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train_4400
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# orders an American breakfast with #Person2#'s assistance.
[ "#Person1#: Excuse me, do you serve breakfast here? \n#Person2#: Sure, you want a continental one or an American one? \n#Person1#: An American one, please. I am in a hurry. \n#Person2#: OK, sir, yours will be ready in a few seconds." ]
train_4401
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# feels hungry but it's late. #Person2# suggests going to a coffee shop, but they find the door locked. #Person2# is disappointed.
[ "#Person1#: It's really late but I'm starving. \n#Person2#: Hey, that coffee shop's lights are still on. \n#Person1#: Maybe they have some good pie. \n#Person2#: I would love a really sticky cinnamon bun. \n#Person1#: There was a coffee shop by my house when I was a kid that served cinnamon hot chocolate. \n#Person...
train_4402
Summarize the following conversation.
It takes #Person1# an hour to go to work by public transportation every day while #Person2# travels by motorcycle.
[ "#Person1#: Good morning, Paul! \n#Person2#: Hi, good morning, you are so early today. \n#Person1#: Yes, traffic wasn't much today, so I made it to the office earlier. \n#Person2#: I see. How long does it take you to reach the office every day? \n#Person1#: Well, about an hour or so. \n#Person2#: Wow, that's quite ...
train_4403
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# and #Person2# talk about the staple food of different places.
[ "#Person1#: Is it true that rice is the staple food in most of Southeast Asia? \n#Person2#: I'm not an expert, but that's the impression I have. \n#Person1#: Is rice your staple food, too? \n#Person2#: Needless to say, as a Westerner, it's bread." ]
train_4404
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# asks #Person2# how to get to the auditorium but #Person2#'s also looking for it. Then they walk together to find it.
[ "#Person1#: Excuse me, do you know where the auditorium is?\n#Person2#: I'm not sure. I'm looking for it, too, because my friend is waiting for me there. She had literature classes there this morning. I think it's this way.\n#Person1#: Do you mind if I walk with you?\n#Person2#: Of course not. What class do you hav...
train_4405
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2# tells #Person1# smoking is not allowed in the whole building and suggests #Person1# give up smoking. #Person1# says he'll start from now on.
[ "#Person1#: Excuse me, would you mind if I smoke here?\n#Person2#: I'm sorry. Haven't you seen the sign on the wall, no smoking?\n#Person1#: Oh, sorry. Where can I smoke please?\n#Person2#: I'm afraid it's not allowed in the whole building.\n#Person1#: No, dear, I wonder if I could have a glass of water.\n#Person2#...
train_4406
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# invites Emily to go skating with #Person1# and Andrew but Sally and Emily have already decided to watch a movie. They talk about the movie and #Person1# feels like watching the movie, too.
[ "#Person1#: Emily, what are your plans for this weekend? Andrew and I have decided to go skating this Saturday. Do you want to join us?\n#Person2#: Sounds interesting. I'd like to, but Sally and I have already made plans. We're going to watch a movie this Sunday. I plan to look up information about the movie on the...
train_4407
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2# tells #Person1# her suitcase is lost. #Person1# asks her to describe the suitcase's appearance and fill in a form. #Person1# will try to find the suitcase.
[ "#Person1#: What's the matter with you, Madam? You look pale and anxious.\n#Person2#: Jesus! I lost my suitcase, just now.\n#Person1#: Take it easy. Would you please tell me more details? I will try to help you.\n#Person2#: Thank you, officer. After getting out of the ladies room, I went to the cafe and I left my s...
train_4408
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# and #Person2# complain about heavy traffic and pollution and talk about possible solutions. Finally, they think working at home may help.
[ "#Person1#: Too much traffic today. I was late for work again!\n#Person2#: I know what you mean. I was stuck for 20 minutes!\n#Person1#: Seems to be getting worse every day.\n#Person2#: More People are living in the city, more cars on the road. Doesn't seem like the problem will get any easier in the future.\n#Pers...
train_4409
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# wants to return a sweater. #Person2# refuses because it has been over a month. #Person1# wants to talk to #Person2#'s manager.
[ "#Person1#: Hello, I'd like to return this sweater. I have the receipt right here.\n#Person2#: OK, let me take a look. Uh, so you bought this over a month ago.\n#Person1#: That's right. It was a birthday present for my niece.\n#Person2#: I'm sorry, ma'am. But if it has been over a month, we can't return your money....
train_4410
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2# requests #Person1# to break a $20 bill into some fives and ones for her. #Person1# agrees.
[ "#Person1#: How can I help you, miss?\n#Person2#: Could you break a $20 bill for me?\n#Person1#: Sure, how do you want it?\n#Person2#: Could I have some fives and the rest in ones?\n#Person1#: Well, I have 2 fives, but I don't have enough ones. Are quarters fine with you?\n#Person2#: Oh, that's even better. In that...
train_4411
Summarize the following conversation.
Billy's got a fever but he still wants to go to school. His mother also finds a rash on his arm and a bruise on his leg. She will take him to the doctor.
[ "#Person1#: Billy, you don ' t look too well. Maybe you should take the day off school.\n#Person2#: But Mom! Today we ' re playing football! I love football!\n#Person1#: You ' Ve got a fever and playing football isn ' t a good idea for a boy with a fever. What ' s that on your arm?\n#Person2#: I don ' t know. It wa...
train_4412
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# tells #Person2# how to use the washing machine to wash different kinds of clothes and have them dried. #Person2# finds it complicated and difficult.
[ "#Person1#: Ok, let ' s go through this one more time. I don ' t want anymore ruined or dyed blouses!\n#Person2#: I know, I know. OK, so I have to separate the colors from the whites and put them in this strange looking contraption so called washing machine.\n#Person1#: Right. You have to turn it on and program it ...
train_4413
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2# orders a super size double cheeseburger meal with sprite and pays for it with #Person1#'s assistance.
[ "#Person1#: Can I help you?\n#Person2#: I'd like the double cheese burger meal, please.\n#Person1#: What kind of drink would you like with that?\n#Person2#: Just coke will be fine.\n#Person1#: Would you like a super size meal? Only 2 RMB more, you'll get large coke and fries instead of medium. And today we are offe...
train_4414
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2# tells #Person1# the details of #Person2#'s stomachache. #Person1#'ll take #Person1# to an emergency room right now.
[ "#Person1#: Can you tell me where it hurts?\n#Person2#: I am so glad they called you. It feels like something is really wrong with my stomach!\n#Person1#: Does it hurt when I push here?\n#Person2#: It ' s mostly on my right side. Right here!\n#Person1#: Have you been feeling this way for awhile?\n#Person2#: I start...
train_4415
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2# tells #Person1# about #Person2#'s past work achievements, including raising the yearly sales volume and profit margins, receiving the title of 'Advance Worker', and publishing an article.
[ "#Person1#: Now please tell me something about your past work achievements.\n#Person2#: All right, madam. When I was sales manager at the Beijing Friendship Store. I succeeded in raising the yearly sales volume by 25 % and profit margins from 50 % to 80 %.\n#Person1#: That is quite an achievement! Do you consider i...
train_4416
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2# tells #Person1# #Person2# likes ethnic food but hasn't tried Moroccan. #Person1# suggests going to a Moroccan restaurant for lunch.
[ "#Person1#: Do you like ethnic food?\n#Person2#: I do! My favorites are Mexican, Thai, and Indian.\n#Person1#: Really? Have you ever tried Moroccan?\n#Person2#: I can't say that I have. What are the basic ingredients?\n#Person1#: I don't know. A friend of mine said I should try it.\n#Person2#: Do you know where a M...
train_4417
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# and #Person2# come to see a house. They check out the inside and talk about its price.
[ "#Person1#: Hey, let's pull over and look at that house over there.\n#Person2#: Yes, that looks great! Is it on our Open House list?\n#Person1#: Yes, it is on our list.\n#Person2#: Well, it looks great from the curb. Let's go on inside.\n#Person1#: Let's sign the registry. The realtor looks kind of busy right now.\...
train_4418
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2# will send #Person1# the best offer and state payment terms and time of shipment as soon as possible.
[ "#Person1#: We are very interested in your printed pure silk scarves, so could you introduce us your prices?\n#Person2#: Thank you for inquiring. But your enquiry is too vague to reply.\n#Person1#: Please send us your best offer and state payment terms and time of shipment.\n#Person2#: Ok. I need to discuss it with...
train_4419
Summarize the following conversation.
Sue's new poems have been published and her brother got his passport and visa for studying abroad. #Person1# congratulates them.
[ "#Person1#: How are you, Sue?\n#Person2#: Pretty good. I'Ve just had my new poems published.\n#Person1#: Congratulations on your success.\n#Person2#: Thank you.\n#Person1#: And how's your brother?\n#Person2#: He is fine.\n#Person1#: He's going to be sent to Britain to study, really?\n#Person2#: Yes. He's already go...
train_4420
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2# is worried about #Person2#'s brother. #Person1# comforts #Person2#.
[ "#Person1#: So did you get in touch with your brother?\n#Person2#: No, not yet. I'm really worried.\n#Person1#: Well, it'd be foolish to call the police. He probably just went away overnight.\n#Person2#: Maybe you're right. But I'm still worried." ]
train_4421
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2#'s pessimistic about the upcoming chemistry exam. #Person1# encourages #Person2#.
[ "#Person1#: I think it is time to study. Our chemistry exam is coming.\n#Person2#: Oh, I know. When is it?\n#Person1#: December 1st.\n#Person2#: What's on the test?\n#Person1#: It seems to be from chapter six to chapter ten.\n#Person2#: Well. I think I'm going to fail my chemistry exam.\n#Person1#: Why are you so p...
train_4422
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# invites #Person2# to a concert tonight and introduces the concert to #Person2#.
[ "#Person1#: Would you like to go to a concert tonight?\n#Person2#: I'd like to very much.\n#Person1#: All right, then. There is one at the new concert hall.\n#Person2#: Who's playing?\n#Person1#: It's the Powell orchestra.\n#Person2#: Do you know what they are playing?\n#Person1#: They're doing a seventeenth-centur...
train_4423
Summarize the following conversation.
Mr. Green likes collecting stamps; #Person1# likes playing basketball best. Mr. Green suggests having a basketball game together someday.
[ "#Person1#: What are your hobbies, Mr. Green?\n#Person2#: I like collecting stamps.\n#Person1#: But it's an expensive hobby, isn't it?\n#Person2#: Yes, you're right. What do you like to do in your spare time?\n#Person1#: I usually play chess with my friends. But I like playing basketball best.\n#Person2#: Do you pl...
train_4424
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# admires Judy's husband's car. Judy tells #Person1# she's going to visit her sister living in the city by subway. Judy's mother also lives in the city and has lived there for about ten years.
[ "#Person1#: Judy, your husband has a really nice car.\n#Person2#: Thanks. It's a lot better than mine, and it's new.\n#Person1#: Where are you going?\n#Person2#: We're going to visit my sister in the city.\n#Person1#: I didn't know your sister lives in the city, when did she move there?\n#Person2#: About a year ago...
train_4425
Summarize the following conversation.
Mark invites Susan to a movie tonight, but Suan has to do some housework.
[ "#Person1#: Hello . this is Susan.\n#Person2#: Hello, I'm Mark. I'm just wondering if you are free this weekend.\n#Person1#: Yes, I think So.\n#Person2#: Good. I was thinking that I'd like to invite you to watch a movie. I can meet you at the cinema gate.\n#Person1#: What's the time?\n#Person2#: Six thirty, tonight...
train_4426
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# purchases a white purse as a gift with #Person2#'s assistance. #Person2# tells #Person1# it can be returned if the gift-recipient doesn't like it.
[ "#Person1#: I'm looking for a white purse as a gift. Could you show what you have in stock?\n#Person2#: You are in luck. We just receive a shipment of several different styles of white purses.\n#Person1#: They must be popular again this season.\n#Person2#: Yes, I believe they are. Here are something that might inte...
train_4427
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# parks the car with #Person2#'s assistance.
[ "#Person1#: Where can I park my car?\n#Person2#: You need to get a car tag first. There's a one hundred Yuan deposit for the car tag.\n#Person1#: Okay. Here you are.\n#Person2#: Thank you. We'll bring the receipt up to your room when we get it." ]
train_4428
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# haggles with #Person2# over the price of dolls. #Person2# finally agrees to offer a further discount and #Person1# will confirm with #Person1#'s boss about it.
[ "#Person1#: I love your little Lulu dolls. How much for a batch of 6, 000?\n#Person2#: For a batch of 6, 000 we would charge two dollars a doll. your total cost would be $ 12, 000.\n#Person1#: That's a little steep for our company. Do you offer any discounts?\n#Person2#: Well, we'd like to work with you. If you ord...
train_4429
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# likes the apartment. Before signing the lease, #Person1# asks #Person2# about utilitiy fee and pet-keeping.
[ "#Person1#: Wow, it has a balcony.\n#Person2#: Yeah. Complete with nice of you.\n#Person1#: How many windows are there in the apartment?\n#Person2#: Mm, let me see. I think there are 2 in the bedroom, and 1 each in the living room and kitchen.\n#Person1#: It's just what I want. I think I am ready to sign.\n#Person2...
train_4430
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2# tells #Person1# #Person1# took the wrong bus and tells #Person1# how to get to the Terra Cotta Warriors in Xi'an by bus.
[ "#Person1#: Hi, I want to see the Terra Cotta Warriors in Xi'an. Could you please remind me when we are arriving at that stop?\n#Person2#: Oh. You took the wrong bus. You need to take Bus 151 which goes the opposite direction.\n#Person1#: Oh, no! What should I do now?\n#Person2#: Don't worry. You can get off at the...
train_4431
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# wants to buy a house about 300m with a garden. #Person2# recommends a house and tells #Person1# about its location, rooms, price, and the deposit.
[ "#Person1#: I'd like to buy a house about 300m with a garden. Can you help me?\n#Person2#: Sure. We've helped more than ten thousand people buy and sell houses. We're the No. 1 realtor in this community. I recommend this house ( He points at a picture ).\n#Person1#: Where is it?\n#Person2#: On a hill to the east of...
train_4432
Summarize the following conversation.
Rose Green tells John Phillips she will handle his training and introduces the company to him.
[ "#Person1#: Hi, John Phillips? I'm Rose Green. I'Ve been asked to handle your training and introduce a little bit of the company to you. It's nice to meet you.\n#Person2#: It's nice to meet you, too, Ms. Green. This company seems so big right now ; I don't know how I'll ever get used to it.\n#Person1#: After a week...
train_4433
Summarize the following conversation.
Catherine calls Oriental Electric Limited to reschedule the appointment with Mr.Liu. #Person2# helps her changes it to 3:00 tomorrow afternoon.
[ "#Person1#: Good morning, Oriental Electric Limited.\n#Person2#: Hello, this is Catherine. I am calling about the appointment with Mr. Liu for this afternoon. Something has just come up. I am afraid the appointment will have to be rescheduled. I am very sorry about the change.\n#Person1#: That is all right. Maybe w...
train_4434
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2# comes to amend an L / C and brings a letter to prove the approval of the amendment.
[ "#Person1#: Hi. Is there anything I can do for you?\n#Person2#: Hello, yes, I opened an L / C with you recently. We opened it 7 days ago.\n#Person1#: If you could show me your details, please. What can I do?\n#Person2#: We would like to amend it, please.\n#Person1#: We can amend it for you as long as your customer ...
train_4435
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# tells Tom about the holiday time, sick days, and other benefits the company gives its employees.
[ "#Person1#: Anything else?\n#Person2#: Yes, one last thing. How much holiday time do you give your employees every year?\n#Person1#: Our employees receive 15 days of paid vacation every year. If you don't use the full 15 days, they carry over to the following year.\n#Person2#: How about sick days?\n#Person1#: You g...
train_4436
Summarize the following conversation.
Mr. Smith flew to Jon Dahl Green's company. They have a casual talk and then get down to business. They haggle over the price and Mr.Smith will accept the unit price of $12.00 and place an initial order of 10000 units.
[ "#Person1#: Welcome to our company, My name is Jon Dahl Green. I'm in charge of the export department. Let me give you my business card.\n#Person2#: I'll give you mine too.\n#Person1#: How was your flight?\n#Person2#: Not bad, but I'm a little tired.\n#Person1#: Here's your schedule. After this meeting, we will vis...
train_4437
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# thinks the aging problem is very serious in the world and #Person2# mentions the government might need to increase the retirement age. #Person1# suggests having more babies, which is not a good solution but changes their topic to children and the relationship between children and parents in their countries.
[ "#Person1#: What's the life expectancy in your country?\n#Person2#: I'm not sure, but probably about 75 years. How about in your country?\n#Person1#: About 70, I think. This newspaper article talks about the problems of an aging population. It's a problem that will soon affect most of the world.\n#Person2#: I heard...
train_4438
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# and #Person2# want to finish shopping quickly and thus will get the stuff separately.
[ "#Person1#: Let's try to get out of the supermarket quickly.\n#Person2#: Yeah. I hate spending all day in there, too.\n#Person1#: What do we need? Let's make a list.\n#Person2#: We need milk, eggs, butter, coffee, vegetables, fruit, bread, cheese, and some snacks.\n#Person1#: I want some pickles, oh, and we're out ...
train_4439
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2# tells #Person1# about the Chinese New Year customs.
[ "#Person1#: My Chinese friends told me that the Spring Festival is coming soon. Can you tell me something about it?\n#Person2#: Certainly. It's actually the Chinese New Year and is regarded by the Chinese as the most important holiday of the year.\n#Person1#: What happens on the holiday?\n#Person2#: Family members ...
train_4440
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2# thinks the optional course is terrible. #Person1# suggests taking a different course.
[ "#Person1#: You took an optional course this semester, didn't you? How's it going?\n#Person2#: Terrible! It seems like the more the professor talks, the less I understand.\n#Person1#: If I were you, I would take a different course. There are five optional courses, aren't there?" ]
train_4441
Summarize the following conversation.
Mr. Green tells #Person1# he'd better go back to the hotel by taxi. #Person1# offers to wait with him.
[ "#Person1#: Excuse me, what did you say you would like to do, Mr. Green?\n#Person2#: I said I'd better go back to the hotel. I'm meeting someone this evening.\n#Person1#: OK, how are you going back? By bus or taxi?\n#Person2#: I think I'd take a taxi. Do you know where I can get one?\n#Person1#: Oh, just wait by th...
train_4442
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2# at first wants a three-bedroom apartment which is difficult to find. #Person1# leads her to see an apartment with two bedrooms. #Person2# gets more satisfied with it as #Person1# explains the rent. #Person2# wants her husband to see the apartment before signing the lease.
[ "#Person1#: That is it. I know that it is smaller than you wanted, but it is one of the nicest apartments in the building.\n#Person2#: Does it have three bedrooms?\n#Person1#: No. There are two. The master bedroom is quite spacious, though. Maybe you could let the children share the larger room, and you and your hu...
train_4443
Summarize the following conversation.
Vet, a senior at Lee High School, share her childhood experience with David Crystal on ABC's Campus Interview Series. She tells David about how she has been affected by her childhood years, her hard time in pregnancy and how she goes through with it with her family and friends' help, and what she would do when confront...
[ "#Person1#: Welcome to ABC's Campus Interview Series. I'm David Crystal. Tonight, we shall share the story of Vet, a senior at Lee High School. Vet, what was life like for you as a child?\n#Person2#: Life was fun. I was always very loved, even without my father around. I was somewhat of a troublemaker, but I have a...
train_4444
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# thinks Steven should buy a new villa and a new car. Steven tells #Person1# he keeps the old stuff because he values being thrifty.
[ "#Person1#: Hey. Steven. You have a large chunk of money, but why do you still live in the old flat, instead of buying a new villa? \n#Person2#: I like to live here and enjoy my neighbors' company. And I don't think I should waste money just because I have much of it. \n#Person1#: But I found you always hate to par...
train_4445
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# tells #Person2# the police need help to find a robber and describes what the robber looks like. #Person2# thinks the TV news should tell them the robber's race.
[ "#Person1#: The police need our help finding a robber. \n#Person2#: How do you know? \n#Person1#: The TV news is reporting a bank robbery. \n#Person2#: Do they know what the robber looks like? \n#Person1#: Yes, he's 6 feet tall, 200 pounds, black hair, and about 30 years old. \n#Person2#: What race is he? \n#Person...
train_4446
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2# tells #Person1# about #Person2#'s experience of working overtime yesterday. #Person1# thinks working overtime is not always pleasant but they have to do it if needed.
[ "#Person1#: You didn't show up in the morning meeting. What's up? \n#Person2#: Well, I just came in. I worked overtime yesterday. Some statistics and very important documents seemed to be inaccurate. So I stayed to double check them. The boss was aware of my very late work of last night. So before he left office, h...
train_4447
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# shows Bob a photograph #Person1# took during the trip to Australia and tells him about the people in the photograph.
[ "#Person1#: Look, Bob. This is a photograph I took during my trip to Australia. \n#Person2#: Let me see it, can I? This is a good photograph. Who are these people? \n#Person1#: They're people I met during the trip. That's the ship we traveled on. \n#Person2#: What a beautiful ship! Who's this? \n#Person1#: That's t...
train_4448
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2# and #Person3# orders strawberry ice cream, a banana fudge sundae to go, and two cartons with #Person1#'s assistance.
[ "#Person1#: Hi, welcome to Forty-one Flavors Ice Cream. What can I get you? \n#Person2#: I'd like a double scoop of strawberry ice cream. \n#Person1#: Anything for you, ma'am? \n#Person3#: I'd like a banana fudge sundae to go. \n#Person1#: Can I get you anything else? \n#Person2#: Yes. We'd like one half-gallon car...
train_4449
Summarize the following conversation.
Woody came in response to #Person2#'s advertisement for a salesperson and tells #Person2# his working experience. #Person2# will inform him of the result within a week.
[ "#Person1#: I came in response to your advertisement for a salesperson. \n#Person2#: OK, please be seated. May I have your name, please? \n#Person1#: My name is Woody. \n#Person2#: OK, Woody. Why are you interested in this job? \n#Person1#: Because I admire your company. Yours is one of the most effective and respe...
train_4450
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2# phones the China Telephone Company to complain that her bill last month was unreasonably high. #Person1# checks the account and reminds #Person2# of the international calls she made to Europe. #Person2# recognizes her mistake. #Person1# recommends the international dial service.
[ "#Person1#: Hello. This is the China Telephone Company. What can I do for you?\n#Person2#: Is this the Complaints Department?\n#Person1#: Yes, it is.\n#Person2#: I want to complain about the bill I received this month. I don't think I've made that many phone calls. Have their rates gone up? There must be a mistake ...
train_4451
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1#'s worried about Monday's exam. #Person2# tells #Person1# some rules about the exam.
[ "#Person1#: I'm worried about Monday's exam.\n#Person2#: Take it easy. I'm sure you will do well. If you take it easy, and remain calm.\n#Person1#: Is it alright if I use dictionaries?\n#Person2#: You are not allowed to use them, I think.\n#Person1#: Do you think I could discuss the questions with others during the...
train_4452
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2#'s looking for a very heavy winter coat for Chicago winter. #Person1# recommends one and give #Person2# a 5% discount. #Person2#'ll take it.
[ "#Person1#: Good morning, Madam. Are you being helped?\n#Person2#: No, I'm not.\n#Person1#: Where? I can certainly help you if you'd like some advice. This skirt and scarves over here are back in style.\n#Person2#: Oh, I'm here to look for a winter coat.\n#Person1#: How about this one? It's made of very high-qualit...
train_4453
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# complains about the tour guide, the room, and the food of the tour to #Person2#. #Person2# promises to improve the service and return 20% of #Person1#'s expenses.
[ "#Person1#: I'd like to discuss some problems that I am having with this tour.\n#Person2#: I am sorry you are having a difficult time. What may I help you with?\n#Person1#: Your Tour Company doesn't seem to know the small town very well. We were always getting lost.\n#Person2#: How did you like your room?\n#Person1...
train_4454
Summarize the following conversation.
Barlow booked a table for 9 but they're down to 5. #Person1# asks them to go to the bar first and will change the number to 5.
[ "#Person1#: Good evening.\n#Person2#: Evening, we have a table booked in the name of Barlow. There were 9 of us, but we're down to 5.\n#Person1#: That's fine. Inside or outside?\n#Person2#: Outside would be fine.\n#Person1#: Would you like to go in the bar first. I'll just change that number to 5.\n#Person2#: Alrig...
train_4455
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# and #Person2# talk about Thanksgiving meal cooking. #Person2#'s mother and two aunts don't allow others to do the main cooking while #Person1#'s family members do everything together.
[ "#Person1#: I can't believe Thanksgiving is right around the corner. Who usually does the cooking in your family?\n#Person2#: My mother and my 2 aunts don't let anyone else do anything except for the salad and the drinks, that includes all the sauces, desserts and place settings.\n#Person1#: Wow, it sounds like the...
train_4456
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# asks Kathy if #Person1# looks heavy and tells Kathy about #Person1#'s lifestyle. Kathy assures #Person1# #Person1# looks fine.
[ "#Person1#: Kathy, do I look heavy?\n#Person2#: No, you look fine. You look very healthy.\n#Person1#: Yeah, but I'm heavy.\n#Person2#: I don't think so. How often do you exercise?\n#Person1#: Hardly ever, I don't like to exercise.\n#Person2#: But you play tennis, don't you?\n#Person1#: Oh, yeah, 3 or 4 times a week...
train_4457
Summarize the following conversation.
Ken tells #Person1# he's from Toronto and tells about the life and the weather there.
[ "#Person1#: Where in Canada are you from Ken?\n#Person2#: I'm from Toronto.\n#Person1#: Oh, I've never been there. What's it like?\n#Person2#: It's a big city, but it's not too big. The nightlife is colorful. I enjoy it.\n#Person1#: Is it expensive there?\n#Person2#: Yeah, a little bit.\n#Person1#: And what's the w...
train_4458
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# requests #Person2# to teach #Person1# how to cook. #Person2#'s surprised #Person1#'s never cooked eggs and tells #Person1# to start by boiling some water.
[ "#Person1#: Hey! Can I ask you for a favor?\n#Person2#: Sure.\n#Person1#: I'm trying to learn how to cook. Eating out so much has really been costing me a lot of money.\n#Person2#: That's a good idea. What do you want to make? Shall I teach you how to roast a chicken?\n#Person1#: Well, maybe later. Right now I have...
train_4459
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#Person1# and #Person2# are too old for an art competition while #Person1#'s younger sister may have a try with colored pencils. Then they talk about the great prizes offered by the competition.
[ "#Person1#: There is a really good art competition in teens news.\n#Person2#: Isn't that the one that's on every year? You have to paint a picture of your family or your friends.\n#Person1#: This year it's a picture of the countryside.\n#Person2#: Can I enter then?\n#Person1#: Neither of us can. You're too old at 1...
train_4460
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2# wants to buy the newly released book, Back to Nature. #Person1# tells #Person2# about the bookstore's business hours and location.
[ "#Person1#: Thank you for calling Ellen Jay's bookstore, what can I do for you?\n#Person2#: Hello, I'd like to buy the newly released book, Back to Nature, it was reviewed in today's newspaper. I don't remember how to get to your store, though. Is it on fourteenth. Street or sixteenth Street? I'm going to stop by y...
train_4461
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# buys some stamps and postcards from #Person2#. #Person1# wants to send letters to South America. #Person2# tells #Person1# #Person1# can request a rectum receipt and that #Person2# works from 8:30 to 17:30.
[ "#Person1#: Give me a pack of first-class stamps, please.\n#Person2#: Here you are. That will be five dollars. Anything else?\n#Person1#: Yes. I want some post cards and some airmail stamps. I want to send some letters to South America.\n#Person2#: Just a moment, I'll look up the rate for air-mail letters to South ...
train_4462
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2# feels dizzy and weak. #Person1# says that's because of the lower pressure on the plane. #Person1# advises #Person2# to chew some gum or peanuts and adapt to the destination's local time.
[ "#Person1#: What's the matter, sir? You look pale.\n#Person2#: I feel dizzy and weak. And I'm having this pain in my ear. I think I am sick.\n#Person1#: Are you often traveling by plane?\n#Person2#: No, this is the second time.\n#Person1#: That's right. It's normal if you don't often take the plane. Just relax a li...
train_4463
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#Person1# asks #Person2# some personal information to help #Person2# check in for the examination.
[ "#Person1#: Come in, please.\n#Person2#: Good morning, sir!\n#Person1#: Good morning, please make yourself comfortable.\n#Person2#: Thank you, sir.\n#Person1#: Your name and examination number, please.\n#Person2#: My name is Du Tao, number 3.\n#Person1#: Pardon?\n#Person2#: Du Tao. D-U for Du and T-A - 0 for Tao.\n...
train_4464
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# introduces the services of Personal Internet Banking to #Person2# and #Person2# feels interested.
[ "#Person1#: Hello, Personal Banking. How may I help you?\n#Person2#: Hi there. I'm calling about Personal Internet Banking, what details can you give me?\n#Person1#: Personal Internet Banking is a self service financial service that is based on the Internet. It can be used by both businesses and individuals. We off...
train_4465
Summarize the following conversation.
Sarah shows her new coat to #Person1# and says she bought it at the mall and it cost 20 dollars.
[ "#Person1#: Sarah, what did you do today?\n#Person2#: I went shopping.\n#Person1#: Did you buy anything?\n#Person2#: Yes, I bought a few things.\n#Person1#: What did you buy?\n#Person2#: I bought this coat. Do you like it?\n#Person1#: Yeah, I like it a lot. It's very pretty. Where did you buy it?\n#Person2#: At the...
train_4466
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# introduces the warm massage pool, including its water temperature, depth, and locker rooms. #Person2# can't wait to have a try.
[ "#Person1#: Welcome to our hotel's indoor swimming pool. What can I do for you?\n#Person2#: You see this is the first time for me to use the swimming pool. I've got no idea about the water temperature of the pool. I'm afraid it might be a little cold.\n#Person1#: You don't need to worry about that. madam. We have a...
train_4467
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# helps #Person2# look for books on WTO.
[ "#Person1#: Can I help you?\n#Person2#: I'm looking for books on WTO. Could you show me where they are?\n#Person1#: Come this way please. We'Ve got plenty of them and they're all on the shelf near the cashier's desk.\n#Person2#: Thanks a lot.\n#Person1#: You're welcome." ]
train_4468
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2# tells #Person1# #Person2# can speak Mandarin fluently and can understand Cantonese.
[ "#Person1#: How good is your Mandarin?\n#Person2#: Mandarin is the language I spoke since I was a child. So I can speak it very fluently.\n#Person1#: What dialect do you understand?\n#Person2#: I can speak and read Cantonese because I worked in Guangdong for many years." ]
train_4469
Summarize the following conversation.
Terry and Mark introduce themselves to each other.
[ "#Person1#: Hi there! My name's Terry Graham. You're new around here, huh?\n#Person2#: Yes. My name's Mark Benson. I just started a couple weeks ago.\n#Person1#: Well, if there's anything I can do for you, let me know.\n#Person2#: Thanks, I appreciate that!" ]
train_4470
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2# plans to walk to #Person1#'s home with roommates but #Person1# advises to take a taxi because the neighborhood is not safe enough. #Person1# also shares #Person1#'s personal experience of having the purse stolen and witnessing fights on the streets.
[ "#Person1#: are you still coming to my place for dinner tomorrow night?\n#Person2#: of course. Is the dinner still on?\n#Person1#: yes, I was just wondering how you and your roommate were planning on coming to my place.\n#Person2#: we were planning on walking both ways since the weather is still nice.\n#Person1#: t...
train_4471
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# informs #Person2# the plane is delayed.
[ "#Person1#: Flight BE407 to Rome is delayed. Will passengers please wait in the lounge.\n#Person2#: Oh, How annoying!\n#Person1#: The time of departure will be announced as soon as possible.\n#Person2#: It's infuriating. I have to be in Rome by five." ]
train_4472
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2# tells #Person1# about #Person2#'s experience in practicing spoken English by playing two roles.
[ "#Person1#: You spoken English is pretty good. Please tell me your experience in learning English.\n#Person2#: Uh, I don't know what to say. What do you want to know?\n#Person1#: What's your method of learning?\n#Person2#: Let me think a minute. I think I always try to take every chance to practice.\n#Person1#: Wha...
train_4473
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# thinks the movie is pretty good, but #Person2# is disappointed.
[ "#Person1#: What was the movie you saw last night?\n#Person2#: It was a foreign film called'Gone with the wind'.\n#Person1#: Really? I've seen that movie, too.\n#Person2#: How did you like the movie?\n#Person1#: I thought it was pretty good.\n#Person2#: I can't say I agree.\n#Person1#: You're kidding. The storyline...
train_4474
Summarize the following conversation.
Mike is happy about passing the bar exam and #Person1# congratulates him.
[ "#Person1#: Mike, did you win the lottery or something? Why the big smile?\n#Person2#: I'm so relieved. I just passed the bar exam.\n#Person1#: You did? That's great! You must be very happy now?\n#Person2#: That's an understatement. I'm on cloud nine. I couldn't be any happier.\n#Person1#: Did you tell your parents...
train_4475
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2# recalls the first time of meeting Jack when he ran to #Person2# with an umbrella. #Person1# thinks it was romantic.
[ "#Person1#: How did you first meet Jack each other?\n#Person2#: That is a heavy raining afternoon. I was standing under the eaves of a shop to evade the heavy rain. It's getting dark.\n#Person1#: And then?\n#Person2#: I was trembling in the wind when he ran to me with an umbrella in his hand and asked, 'Where is yo...
train_4476
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2# thinks this Star Wars episode is not as good as the previous ones, but #Person1# thinks it's incredible. #Person1# and #Person2# compliments the movie's special effects, scenes, theme song and the characters. But #Person2# thinks the character development was weak. They both hope that the next one will be bet...
[ "#Person1#: So what did you think about the movie?\n#Person2#: Well, I think this Star Wars episode is an excellent piece of work, but not as good as the previous ones.\n#Person1#: Really? I don't agree. This Star Wars episode was incredible!\n#Person2#: Why do you think so?\n#Person1#: Well, one of the most specta...
train_4477
Summarize the following conversation.
Tiffany tells #Person1# the reasons for people finding mates online. Tiffany suggests people should quickly make sure there is a connection in the physical world to screen potential mates. Tiffany also shares some safety tips for people pursuing relationships on the Net and some stories of successful marriages.
[ "#Person1#: Tiffany, why are more and more people turning to the Web to find a mate?\n#Person2#: I think that, as more people use the Internet for both work and pleasure, it makes more sense as a tool to connect with people, and the stigma of meeting someone online is reduced.\n#Person1#: There are actually special...
train_4478
Summarize the following conversation.
Miss Wang gives Kate a birthday gift.
[ "#Person1#: Happy birthday! This is for you, Kate.\n#Person2#: Thanks, Miss. Wang.\n#Person1#: You know in China we usually don't open presents until the guests leave.\n#Person2#: Really? I've already opened it. Great! And it is exactly after my fancy. Thank you very much." ]
train_4479
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# shared the experience of seeing a ghost with Jack. It turns out that the ghost was #Person1#'s father in 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 a d...
train_4480
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# wants to open a checking account and #Person2# tells #Person1# related information.
[ "#Person1#: I need to open an account.\n#Person2#: Do you know what kind you want to open?\n#Person1#: I want a checking account.\n#Person2#: Do you know what the minimum balance is?\n#Person1#: What is that?\n#Person2#: You need to keep it at $ 100.\n#Person1#: That's it?\n#Person2#: That's the least amount you ca...
train_4481
Summarize the following conversation.
Peter and #Person2# agree on going to the new bar for a drink.
[ "#Person1#: I feel like going for a drink, it's been a long day.\n#Person2#: Great idea! Peter, I could use the drink.\n#Person1#: How about the new bar across road?\n#Person2#: Sounds good. The food there is fantastic too.\n#Person1#: I agree, I had lunch there last week.\n#Person2#: Excellent! That sounds like a ...
train_4482
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2# tells #Person1# how to transfer the bus to the national history museum.
[ "#Person1#: Excuse me. Could you tell me if the bus goes the national history museum?\n#Person2#: No. It doesn't. There's no through bus to the national history museum Madam. .\n#Person1#: I see. Where do I have to change them?\n#Person2#: You can transfer at Cuchan Men.\n#Person1#: How far is it?\n#Person2#: Well,...
train_4483
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#Person1# and #Person2# discuss who caused the damage. #Person2# agrees to give #Person1# 30% off.
[ "#Person1#: Just whose fault is this damage?\n#Person2#: The order was in good shape when it left out factory.\n#Person1#: It certainly didn't arrive here that way.\n#Person2#: We'll make it right with you, of course.\n#Person1#: How about taking the damaged portion at a lower price?\n#Person2#: What kind of price ...
train_4484
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# tells Brooke that the airlines gave away the seats because #Person1# didn't reconfirm in time and did not receive the call. Brooke is angry.
[ "#Person1#: Brooke, I have bad news.\n#Person2#: What!\n#Person1#: I called the airlines to reconfirm the reservations today.\n#Person2#: Don't you dare tell me that. . .\n#Person1#: I'm sorry. I didn't reconfirm in time and they gave away half of the seats.\n#Person2#: Well, they should have called you!\n#Person1#...
train_4485
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2# thinks #Person1# has got the flu and offers suggestions.
[ "#Person1#: I have a sore throat and my chest hurts.\n#Person2#: How long have you been like this?\n#Person1#: Two or three days now.\n#Person2#: I think you've got the flu. There's a lot of it going around.\n#Person1#: What do you think I ought to do?\n#Person2#: Get this prescription filled and go straight to bed...
train_4486
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# gets #Person2# the bill and helps #Person2# settle the account before checking out. They check the charges and #Person2# pays the bill.
[ "#Person1#: Good morning, sir. What can I do for you?\n#Person2#: I am leaving at 10, so I'd like to settle my account now.\n#Person1#: Yes, sir. May I have your room number?\n#Person2#: My room number is 1010 and the name is Ted Black.\n#Person1#: Right, just wait a minute. I will get your bill ready for you right...
train_4487
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# asks #Person2# about the exchange rate and changes some US dollars into euros.
[ "#Person1#: I'd like to change some US dollars into euros and I'd like to know today's exchange rate.\n#Person2#: According to today's exchange rate, every US dollar in cash is equivalent to 0. 75 euros.\n#Person1#: Is there any service charge?\n#Person2#: We charge a 1 euro commission on each deal. How much would ...
train_4488
Summarize the following conversation.
Kathy tells Mrs. Schmidt she has to prepare a paper. Mrs. Schmidr thinks Kathy is a hard worker.
[ "#Person1#: Good Morning, Mrs. Schmidt! I see you're standing on your head again.\n#Person2#: Hi, Kathy! I'm just doing my morning yoga! You're up awfully early today.\n#Person1#: I have to finish preparing a paper for my Western Civilization class.\n#Person2#: How has school been going? You come home so late every...
train_4489
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# couldn't sleep because of the noise so #Person1# asks #Person2# for a room change. #Person2# finds an available room on the 17th floor. #Person1# is satisfied with the room but #Person1# doesn't think the charges are right.
[ "#Person1#: Excuse me, can you help me? I would like to change rooms if possible, I couldn't sleep at all last night, because the people in the room next to mine were making a lot of noise, also if at all possible, I'd like a room that doesn't overlook the street, between the noisy neighbors and the highway outside...
train_4490
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# and #Person2# are planning their vacation. #Person1# wants a trip to Europe but #Person2# disagrees because their budget is tight. They finally agree on taking the train to the countryside next Monday. #Person2# reminds #Person1# to check the weather.
[ "#Person1#: Hi, darling! I have a one-month vacation saved up. How about a trip to Europe?\n#Person2#: I could go for that. But I'm afraid our budget is a little tight this year.\n#Person1#: Oh, but I really need to leave this town for a change. Working day after day has worn me out. Do you have any other suggestio...
train_4491
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# helps #Person2# order food and drinks.
[ "#Person1#: Good morning. Are you ready to order?\n#Person2#: Yes, I am, thank you. I'll have three scrambled eggs with country ham, toast and jam, please.\n#Person1#: Would you like anything to drink?\n#Person2#: I'll have a tomato juice and some iced tea.\n#Person1#: Anything else?\n#Person2#: Could I have a slic...
train_4492
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# goes to Dr. Hyde for a check-up and a dental cleaning. Dr. Hyde finds a major cavity in one of #Person1#'s wisdom teeth and tells #Person1# how to handle it. #Person1# is panicked and wants something to dull the pain. Dr. Hyde recommends a high-strength silver alloy filling and #Person1# accepts the treatment...
[ "#Person1#: Hi. Dr. Hyde?\n#Person2#: So, what's seems to be the problem today?\n#Person1#: Well, I just came in for a check up and a dental cleaning.\n#Person2#: Hum. Open up. Let's take a look ...\n#Person1#: Okay. Uh ...\n#Person2#: Hummmm. [Humm? Uh?] Wow! I've never seen one like THIS before. Let me try this.\...
train_4493
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# and #Person2# talk about their holiday. They talk about the weather, the hotel, the waiters and complain about the air conditioner. #Person1# wants to go to Africa again.
[ "#Person1#: Phew! Home at last! I'm glad to be back, aren't you?\n#Person2#: Not really...I'm sorry our holiday is over. We had a great time, didn't we?\n#Person1#: Mmm...it was OK. The weather wasn't as good as I'd hoped. It started to get cloudy in the last two days. I remember the forecast was for bright sunshin...
train_4494
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# asks #Person2# to bring an umbrella, but #Person2# refuses.
[ "#Person1#: Bring an umbrella with you to the baseball game! The weather report on the radio said it was going to rain today.\n#Person2#: I'm not going to bring an umbrella. It's beautiful outside! There aren't any clouds in the sky. I don't want to carry anything." ]
train_4495
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# shows Mrs. Huang her room. Mrs. Huang thinks it looks comfortable.
[ "#Person1#: Mrs. Huang, you are on the third floor.\n#Person2#: It looks very comfortable.\n#Person1#: You have got a lovely view of Yellowstone Park. This is your private room, and just opposite is a kitchen which all six of you share. There is a common room at the end of the corridor, and a game room next door." ...
train_4496
Summarize the following conversation.
Cindy shows Mary her homeroom. Mary is scared and Cindy comforts her.
[ "#Person1#: Mary, this is your homeroom. It's 213. Remember that. \n#Person2#: What's a homeroom? \n#Person1#: You sit in there, listen to the morning announcement with other kids, and then you go to your classes. \n#Person2#: Cindy, I'm scared. \n#Person1#: But I have to go to my homeroom. \n#Person2#: Do we have ...
train_4497
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# compliments #Person2#'s bracelet. #Person2# says the bracelet is from #Person2#'s boyfriend, but #Person2# is not ready for a ring yet as #Person2#'s birthday gift.
[ "#Person1#: I love your bracelet. When did you get it? \n#Person2#: I got it a while ago, but I haven't worn it much. You really like it? \n#Person1#: Yeah. It's beautiful. Is it white gold or silver? \n#Person2#: It's white gold. \n#Person1#: Where did you buy it? \n#Person2#: My boyfriend took me to the Shane Co....
train_4498
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person1# complains that #Person1#'s boss acts like the CEO and #Person2# tells #Person1# that he fills the vacancy in the CEO slot. They also talk about what the CEO should do.
[ "#Person1#: So who does he think he is, anyway, I can't believe the way that my boss has been ordering everyone around laterly, I mean, it's now like he is the CEO, or anything. \n#Person2#: Um. . . Actually I am guessing you didn't get the MEMO. Your boss was selected to fill the vacancy in the CEO slot. He actual...
train_4499
Summarize the following conversation.
#Person2# buys some paper, brushes, oil color and watercolor from #Person1#. #Person2# tells #Person1# that #Person2# is an art teacher.
[ "#Person1#: Ten sheets of rice paper, 25 brushes, two boxes of oil color and two boxes of water color. All these come up to $35. 50, sir. \n#Person2#: Ok, here is $50. Oh, can you make out an invoice for me? \n#Person1#: Sure, just a minute. Are you an artist, sir? \n#Person2#: No, I am a teacher. I teach art. \n#P...