in advertising?\n#Person2#: Yes, I used to have a part-time job in advertising company.\n#Person1#: What were you mean duties there?\n#Person2#: I mostly did advertising planning.\n#Person1#: What qualities do you think an advertising planner should have?\n#Person2#: I think an ad... |
train_3608 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# and #Person2# introduces the rules of a ball game before starting. | [
"#Person1#: OK, everyone. Gather around. Here are the rules. No tackling. No pushing.\n#Person2#: You shouldn't grab someone else's shirt. That's a foul.\n#Person1#: Play is stopped when the person with the ball is touched.\n#Person2#: You can touch them only between the shoulder and the knees.\n#Person1#: The touc... |
train_3609 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# and #Person2# see a nice house with the Open House sign. They visit the house, check its information on the flyers, and talk about the price. | [
"#Person1#: I see an Open House sign over there, and I think we should go check it out.\n#Person2#: I think that looks like a very nice house. Is it on our Internet listing for Open Houses?\n#Person1#: Yes, I see it listed on the printout we got off of the Internet.\n#Person2#: I love the beautiful lawn. What a gre... |
train_3610 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1#'s looking for Bluemingdails, and #Person2# tells #Person1# how to get there. | [
"#Person1#: Excuse me. I'm looking for Bluemingdails. Could you tell me how to get there?\n#Person2#: Sure. It's very close actually. You go straight down this road. Then you turn left, at the next junction.\n#Person1#: Left the next junction. Ok.\n#Person2#: Bluemingdails is on the corner of that block. You see it... |
train_3611 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# welcomes #Person2#'s come. #Person1# finds #Person2#'s cheeks are red, and says #Person1#'s grappa can cure. | [
"#Person1#: Welcome! Sophia told us you were coming!\n#Person2#: Um. . . It's wonderful to be here. Uh. . . this place looks really cozy.\n#Person1#: Thank you! Your cheeks are as red as a tomato! Are you shy?\n#Person2#: Maybe. . .\n#Person1#: Some of my grappa will cure your shyness.\n#Person2#: Is that a kind of... |
train_3612 | Summarize the following conversation. | Pete tells Ann he knows her name from Andrea. Pete and Ann are both from London, and Pete invites Ann to play tennis. | [
"#Person1#: Hi, my name is Pete. You are Ann. Isn't that right?\n#Person2#: Hi Pete, how do you know my name?\n#Person1#: Do you see that girl in the red top? She told me who you were.\n#Person2#: Oh Andrea, the Spanish girl?\n#Person1#: Yes, that's her.\n#Person2#: I met her last week at a party. Anyway, you must ... |
train_3613 | Summarize the following conversation. | Jerry admires Diana's achievements at school, but Diana tells him her IQ score is slightly above average. Diana encourages Jerry to work hard to get high marks. | [
"#Person1#: I really admire you, Diana.\n#Person2#: why, Jerry? Your words just came out of the blue.\n#Person1#: you are really happy and able to achieve high scores at school.\n#Person2#: I work very hard and that's it, you know, practice makes perfect.\n#Person1#: isn't there anything else?\n#Person2#: I have no... |
train_3614 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# tells #Person1# their company hires two cleaning ladies, but #Person2# dislikes one of them. | [
"#Person1#: How many cleaning ladies does your company hire?\n#Person2#: We have two cleaning ladies. But both of them have received little education.\n#Person1#: Most cleaning ladies are illiterate. But some of them do a very nice job.\n#Person2#: But I actually dislike another lady. She is more capable and seems ... |
train_3615 | Summarize the following conversation. | Lisa tells #Person1# she found out her husband Mark is cheating on her. Mark admits that he has been seeing someone else for two months. | [
"#Person1#: What's the matter, Lisa? You don't look too good.\n#Person2#: I just found out that my husband is cheating on me.\n#Person1#: You mean Mark? He seems like such an honest guy.\n#Person2#: That's what I thought. It seems that he's been seeing someone else for about two months.\n#Person1#: Two months? How ... |
train_3616 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1#'s upset about finding no ways to progress up the career ladder. #Person2# suggests getting an MBA and explains GMAT to #Person1#. #Person1# gets spirited and decides to ace the test. | [
"#Person1#: I can't seem to progress up the career ladder no matter how hard I try and I have been here for 2 years already!\n#Person2#: Well, have you thought of getting an MBA? I heard it does wonders in getting you to the top.\n#Person1#: An MBA, hey. . . well my degree wasn't in business, the business schools w... |
train_3617 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# and #Person2# are talking about the composition of their family population. #Person1# thinks divorce is becoming more and more common, and #Person2# says she would have a divorce if her husband cheated on her. | [
"#Person1#: How many people are in your family?\n#Person2#: As you know, China has a single-child policy. Therefore, there's just my husband, my daughter and I. What about in your family?\n#Person1#: I have one daughter and one son. Then there's my husband and I. What about your parents? Do they live with your fami... |
train_3618 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# can't help thinking of skipping classes for a basketball game, and #Person2# persuades #Person1# to enjoy life. Then they talk about the game excitedly while watching it. | [
"#Person1#: Wow, this is drop-dead gorgeous.\n#Person2#: So no more regret now?\n#Person1#: Don't remind me of that. This would be the last time I cut any classes for a basketball game.\n#Person2#: Come on. Don't be so hard on yourself. Enjoy your life.\n#Person1#: I just can't help it. Oh, look at Clive, he is rea... |
train_3619 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# asks #Person2# the time and the date because #Person1# is new in Beijing. #Person2# gives #Person1# #Person2#'s business card so that #Person1# can contact #Person2# when needs help. | [
"#Person1#: Excuse me, Sir, May I have the time, please?\n#Person2#: Beg your pardon?\n#Person1#: Er. . . I'd like to know what time it is now.\n#Person2#: Oh, Let me see. . . It's three forty-five. Er. . . wait, My watch is five minutes fast. So it should be three forty\n#Person1#: Thank you. By the way, what day ... |
train_3620 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# orders the Kung PAO chicken and fried rice. | [
"#Person1#: Can I take your order, sir?\n#Person2#: I'll have the kung PAO chicken, please.\n#Person1#: Certainly sir, would you like some rice or noodles with that?\n#Person2#: Just some fried rice please.\n#Person1#: Ok, would you like some soup as well?\n#Person2#: No, thanks.\n#Person1#: Thank you very much. Yo... |
train_3621 | Summarize the following conversation. | Clyde invites Ms. Jackson and her friend to dinner. Ms. Jackson likes the food. | [
"#Person1#: Good evening Ms. Jackson. Such a fancy meeting you here.\n#Person2#: Hi, Clyde. This is my friend, Wen. She's visiting from UCLA.\n#Person1#: Clyde Smith. Pleasure to meet you. May I treat you ladies to dinner?\n#Person2#: OK! I was just telling Wen about African-American food.\n#Person1#: You weren't g... |
train_3622 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# explains to #Person1# L / C stands for 'letter of credit', which is necessary for trade between two countries. | [
"#Person1#: Hello, Sir. What can we do for you today?\n#Person2#: Hello. I've been asked to come and see about something called L / C? What is it exactly?\n#Person1#: L / C stands for'letter of credit'. This is necessary for trade between two countries. A Letter of Credit is quite literally that, a letter addressed... |
train_3623 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# reads over the lease, signs it, and gives #Person1# the requested deposit. | [
"#Person1#: Okay, here's the lease. Read it over before you sign it. As you can see, the deposit is $ 300.\n#Person2#: Oh, okay. I can get it back when I move out, right?\n#Person1#: Yes, assuming there's been no damage to the apartment. Before you move in, you can make a list of any marks, scratches, and so forth ... |
train_3624 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# wants a good RPG. #Person1# recommends one with great 3D graphics and one with a sci-fi game, and #Person2# chooses the latter. | [
"#Person1#: Welcome to Game World. What can I do for you?\n#Person2#: I'd like to get a good RPG. Can you recommend any?\n#Person1#: Sure. This one here just came out. It's got great 3D graphics and a cool story line. It's also got a multiplayer function so you can play against other people on the Internet.\n#Perso... |
train_3625 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1#'s going to the US to attend #Person1#'s daughter's commencement. #Person1# takes the traveler's checks and explains to #Person2# how to use it. | [
"#Person1#: I'm going to the United Stated to attend my daughter's commencement.\n#Person2#: How nice! Are you going to convert some RMB to US dollars?\n#Person1#: Yes. But I will not take much cash with me I can ask the bank to give me the traveler's checks. So it will be safer.\n#Person2#: How can you cash them w... |
train_3626 | Summarize the following conversation. | Janice calls to #Person2# to ask for sick leave for two days as the doctor suggests, and #Person2# agrees. | [
"#Person1#: Could I have a word with you, Madam?\n#Person2#: Is that you, Janice? Just speaking.\n#Person1#: I have to tell you that I can't be in today and tomorrow.\n#Person2#: So sorry to hear that. What's wrong with you?\n#Person1#: I feel sick and coughed a lot at night.\n#Person2#: Is that serious? You ought ... |
train_3627 | Summarize the following conversation. | Janice tells #Person1# she sent her resume to Pineapple Computer Company. #Person1# gets some employment information, but #Person1# fears. Janice encourages #Person1#. | [
"#Person1#: How's everything, Janice?\n#Person2#: I sent my resume to a computer company and am waiting for their call.\n#Person1#: Which company?\n#Person2#: Pineapple Computer Company. A secretary is needed there, and it is worth a try. Do you get any information or advertisement for employment?\n#Person1#: Yep! ... |
train_3628 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# says #Person2# damaged #Person1#'s car's rear bumper. #Person2# thinks he didn't do that but will take responsibility. | [
"#Person1#: Hey man, you hit my car.\n#Person2#: I really didn't mean to.\n#Person1#: It doesn't matter, because you damaged my car.\n#Person2#: It looks okay to me.\n#Person1#: Look what you did to my rear bumper.\n#Person2#: What's wrong with it?\n#Person1#: My bumper is smashed in.\n#Person2#: I didn't do that. ... |
train_3629 | Summarize the following conversation. | Mr. Holloway phones the Headmistress to talk about his son Michael's trouble at school. His P. E. teacher, Miss Sanderson said Michael's kit wasn't right for P.E. class, which everyone in the class found amusing and Michael was embarrassed. The secretary answers the phone and helps Mr. Holloway figure out what Michael ... | [
"#Person1#: Hello? Beechgrove School? This is Mr. Holloway speaking. Brad Holloway. I'm ringing about my son Michael. He came home yesterday and said he'd been in trouble at school with his P. E. teacher, Miss Sanderson. She said he didn't have the right kit for P. E. Everyone else thought it was all highly amusing... |
train_3630 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# tells #Person1# about #Person2#'s experiences in school. #Person2# emphasizes #Person2#'s advantages and explains why #Person1# should hire #Person2# over the other students. | [
"#Person1#: OK, tell me about yourself.\n#Person2#: Well, last year in school I played on the football team. It kept me busy, but I learned to manage my time. And also it has been a great experience in learning how to work on the team with other players.\n#Person1#: How would your teachers describe you?\n#Person2#:... |
train_3631 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# thinks it'll be late for the film, and they decide to take a taxi. | [
"#Person1#: What time is it now?\n#Person2#: It's half past seven. I think we will be late for the film.\n#Person1#: Don't worry. There is still twenty minutes to go.\n#Person2#: But it's three kilometers from here to the cinema. How can we get there in such a short time?\n#Person1#: I think we can walk there in tw... |
train_3632 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# tells Mark #Person1#'ll plant some rose bushes at weekends. | [
"#Person1#: Bye, Mark, have a nice weekend.\n#Person2#: Thanks, same to you. Doing anything exciting?\n#Person1#: No, not really. We were thinking of going to the beach, but I don't think Martin is well enough to go. So he will probably stay in and watch TV. And I'll plant the rose bushes I bought yesterday."
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train_3633 | Summarize the following conversation. | Jane tells Jack she's decided to leave because she'd like to do something different. She plans to live abroad. Jack feels sorry but understands. | [
"#Person1#: Can I talk to you for a moment,Jack?\n#Person2#: Of course,Jane. Sit down. What is it?\n#Person1#: I've decided to leave.\n#Person2#: Leave?\n#Person1#: Yes.\n#Person2#: Oh,no. Is it because we're moving out of London?\n#Person1#: Well,yes. But there are other reasons.\n#Person2#: I see. You never like ... |
train_3634 | Summarize the following conversation. | Professor Webster's teaching assistant Don lost his voice, and Don's neighbor, Janet calls Webster to get someone to pass back the mid-term exam papers. Professor Webster will do it for Don, and he asks Janet where Don's class is. | [
"#Person1#: Maths Department, Dr. Webster speaking.\n#Person2#: Hello, Professor Webster. This is Janet Hill calling. I live two doors down from your teaching assistant, Don Williams. Don asked me to call you because he's lost his voice and can't talk to you himself.\n#Person1#: Lost his voice? That's too bad. Is t... |
train_3635 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# invites #Person2# to do something on Saturday together. #Person2# would love to, but #Person2# is busy this weekend. | [
"#Person1#: Well, do you have anything planned for this Saturday?\n#Person2#: Er, I'm kind of busy. Why do you ask?\n#Person1#: I was wondering if we could get together and do something, like going to a concert or taking a walk by the lake.\n#Person2#: I'd love to, but I'm really busy this weekend.\n#Person1#: That... |
train_3636 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# tells Annie there's a vacant room in #Person1#'s flat and tells her the cost and location. | [
"#Person1#: Annie, some friends of mine have just moved out of this flat. It might be just what you and Jean and Emily are looking for-three bedrooms in a very quiet location.\n#Person2#: Well, that's important. I can't bear noise. What's the cost?\n#Person1#: About 450 a month, I think. Rather a strict landlady, b... |
train_3637 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# tells Jim it's time for the talk show. | [
"#Person1#: Jim, you are on the net again? When are you going to get off? It's the time for the talk show.\n#Person2#: Just a minute, dear. I'm looking at a new jewelry site. I want to make sure I get the right gift for Mum's birthday."
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train_3638 | Summarize the following conversation. | Cindy tells #Person1# the room is all #Person1#'s, but they share the bathroom. | [
"#Person1#: Cindy, I have this room to myself? \n#Person2#: It's all yours. \n#Person1#: It's twice as big as my room in Taiwan! \n#Person2#: Well, I hope it's comfortable enough for you. \n#Person1#: I think I'm going to like it here. \n#Person2#: You have a phone on the bedside table that you can use. \n#Person1#... |
train_3639 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# describes the experience of seeing a ghost when #Person1# was a little child to #Person2#. But it turned out to be his father getting a late-night snack in his green pajamas. | [
"#Person1#: So, Jack, do you believe in ghosts? \n#Person2#: No, not really. Why do you ask? \n#Person1#: Because I want to tell you about the time that I saw a ghost. \n#Person2#: You saw a ghost? When? \n#Person1#: It was many years ago, when I was a little child. It was the middle of the night, and I went to get... |
train_3640 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# and Joan are having fun at the party, and they're going to dance. | [
"#Person1#: It's a wonderful party, Joan, The food, the drink, the atmosphere. . . Everyone is enjoying himself. \n#Person2#: Thanks to your help. To our friendship. \n#Person1#: Bottoms up! By the way what kind of entertainment are we gonna have? \n#Person2#: Dancing. The boys from the Campus Band have promised to... |
train_3641 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# and Daniel skipped classes to watch the basketball match. #Person1# wants to be like Gucci and even wants to be the boyfriend of Daniel's sis. Daniel thinks #Person1#'s out of mind. | [
"#Person1#: Daniel, what are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be at school now? \n#Person2#: The same question to you. \n#Person1#: Well, we shall make it a secret between us. \n#Person2#: Deal, Where is Gucci? \n#Person1#: She is the cheer-leader. They are required to put on a performance. Look! Here they co... |
train_3642 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# asks for volunteers to introduce themselves. Gavin White volunteers to introduce himself first. | [
"#Person1#: This is our first day of class. It's better for us to introduce ourselves to each other. Who would like to begin first? Any volunteers? \n#Person2#: I'd like to introduce myself first. \n#Person1#: Yes, please. \n#Person2#: My name is Gavin White. I was born and raised in London. After high school, I we... |
train_3643 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# purchases two kilos of yellow apples and one kilo of seedless grapes from #Person1#. With #Person1#'s remind, #Person2# buys a three-kilo watermelon that she needs. | [
"#Person1#: Hello Madam, what can I do for you?\n#Person2#: I'd like some of the yellow apples you have in the front window. 2 kilos of those please.\n#Person1#: OK, I see. You have a good eye for fruit. They are the best value only $2.40 for 2 kilos. Would you like anything else?\n#Person2#: Yes, please. I also ne... |
train_3644 | Summarize the following conversation. | Lucy asks her dad for permission to travel around South Asia with Mary and Susan. Her dad asks her to speak to her mom. | [
"#Person1#: Dad, I want to travel around South Asia this summer holiday. Do you agree?\n#Person2#: I am not sure, Lucy. You are only 18.\n#Person1#: But I won't be traveling by myself.\n#Person2#: Who would like to go with you?\n#Person1#: Mary and Susan.\n#Person2#: Where would you stay?\n#Person1#: We stay in you... |
train_3645 | Summarize the following conversation. | Paul talks with #Person2# who sits next to him. Paul's going to LSE to do a master's and international relations, and #Person2#'s going to the University of Middlesex to do business studies. | [
"#Person1#: Hi, I think I'm sitting next to you, seat 35 BC.\n#Person2#: Oh, sorry. I'll just move my things. Hold on a minute.\n#Person1#: Thanks. I've been waiting at the gate for ages.\n#Person2#: The flight was delayed leaving Beijing, too. Security checks, you know. Are you going to London then?\n#Person1#: Ye... |
train_3646 | Summarize the following conversation. | Charles and Diana talk about their Christmas holiday. Diana went to London, while Charles visited his grandparents in France. | [
"#Person1#: Morning, Charles.\n#Person2#: Morning, Diana. How was your Christmas?\n#Person1#: Great!\n#Person2#: Where did you go?\n#Person1#: I went to London and stayed with my uncle for 2 weeks.\n#Person2#: How lucky! How did you get there?\n#Person1#: By air, of course. What about you?\n#Person2#: I went to vis... |
train_3647 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2#'s replying to a man's article in the forum because #Person2# thinks his viewpoint is wrong. Then #Person2# tells #Person1# the forum discussion. | [
"#Person1#: What are you writing online?\n#Person2#: I'm replying to a man's article in the forum.\n#Person1#: Do you know him?\n#Person2#: No, I think his viewpoint expressed in the forum is wrong, so I want to show him my opinion.\n#Person1#: Do you do that kind of thing often?\n#Person2#: Yes, I like to discuss ... |
train_3648 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# signs a one-year lease with #Person2# and tells #Person2# #Person2#'ll get the security deposit back if everything's alright. | [
"#Person1#: Everything seems to be OK, but how long do you want the place?\n#Person2#: Six months.\n#Person1#: Oh well, that might be a problem. I only sign one-year lease.\n#Person2#: Well, one year would be fine, too. I'm not planning on leaving the area soon.\n#Person1#: Well if it's not a problem, then here you... |
train_3649 | Summarize the following conversation. | Alice shows the old school photographs and introduces her good friend Lily to #Person1#. | [
"#Person1#: Hi, Alice. What are you doing?\n#Person2#: I am looking at some old school photographs.\n#Person1#: Can I have a look? When was this photo taken?\n#Person2#: That photo was taken more than 7 years ago.\n#Person1#: Who is this girl?\n#Person2#: That's Lily. At first I didn't like her because I thought th... |
train_3650 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# tells #Person1# #Person2# drinks more than 3 cups of hot and iced coffee every day. #Person2# thinks drinking coffee isn't a dangerous thing in #Person2#'s life and enjoys it. | [
"#Person1#: I was going to make myself some tea. Do you want some?\n#Person2#: No, thanks. I'm fine with my coffee.\n#Person1#: You know, it's not healthy to drink so much coffee. How many cups do you have every day anyway?\n#Person2#: More than 3 cups I guess.\n#Person1#: And do you put cream and sugar in your cof... |
train_3651 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# tells #Person1# the match starts at 2 pm, and the game doesn't get rough because the referee keeps things under control. | [
"#Person1#: What time does the match start on Sunday?\n#Person2#: Well, most people turn up at about 1:45 PM but things won't start until 2:00 PM.\n#Person1#: Cool. How many other people are going to turn up?\n#Person2#: I think 12 people should come along on Sunday and that's out of a total membership of 49.\n#Per... |
train_3652 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# lodges a claim against #Person2# for inferior quality and shows a survey report to prove it. #Person2# promises to repair the products and compensate #Person1#. | [
"#Person1#: The consignments of chemical instruments have just reached us. We have to lodge a claim against you for inferior quality I am afraid.\n#Person2#: Is there anything wrong?\n#Person1#: We bought 1, 000 sets of chemical instruments from you, but there are 40 not up to the standard.\n#Person2#: It's hard fo... |
train_3653 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# got the flu. #Person1# wants to recover soon because #Person1#'ll be on a business trip. #Person2# suggests letting the flu run its course and canceling the business trip. | [
"#Person1#: A guy in my office got the flu the other day. Today I seem to have come down with it, too.\n#Person2#: Very likely. You have a slight fever. Do you have a headache, too?\n#Person1#: Yes. I wonder if you could do something to help me recover soon, because I'll be on a business trip in two days.\n#Person2... |
train_3654 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# and Parker will meet next Wednesday. | [
"#Person1#: Hello, Parker. How's everything?\n#Person2#: Can't complain. And you?\n#Person1#: Business is booming. I understand you want to meet up with me next week. How's your schedule look?\n#Person2#: Let me see. I can come out and see you first thing Wednesday.\n#Person1#: Great."
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train_3655 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# bargains with #Person2# for autographed Elvis records and will take five for eighty-five. | [
"#Person1#: How much for these autographed Elvis records?\n#Person2#: Thirty bucks a record. Or five for one hundred and twenty bucks.\n#Person1#: Uh, I'm not sure. Are these all in good condition?\n#Person2#: Absolutely. I bought them from the King's estate myself! Tell you what-I'll let you have five for one hund... |
train_3656 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2#'s company wants to join Comprehensive Credit Granting. #Person1#'s manager may agree to take into account special circumstances. | [
"#Person1#: Good afternoon, how can I be of service today?\n#Person2#: My company wants to become involved in your Comprehensive Credit Granting. We are a very young company and I'm not at all sure if we meet your credit requirements.\n#Person1#: It is possible to take into account special circumstances, should the... |
train_3657 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# comes to fix #Person1#'s leaky pipe. #Person1# doesn't mind if the wall needs tearing down. | [
"#Person1#: Thank you for coming.\n#Person2#: You're welcome. What's the problem?\n#Person1#: I have a leaky pipe.\n#Person2#: Where exactly is the pipe?\n#Person1#: The pipe is behind a wall in my bathroom.\n#Person2#: How long has the pipe been leaking?\n#Person1#: It began leaking a couple of days ago.\n#Person2... |
train_3658 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# thinks people are cruel to animals and they live in poor conditions. #Person1# thinks people should stop eating animals and provide them with better conditions. Both #Person1# and #Person2# agree it's a good idea to improve the condition at zoos. They are happy that most people treat their pets well. | [
"#Person1#: What do you think of the way people use and treat animals?\n#Person2#: I think most people treat animals well, but we are often cruel to animals. When we raise animals for food, the conditions they live in are often poor.\n#Person1#: Perhaps people should stop eating animals. We could grow more crops.\n... |
train_3659 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# and #Person2# shop gifts for their father. | [
"#Person1#: I want to buy a gift for my father. Will you go with me to choose one for him?\n#Person2#: Sure. Is it your father's birthday?\n#Person1#: Don't you know? Tomorrow is Father's Day.\n#Person2#: Oh! How could I forget such an important holiday?\n#Person1#: You also need to choose a gift for your father, r... |
train_3660 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# returns a book and checks out a video with #Person1#'s assistance. | [
"#Person1#: May I help you?\n#Person2#: I'm returning a book.\n#Person1#: Do you need anything else?\n#Person2#: I also need to check out this video.\n#Person1#: This is all you want to check out?\n#Person2#: Just the video.\n#Person1#: I'm going to need your library card.\n#Person2#: I have it right here.\n#Person... |
train_3661 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# and Mary squabble over each other's annoying habits. Then they both calm down and promise to be more considerate. #Person1# invites Mary to go out for dinner on Friday night. | [
"#Person1#: Hey, Mary, can you cut that out?\n#Person2#: Cut what out? what are you talking about? I'm not doing anything.\n#Person1#: The tapping of your pen on your desk. It's driving me crazy.\n#Person2#: Fine! By the way would you mind not slurping your coffee every time you have a cup!\n#Person1#: I don't slur... |
train_3662 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# and #Person1# prefer staying at home than going to the cinema. | [
"#Person1#: We can go to the cinema or say at home watching TV, what's it to be?\n#Person2#: As far as I'm concerned, staying at home is more comfortable than going to the movies.\n#Person1#: Thanks, dear. I feel so tired after a whole day's work."
] |
train_3663 | Summarize the following conversation. | Julia has prepared a candlelight dinner for the anniversary. #Person1# sends her a diamond brooch as a present. Julia's happy. | [
"#Person1#: Julia, why have you prepared a candlelight dinner? Anything special to celebrate? Did you get a promotion?\n#Person2#: Honey, don't tell me that you forgot our anniversary, did you?\n#Person1#: Oh, my dear, how can I forget such an important day? I was just kidding. Look at this box.\n#Person2#: What's ... |
train_3664 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# buys two tickets of a folk concert from #Person2#. The seats are in the back. | [
"#Person1#: Can I help you?\n#Person2#: Yes, would you like to tell me what's playing for tonight?\n#Person1#: Sure. There is a folk concert tonight.\n#Person2#: Are there any good seats left?\n#Person1#: Sorry. There are only some seats in the back.\n#Person2#: Well, what time does it begin?\n#Person1#: It begins ... |
train_3665 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# tells #Person1# how to find some books on social science from the drawers by the title of the book or the name of the author. | [
"#Person1#: Excuse me. Can you tell me how to find some books on social science?\n#Person2#: Sure. You see all these little drawers here and all the way around the walls?\n#Person1#: Yes.\n#Person2#: These drawers contain cards describing every book in our library. Together they constitute the library's ' card cata... |
train_3666 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# and #Person2# discuss how they feel about New York. Then they decide to go to McDonald's. | [
"#Person1#: So, what do you think? How do you like New York?\n#Person2#: I'm having a great time. I love it. I'm glad we came.\n#Person1#: Yeah. I really like the stores and the shopping.\n#Person2#: I love the museums, too.\n#Person1#: But the traffic is pretty bad.\n#Person2#: Yeah. I hate all this traffic. It's ... |
train_3667 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# takes a photo of #Person2#. #Person1# wonders what brings #Person2# to China. | [
"#Person1#: Shall I take a photo of you?\n#Person2#: Could you? Thank you.\n#Person1#: You're welcome. What brings you to China?\n#Person2#: I'm actually here on business.\n#Person1#: I see and what do you do for a living?\n#Person2#: I'm an IT salesman.\n#Person1#: That sounds like a good job.\n#Person2#: It's ver... |
train_3668 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# considers home schooling their children in the future. #Person2# thinks it will isolate their children from society. #Person1# will negotiate it with their parents over Sunday brunch. | [
"#Person1#: I think we should home school our children when we decide to have kids.\n#Person2#: What? Why?\n#Person1#: Well, our public schools here are not very good and private school are just too expensive. I have been reading up on home schooling and it has a lot of advantages.\n#Person2#: Like what? I think th... |
train_3669 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# called an exterminator to get rid of bugs. #Person1# will handle the bugs and asks #Person2# to leave the house for the next three days. | [
"#Person1#: Hi, did you call for an exterminator?\n#Person2#: Yes! Thank goodness you're here. These bugs are driving us crazy!\n#Person1#: What sort of pest are we dealing with?\n#Person2#: We just bought this house and it is infected with just about everything. We have termites in the wood, cockroaches all over t... |
train_3670 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# needs to go to PCC. #Person2# suggests #Person1# takes 267 from Altadena Drive and Fair Oaks to Del mar and Hill. | [
"#Person1#: I really need to find a bus that goes by PCC.\n#Person2#: Where do you need to catch this bus at?\n#Person1#: All the way up on Las Flores Drive and Fair Oaks.\n#Person2#: I can tell you what bus to catch, but you have to walk a little bit.\n#Person1#: Walking isn't a problem for me.\n#Person2#: The 267... |
train_3671 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# tells mom Lisa wins the first prize in the English speech contest, but #Person1# has problems with English. #Person1#'s mom encourages #Person1#. | [
"#Person1#: Lisa wins the first prize in the English speech contest of her college.\n#Person2#: Really? That's really wonderful. I'm so happy for her.\n#Person1#: But I always feel disappointed. I have many problems with English learning.\n#Person2#: Honey, cheer up.\n#Person1#: I feel confused about the grammars.\... |
train_3672 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2#'s check for $ 100 bounced. #Person1# notices there's only $ 57 left in #Person2#'s account. | [
"#Person1#: How may I help you?\n#Person2#: There's a problem with my check.\n#Person1#: What problem?\n#Person2#: My check for $ 100 bounced.\n#Person1#: Are you sure you have $ 100 in your checking account?\n#Person2#: I thought I did.\n#Person1#: I'll check for you.\n#Person2#: Thank you very much.\n#Person1#: I... |
train_3673 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# helps #Person1# find where the cereal and the dishwashing detergent are respectively. | [
"#Person1#: Could you tell me where the cereal is?\n#Person2#: If you go to the breakfast aisle, you'll find the cereal there.\n#Person1#: What aisle is that?\n#Person2#: You'll find it by the oatmeal and breakfast bars.\n#Person1#: I know where that is at.\n#Person2#: Is there anything else you need help finding?\... |
train_3674 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# books a room for two days from #Person2#. | [
"#Person1#: I am wondering if you have a room with twin bed.\n#Person2#: Yes, we have one and it faces the beautiful sea.\n#Person1#: That's wonderful. I want to stay for 2 days.\n#Person2#: OK, we will make it ready for you.\n#Person1#: Thank you."
] |
train_3675 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# admires the food cooked by #Person1#. Then #Person2# serves #Person1# some soup. #Person1# tells #Person2# #Person1# was self-taught in cooking. | [
"#Person1#: How do you like the food?\n#Person2#: It tastes really great. Did you cook it?\n#Person1#: Yes. I made it this afternoon. Would you like some more?\n#Person2#: OK, just a little though. I'm really full.\n#Person1#: Oh. Would you like some soup instead?\n#Person2#: What kind is it?\n#Person1#: Tomato and... |
train_3676 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# tells #Person1# how to get the mall efficiently and writes down the address. | [
"#Person1#: Excuse me. Do you know how to get to the mall?\n#Person2#: Sure, I used to work there. Go straight for about a mile, then turn left at the light. The mall will be on the right.\n#Person1#: Do you know the address?\n#Person2#: Yes, the address is 541 Main street.\n#Person1#: Can you write it down for me ... |
train_3677 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# won two bids and is bidding on another item. Gilly thinks it's risky. | [
"#Person1#: Guess what, Gilly? I won both bids.\n#Person2#: Good for you. Did you use Paypal?\n#Person1#: Yeah. It was so easy and super-fast, once I figured it out.\n#Person2#: That's the beauty of it, and the danger.\n#Person1#: I should get the items within a week. But in the meantime I'm bidding on a digital vi... |
train_3678 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# thinks the public transport system in their city could be made simpler and #Person1# thinks more roads should be built. #Person2# thinks people using cars should pay more since the environment is polluted, while #Person1# disagrees as people will see it as reducing their freedom. | [
"#Person1#: How do you think the transport system in our city could be improved?\n#Person2#: I think that the public transport system could be made simpler. I never know where the bus routes actually go. The routes seem to twist and turn rather than going roughly in a straight line.\n#Person1#: I think we just need... |
train_3679 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# asks #Person2# about any certificate of technical qualifications, special skills, and special training in programming #Person2# has obtained or got. | [
"#Person1#: Have you obtained any certificate of technical qualifications or license?\n#Person2#: Yes, I have received an Engineer's Qualification Certificate and a driver's license.\n#Person1#: How many years have you had the driver's license?\n#Person2#: I have two years driving experience.\n#Person1#: That's goo... |
train_3680 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# is looking for a coat and dislikes the one #Person1# recommends. | [
"#Person1#: May I help you?\n#Person2#: Yes, I am looking for a coat.\n#Person1#: Do you have any style in your mind?\n#Person2#: I have no idea.\n#Person1#: I recommend you this one. It's a very popular kind of coat-the most recent thing.\n#Person2#: Well, it's good in style, but I am afraid it doesn't wash well."... |
train_3681 | Summarize the following conversation. | Rita meets Joe at a department store. Joe tells Rita he doesn't have many options for shoes. Rita talks about how she usually goes about buying shoes. | [
"#Person1#: Hey Joe, what are you doing in this department store?\n#Person2#: Hi, Rita, I'm just looking for a pair of shoes. I won't be here for long.\n#Person1#: Why not? When I go shoe shopping, I have so many options for sneakers that I spend a while looking at all of the choices.\n#Person2#: That's my problem.... |
train_3682 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# cannot go to bowling this afternoon because of work. #Person2# plans on going some other time. | [
"#Person1#: Hi! It's me again!\n#Person2#: Hi! What's up?\n#Person1#: Well, since I talked to you about an hour ago, I've found that I won't be able to go bowling with you as we had planned. Something important has just come up.\n#Person2#: Oh?\n#Person1#: Yes. My boss is insisting that I work this afternoon, and t... |
train_3683 | Summarize the following conversation. | Harry and Jane talk about their summer holiday. Harry went to his uncle's farm while Jane stayed at home. | [
"#Person1#: Hello, Jane.\n#Person2#: Hi, Harry. Did you have a good summer holiday?\n#Person1#: Sure. I went for my holiday on my uncle's farm.\n#Person2#: Really? What interesting things did you do there?\n#Person1#: I helped get in some rice, take care of the fruit garden and drive the tractor.\n#Person2#: Drive ... |
train_3684 | Summarize the following conversation. | Ann meets Bob unexpectedly who she hasn't met for a year. Bob tells Ann his wife's learning to play the guitar at a night school. | [
"#Person1#: Well, Bob, what a surprise! It's nice to see you again!\n#Person2#: Hello Ann! How long has it been? Wasn't it a year ago Christmas, the last time we saw each other?\n#Person1#: You know, I think you're right. How's your wife?\n#Person2#: Oh, she's fine.\n#Person1#: Is she learning to play the piano? It... |
train_3685 | Summarize the following conversation. | Eric finds a job advertisement looking for a personal assistant to the managing director and tells Sally Brown about it. Sally thinks the payment is low and the working hours seem too long. Sally tells Eric auntie Jenny called her to ask Sally to apply for a secretarial position in her company and invite them to attend... | [
"#Person1#: Sally, come downstairs, please. Look at this job advertisement.\n#Person2#: (from a distance) I'm coming. Walt a moment. (nearer) Eric, I'm here. What's the matter?\n#Person1#: Look, Sally. Here's a job advertisement. 'Start a new life with Exco Exports Ltd. as personal assistant to our managing directo... |
train_3686 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1#'s surprised that #Person2#'s studying for another exam. #Person1# thinks it's hard to become a doctor as it takes a long time. #Person1# helps #Person2# with #Person2#'s study. | [
"#Person1#: Don't tell me you're studying for another exam!\n#Person2#: That's exactly what I am doing.\n#Person1#: What subject is it this time?\n#Person2#: Biology, and it's going to be a hard one.\n#Person1#: Don't you get tired of studying all the time?\n#Person2#: Yes, I do. Sometimes I want to throw all of th... |
train_3687 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# wants to go outside to play. #Person2#, #Person1#'s dad, asks #Person1# to get the Saturday's housework done and then he'll take #Person1# out for lunch and get a big milkshake. | [
"#Person1#: Dad. Can I go outside to play?\n#Person2#: Well, did you get you Saturday's work done?\n#Person1#: Ah, Dad. Do I have to?\n#Person2#: Well, you know the rules. No playing until the work is done.\n#Person1#: So, what is my work?\n#Person2#: Well, first you have to clean the bathroom including the toilet.... |
train_3688 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# tries on a China-gown of Tang-Dynasty but it doesn't fit. #Person2# has green ones in #Person1#'s size instead. | [
"#Person1#: That China-gown of Tang-Dynasty style is so beautiful. Would you show it to me, please? \n#Person2#: Absolutely. Here it is. \n#Person1#: Could I try it on? \n#Person2#: Please do, the fitting-room is over there. \n#Person1#: It feels a little tight around the waist. Do you have a bigger one? \n#Person2... |
train_3689 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# and #Person2# are stuck in a traffic jam on the highway. They start to play some music. | [
"#Person1#: Oh, damn. There's another traffic jam on the highway. \n#Person2#: How can there be a traffic jam on a 16-lane highway every day? \n#Person1#: There are just too many people, and too many cars. \n#Person2#: I wonder if there was an accident. \n#Person1#: No, they just said it too many people were trying... |
train_3690 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# asks Jacob to help out and go on a blind date with a friend of #Person1#. #Person1# tells Jacob about her appearance and personality. Jacob thinks she's too good to be true. | [
"#Person1#: Jacob, are you interested in helping me out and going on a blind date with a friend of mine? \n#Person2#: That depends. What does she look like? \n#Person1#: Well, she's got a beautiful face and long curly red hair. \n#Person2#: How tall is she? \n#Person1#: She's fairly tall, maybe 2 inches taller than... |
train_3691 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# doesn't think #Person2# did well in a competition. #Person1# encourages #Person2# to practice more. | [
"#Person1#: Don't worry. I'm sure you'll do better next time. \n#Person2#: I didn't realize it was so difficult though I know I'm always too nervous in such competition. \n#Person1#: It doesn't matter. Forget it. \n#Person2#: I don't think I performed well. \n#Person1#: Oh! That's much hetter than I did. \n#Person2... |
train_3692 | Summarize the following conversation. | Tom comes back and thanks to Jill for looking after his house in his absence. Tom bought Jill some books on literature. | [
"#Person1#: Hello, Jill. \n#Person2#: Tom, You're back, come in please. How are you? \n#Person1#: Fine, only a little tired. \n#Person2#: You'll recover after a good night's sleep. \n#Person1#: Thank you very much for looking after my house in my absence. \n#Person2#: That's all right. Would you have a cup of coffe... |
train_3693 | Summarize the following conversation. | Jason still feels the effects of jet lag but Jason tells #Person1# that he is ready for a full day of shopping. #Person1#'ll take Jason to the China Friendship Shopping Center. #Person1# teaches Jason the tricks about bargaining as a foreigner. | [
"#Person1#: Good morning, Jason. How did you sleep? \n#Person2#: Pretty well, thanks. Still feeling the effects of jet lag a bit, but last night I got at lease six hours of rest. \n#Person1#: Great! So, are you ready for a full day of shopping? \n#Person2#: Yep. Let's do it. I'm pretty excited! \n#Person1#: I know ... |
train_3694 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# lends a book to #Person1# and thinks reading this difficult book demands a dictionary. | [
"#Person1#: Thank you for lending me the book. \n#Person2#: Sure. But it's a very difficult one, you need to have a dictionary at your elbow. \n#Person1#: But I'm not used to looking up every new word when I'm reading a novel. I only look up the most necessary ones."
] |
train_3695 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# checks three pieces of luggage and #Person1# tells him only two pieces of checked luggage are allowed. #Person2# is angry about the extra charge of an additional suitcase and the cost is more than #Person2#'s round-trip ticket. | [
"#Person1#: Next please! Hello sir, may I see your passport please? \n#Person2#: Yes, here you go. \n#Person1#: Will you be checking any bags today. \n#Person2#: Yes, I'd like to check three pieces. \n#Person1#: I'm sorry, sir. Airline policy allows only two pieces of checked luggage, at twenty kilograms each, plus... |
train_3696 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person1# asks John for suggestions about filling in a form with the colleges #Person1#'s brother wants to go. John tells #Person1# they decide on a public college or a private one in the states. #Person1# tells John public colleges in China are better and #Person1#'s brother may like an overseas college. | [
"#Person1#: John, my brother has taken part in the National College Entrance Examination and now he needs to fill in a form with the colleges he wants to go to. Do you have any experience?\n#Person2#: I don't know much about it. Choosing colleges in the states is quite different from it in China.\n#Person1#: What f... |
train_3697 | Summarize the following conversation. | #Person2# tells #Person1# about the Browns' trip to China including the weather, the hotels, the language problems, and shopping. | [
"#Person1#: Did you talk to the Browns about their trip to China?\n#Person2#: Oh, yes. They came back 3 days ago.\n#Person1#: What did they say the weather was like?\n#Person2#: They said it was very, very cold. They suggested we take some warm clothes.\n#Person1#: Did they say something about the hotels there?\n#P... |
train_3698 | Summarize the following conversation. | Sharon is offered several positions as high school teachers. James applied to 6 newspapers and James' interview with the New York Times didn't go smoothly. James will begin working on a master's degree in the fall if he can't find a job. | [
"#Person1#: Hey James, how's the job search going?\n#Person2#: Hi, Sharon. I had no idea. It would take so much time. It sure makes it difficult to prepare for final exams. How about you?\n#Person1#: I was lucky. There seems to be a shortage of high school teachers now. I applied to 3 schools and each one offered m... |
train_3699 | Summarize the following conversation. | Dr. Andrew tells Mrs. Robinson the operation done in her son's condition is stable and asks her to come back the next morning. | [
"#Person1#: Dr. Andrew, how is my son now? Is he OK? Oh, no.\n#Person2#: Calm down, Mrs. Robinson. The operations done in your son's condition is stable. He's going to be fine.\n#Person1#: Oh, thank god.\n#Person2#: It's lucky of your son that the robber missed stabbing his heart and the taxi drivers sent him here ... |
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