[Q]: Young Man: Ah, you don't want to know. Woman: Okay, see ya. Young Man: Wait, wait, wait! Why are you walking away? Woman: Well, you said I didn't want to know. Young Man: No, wait. You see my parents really don't love me. Woman: What do you mean? When I met them last week, they seemed really caring. Young Man: Uh, you don't understand! You see. I want a new smart phone ... I mean, I need one, and my parents won't buy me it! Woman: Uh, excuse me, but uh, don't you already have a iPhone? Young Man: Man, yeah, but it's three months old, and it has a small scratch on it. Woman: Where? Let me see. [Look!] I don't see a scratch. Young Man: Look, look right here!. [THAT?] [Do] you see it? Woman: It's just a speck of dust. Young Man: Anyway. And my other phone ... Woman: What? You have two phones? Young Man: That's beside the point. Woman: So, so, did your parents give you a reason for not buying you a new phone? Young Man: Not a good one. Only something about being self-reliant and not being so entitled, or something like that. And now they want me to work ... on the neighbor's farm to pay for it. [Good idea!] It's not fair. Woman: Hey, I think I know the problem. [What?] Take a look in the mirror. You'll see both the problem and the solution. Young Man: Uh! You're no help. What was said before this conversation?
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[A]: Woman: Hey. Uh, you look really unhappy. What's going on?
input: Please answer the following: W: Why not go to the office? What was said before this conversation?
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output: M: The air conditioner in my room is broken and I can't work.
Please answer this: M: Cool! But what's a Healthy Living Day! W: Well, you learn to live in a healthy way. Everyone does three activities. In the morning, you can choose two different indoor activities and in the afternoon, you can try one activity outdoors. M: Sounds like hard work! Why did you do it? W: I wanted to do a new activity, so I went with my cousin Georgia. She doesn't do enough exercise. We make lots of new friends. M: Were you both really tired when you finished? W: Georgia was and she didn't feel very well. I was OK but I needed something to drink. M: Well, when's the next Day? I'd love to go. I know I'm free most Saturdays after April 14th. W: Oh, I've just booked a place for July 5th but I think the next one is on May 28th. M: Great! I'll come to the same one as you! Are you going to go cycling again? W: Not this time. I'm going to do advanced skateboarding. I wanted to try boating but that group is full. M: Wow! I'd like to do that too! What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: W: I've just done the most amazing Healthy Living Day at the sports center.
Problem: W: What do the Romans do? M: They live in Rome, of course, and go to work by car or bus. But sometimes it takes too long that way because of the traffic jams, so they walk. W: In other words, the Romans do what everyone else does. M: Yes, but they do it differently. Everything is different. W: What do you mean? M: Well, the climate is different for a start. It doesn't rain so much as it does in England. The sun shines more often. W: I envy them for the sun. M: I Know. You hate the rain, don't you? W: I certainly do. M: And a Roman really loves life. They always eat spaghetti and drink wine. W: Not always, but they like a good meal. Lots of tourists go to Rome just for food. M: Sure. What was said before this conversation?

A: M: When in Rome, do as the Romans do, they say.
Problem: Given the question: M: He's just gone out with a customer to show him a new car. What was said before this conversation?
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W: Hello, this is Mary Collins. May I speak to my husband, please?
Problem: M: Yes, of course. I came to India a year ago to have a better understanding of the country. After I arrived, I had to find a place where I could live and write. Of course there were many places for me to choose. But after some months I settled down happily in this village because I like the countryside better and it is a little cooler than those in the plains. W: Have you ever thought of a typical village as a better choice? M: Yes, I have. Yet no such thing exists. In fact I wasted a lot of time looking for the typical village. Conditions vary too widely. But the villages I stayed in had much in common- poverty, dirt, and ignorance. W: But in spite of all this, you still feel very happy. Is the experience in this country so important to you that you came all the way from the United States? M: Well, that's also the question that the villagers ask me. They think that I'm crazy to give up my comfortable life in the United States and isolate myself from the outside world in this remote village, like a retired old man Why have I come? I've put aside my work as a political journalist because my ideas have changed. I've come to believe that what is happening in the Third World is more important than anything else. But to understand how three-quarters of the world's people live, and how their future might affect the rest of the world, I feel that I first have to try and share their way of life. W: I must say I find your view on this issue very convincing. I'm sure when you go back to your own country you'll find your stay here very rewarding. What was said before this conversation?

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W: Dr Smith, you were a political journalist in America and I was told that you've chosen to live here, a mountain village like this in the Himalayan Community. Could you please tell me why you came to India and settled down here?