input question: W: In just two weeks, and I am excited. I've been looking forward to this training program for a long time. But there are still a few things I need to do before I go. M: Like what? W: Like renewing my passport and figuring out what to do with my apartment while I'm gone. M: You are not going to give it up, are you? W: No way! I'll never find another apartment like it around here. But I don't like the idea of paying three months for an empty apartment, either. So, I'm looking for someone to take it while I'm away. M: Um, let me think. Oh, I know just a person. An old colleague of mine, Jim Thomas. He is coming here to do some research this summer, from June to August. W: Well, that's exactly when I'll be away! M: Tell you what: I'll be calling Jim late this week anyway, so I'll mention it to him. W: Well, thanks, Bill. What was said before this conversation????
output answer: M: You must be pretty excited about your trip to Europe, Dorothy. When are you leaving?
M: About 10 years. What's wrong? W: I am thinking about redecorating our house. M: That would cost a lot of money. But we do need to do some changes to the house. W: Right. What about repainting the living room in yellow? M: Good idea. I like the countryside style. W: Great minds think the same. And we can also ask someone to draw a picture on the wall. M: It sounds great. And the curtain should be changed too. W: OK. Maybe we should make a blue program first. What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: W: Honey, how long have we been living here?
Q: M: Yes, Carol, but you can't go out in those clothes. It's freezing today. W: Okay, Dad. I'll wear something warmer. What was said before this conversation?
A: W: Can I go out with friends, Dad?
Question: W: She had a very impressive resume, but she seemed to lack the confidence that I think a good manager needs. Did you notice the way that she avoided making eye contact with us while she talked? M: She was a bit nervous, I guess. What else? W: When she first walked into the room to greet us, she didn't shake hands with us or introduce herself at all. I thought that was a bit unprofessional. M: You're right. If she walked into a meeting with our clients like that, it would make our company look bad. That made me worried most. W: It sure would. What was said before this conversation?
Answer: M: Well, what did you think about Candy, the last candidate? Do you think we should hire her?
[Q]: W: Sure, if you give me the classified Ads and Local-News Section. What was said before this conversation?
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[A]: M: Would you pass me the Sports Section please?
Problem: Given the question: M: Hello! W: Hello! If you are suffering from anxiety or depression, poetry may be the solution to your problems. Dr Stewart, how does poetry help? M: Em, OK! Look, let me give you an example. A patient came into our clinic last month. He was a middle-aged businessmen, and he was feeling, well, like most middle-aged businessmen, really stressed and with his life out of control. He talked to me about it, and, well, I was convinced that medication just wouldn't help him. Then I read him a poem called Leisure by WHDavis. Do you know the one? It begins, er... W: I do, yes. M: What is this life, er, so full of. It is so or if... W: I think it's if. M: If full of care, that's it, yes. We have no time to stand and stare. Well, you know the one. The next time he came to see me, he told me that, well, it was a sort of turning point for him. The poem made him think about the quality of his life and the need to find a balance between his work and his social life. Er, you see, because the idea was expressed poetically, he felt that he could identify with it, and actually feel the message in a way that he wouldn't if he simply discussed it with me. And we just had the usual kind of conversation about it. W: Yes, I see. M: You see, reading poetry to patients seems to make them calmer. Encouraging them to write it has an even more dramatic effect, actually. Era, there.., there are something about the process of expressing confused thoughts and feelings and emotions in writing that actually helps people or suffering from stress and anxiety. This happens especially if the words are written in a poetical way with a sense of rhythm rather than in prose, you see. Er, now, for a long time, we've been asking patients to write diaries to put their feelings into words. But it turns out that writing poetry seems to work much better for many patients. W: Right, and have you found that other doctors and therapists have made the same discoveries? M: Yes, many of my colleagues have successfully used poetry with patients... What was said before this conversation?
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The answer is:
W: We all know that poetry is not everyone's cup of tea. But according to Dr James Stewart.