Please answer this: M: Hi, Lucy. This is Jack. Are you still going to the health club? W: Yes, why? M: Well, I went to the hospital yesterday, and my doctor suggested I do more exercise. W: I see. Why not join the club I'm going to. M: Is it good? W: Sure. Wonderful equipment, nice people, and it's not far from my home. M: What do you do there? W: Well, I often start by running, then swimming. M: Does the club offer training courses? W: Yes, basketball, tennis, dancing. You have a lot of choices. M: Sounds great. How often do you go there? W: Usually, twice a week. On Mondays and Thursdays. M: Not bad. I think I can manage. W: Hey, I'm going again tonight. Why not come along with me? M: OK. Where shall we meet? W: I'll wait for you in front of my house at 7:00. M: See you then. What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: W: Hello, Lucy speaking.
Problem: M: With my bad luck? What good would it have done if I'd gone out? W: If you'd looked for a job,you might have found one. M: But I've been looking for one over a year. Today wouldn't have been any different. W: I know how bad you feel, but if you don't keep on looking, you'll never get a job. M: If I'd stayed in Puerto Rico in the first place, I wouldn't have had so much trouble. W: What would you have done? There are more people out of work there than there are here. M: I could have had a farm of my own if I'd stayed there. W: You? Up the mountains, with nobody to talk to, but the children? M: I don't like the city. There are too many people. There's too much noise, too much dust. W: I like here. M: Yes, because your brother's here. This is really your home. W: Well, maybe we should go to Puerto Rico for a visit anyway. You could see Andis Nanco. M: You really mean that? I'd like to see the island again and feel the sunshine and here everyone's speaking Spanish. What was said before this conversation?

A: W: Did you go out today?
Problem: Given the question: W: Where are we going to get that kind of money? M: It sounds like a lot, but by the time you add up the air fare, meals and hotels, it's pretty reasonable. W: But I doubt we'll all be able to go. Remember there were 32 people in the band last year. M: We can make it. For our last trip, we got some money from some companies. W: Who was in charge of money raising? M: Mary. She took care of it last time. What was said before this conversation?
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M: I just saw Professor Black. He finished the budget for our concert tour. It's going to cost $1,500 per person.
input question: M: Yes. It's 8: 45, but my watch is a little bit fast. What was said before this conversation????
output answer: W: Excuse me. Do you have the time?
M: It definitely wasn't worth the wait. What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: W: I'm not going to trust the restaurant critic from that magazine again. The food here doesn't taste anything like what we had in Chinatown.
Q: W: Well, can we summarize the problem from my point of view? First of all, the campaign was late. It missed two important trade affairs. The ads also did not appear into key magazines. As a result, the campaign failed. Do you accept that summary of what happened? M: Well, the delay wasn't entirely our fault. You did in fact make late changes to the specifications of the advertisements. W: Uh, actually, you were late with the initial proposals so you have very little time and in fact, we only asked for small changes. M: Well whatever, can we repeat our offer to run the campaign for 4 extra weeks? W: That's not really the point. The campaign missed two key trade affairs. Because of this, we are asking you either to repeat the campaign next year for free, or we only pay 50% of the fee for this year. M: Could we suggest a 20% reduction to the fee together with the four week sustention to the campaign. W: We are not happy. We lost business. M: I think we both made mistakes. The responsibility is on both sides. W: Ok, let's suggest a new solution. How about a 40% cut in fee, or a free repeat campaign? M: Well, let's take a break, we're not getting very far. Perhaps we should think about this. What was said before this conversation?
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M: Can we make you an offer? We would like to run the campaign for four extra weeks.