Problem: Given the question: M: After thinking about a few ideas, I finally settled on the difference between Japanese and American styles of management. W: Hmm. Why did you choose a topic like that? M: Well, I'm planning to study Business in graduate school next year. After that, I hope to start my own company. W: Isn't that a coincidence! I'm also doing a paper on how Japanese management styles are being adapted by American firms for my Comparative Cultures class. M: Why don't we sit down and share some of our sources after we've each been to the library? W: Great idea! Should we meet at the snack bar next Wednesday at this time? M: That's fine with me. See you then. What was said before this conversation?
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The answer is:
W: What topic did you finally choose for the term paper for your World Economy class?
input question: W: No, you've got an hour and a quarter. Your flight leaves at 9:30. M: I'm so excited. W: Have you got everything? M: Yes, my tickets and my traveler's checks. W: And your passport? M: Yes, don't worry. What was said before this conversation????
output answer: M: Am I late?
M: OK. But I hate love stories. Any films about war on today? W: I'm afraid not. How about the theatre? M: Well, most plays are badly written, though they're cheap. W: Let's go to a concert. You like music very much, don't you? M: Yes, light music. But now you can only hear noisy music, American songs or songs where you can't understand a single word. W: What are you going to do then? M: Why not go to the library to borrow some books. You like reading as much as I do, don't you? W: OK, let's. What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: W: I'm free this afternoon. Shall we go to the movies?
Q: M: He has no sense. What was said before this conversation?
A: W: Doesn't Joe feel it a shame to depend on his parents since he has graduated from college?
Question: W: Good ideas are only useful if you make something out of them. What was said before this conversation?
Answer: M: You call Henry a dreamer, but I think he's got a lot of good ideas.
Please answer this: W: "Big Apple"? What do you mean? M: "Big Apple" is the nickname for New York City. Are you going to New York with us, or aren't you? W: Yes, I'm going. I'm especially looking forward to visiting a special show on modern American painters there. But tell me, where did the nickname come from? M: Some of the musicians of the 20s gave it the name. When they played a concert in New York in the 1920s, the musicians called it the "Big Apple". W: Amazing. New York is such an interesting place and it even has an interesting nickname. What was said before this conversation?
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Answer:
M: Are you ready for the trip to the "Big Apple"?