hlt-lab/dream-safe · Datasets at Hugging Face

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520	17-83	[ "Susan, I could really need your help this weekend.", "What is it, John? Another term paper?", "No, no. This is easy compared to that. My cousin is coming on Thursday. She has an interview at the college and I promised my aunt that I'll look after her. We are going to the game on Friday, but Saturday I'm on duty at the library all day and can't get out of it. Uh, I was wondering if you could show her around during the day and maybe we can all meet for dinner later.", "Sure. I don't have any plans. What kind of things does she like to do?", "Actually I haven't seen her for three years. She lives so far away. But this will be her first time on a college campus, she is still in high school. So she probably enjoys anything on campus.", "Well, there is a music festival in the auditorium. That's a possibility. Only I hope it doesn't snow.", "Well, I'll plan on dropping her off at your place on the way to work, around eleven. But if there is a blizzard, I'll give you a call and see if we can figure something else out.", "Sounds good. Meantime I'll keep Saturday open. We can touch base Friday night when we have a better idea of the forecast.", "I hope this works out. I feel kind of responsible. She won't know a way around. And I want her to have a good time. Anyway I really appreciate your help. I owe you one.", "No problem. I'll talk to you tomorrow." ]
524	3-85	[ "Good morning, sir. Can I help you?", "Yes. I'm leaving today. Can I have my bill settled? My name is William Taylor and my room number is 1105." ]
525	3-12	[ "We are going to have a dance party at Tom's. Can you come?", "I wish I could, but I have to nurse the patients on weekends." ]
526	17-86	[ "I see from your application form you have worked as a salesman for two years. Why do you wish to change your job now?", "I found the job too dull." ]
527	11-82	[ "Hurry up! We'll miss the train.", "Don't worry. The train starts at nine, and we still have an hour and a half to go." ]
528	17-117	[ "First. I'd like you to tell me a bit about your experience.", "Well. I left school after I'd done my A-levels.", "What subjects did you take?", "French. German and Art.", "Art?", "Well. I really wanted to study Art. But a friend of my father's provided with me a job-he's an accountant in the city.", "I see. In your application, you say that you only spent nine months with this firm of accountants. Why was that?", "Well, honestly, I didn't like it, so I got a place at the Art College a year ago.", "Did your father mind?", "Well, he was rather disappointed at first. He's an accountant too, you see.", "Have you any brothers or sisters?", "Two brothers, both at school. One's eleven; the other's fifteen.", "Right. What do you do in your spare time?", "I like jazz and folk music; I go to the theater occasionally and act a bit myself. I read quite a lot, and I've done a bit of photography. Also, I've traveled a lot -all over Europe.", "Very interesting, Mr. Brown. I think that's all I want to ask about your background." ]
532	21-203	[ "The teacher called off the lecture.", "Oh, really? His student John must be disappointed at this news." ]
533	11-154	[ "I want to leave a message for Mr. Davis.", "Can I have your name, please?", "Sure. It's Taylor, t-a-y-l-o-r." ]
534	11-40	[ "I've got a headache.", "Oh, don't worry, little boy. Now open your mouth and say \"Ah.\"" ]
535	17-71	[ "Look! I'm sorry to bother you about this, but could you turn that music down?", "Sorry, I didn't realize you could hear it." ]
536	4-1060	[ "Darling, what do you think of these new shoes?", "Hmm, I'm wondering where you are going to put them when you are not wearing them." ]
537	12-513	[ "Tom gets up at half past five to run every day.", "He must be sleeping very early at night." ]
538	4-648	[ "Hi, Mike! Have you decided where to go for your holiday?", "I was thinking about going somewhere in Africa, somewhere like Egypt, but my parents suggested Europe like Austria or Germany. Finally I decided on France." ]
539	17-156	[ "What jobs have you done in the last ten years?", "Many kinds of jobs. I was once an engineer and later a teacher. Up till now I have been an official for three years." ]
540	5-704	[ "Is Jane looking forward to going home for the summer?", "She is counting the days." ]
541	4-1221	[ "Hi, Lucy. What are you up for this weekend?", "I'm going to the beach, Joseph.", "Oh, really? I was hoping you'd be free, so you could go with us to the lake on Saturday." ]
542	17-225	[ "Congratulations on breaking the records at the recent Olympics, Miss Green!", "Thank you, Mr. Rarker.", "Oh, look at those trophies! You became a swimming star at the age of fifteen, didn't you?", "Yeah, you're right.", "Could you tell me something about your plans for the future?", "To tell you the truth, I'm going to give up swimming from now on.", "I beg your pardon?", "I mean I'd rather not swim at all. I'm too old to...", "Excuse me, if I'm not wrong, you've only twenty now. Is it too old at twenty?", "Yes, too old for a swimmer. If I swim in an international competition, I'll hardly be able to win.", "But...er...don't you enjoy swimming?", "Certainly, and I enjoy visiting other countries, and the Olympics are very exciting. However, I missed more important things. I had to work very hard at swimming. There was training before school, after school, and at weekends. While other girls were growing up, I was swimming, swimming. But life isn't merely swimming, is it?" ]
545	4-1399	[ "Happy birthday, Jimmy. Are you ready for the next present?", "You mean there's more besides the watch?", "Come with us. It's in the car. Now, here we are. You've been talking about this for months.", "Oh, it's a new computer. It's just what I want. I'm so happy about it. Thank you so much, Mum and Dad." ]
548	15-91	[ "Good afternoon, Madam.", "Good afternoon.", "What can I do for you?", "Have you any shoes like these?", "What size?", "Size twenty-three.", "What color?", "Dark red.", "I'm sorry. We haven't any.", "But my friend bought this pair of shoes last month.", "Did she buy them here?", "Yes." ]
551	16-161	[ "Are you looking forward to going home for the summer vacation?", "I'm counting the days." ]
552	3-244	[ "Sam met Jane seven years ago when he was 22 years old.", "Jane was only two years younger than Sam, but she seemed much younger." ]
553	4-1365	[ "Have you seen the movie \"Hangover\"? We went to see it last night.", "How was it?", "Jason thought it was extremely amusing, but I was a bit disappointed." ]
554	12-181	[ "Excuse me, I didn't hear what you said.", "I asked if you could lend me your bike." ]
555	5-263	[ "Do you let people know when you are taking pictures of them.", "I try not to. I don't like pictures of people who pose for the camera. I like people who are going about their daily business without being aware of the camera." ]
556	12-536	[ "How many students are there in your class?", "Forty, but only twenty-five of them have got the books." ]
557	4-1009	[ "I'm really mad at Mom and Dad.", "Why? What did they do?", "I asked them for a leather jacket for my birthday, and they just got me this ugly raincoat.", "Oh, come on! It's a beautiful raincoat.", "I don't care! I wanted a leather jacket. I tried on Bill's, and I looked great in it.", "You know a leather jacket is expensive. Maybe they didn't have enough money.", "I want to return it and get a leather jacket! All my friends have leather jackets.", "They don't all have leather jackets.", "Anyway, on your birthday Mom and Dad gave you what you asked for!", "That's true, but all I asked for was a pair of new jeans!", "I hate this raincoat.", "All right, how much is a leather jacket?", "If I return this raincoat, I only need another $ 50.", "OK. I'll lend you the $ 50, but you have to pay me back.", "Great! I'll pay you back, sis!" ]
560	4-53	[ "Could you do me a real favor, please?", "Yes, of course.", "I've arranged to meet my friend Tony, but I'm really engaged now. I was wondering if you could go along and meet him for me.", "Oh, yes, certainly!" ]
561	15-46	[ "We are going to visit the Summer Palace tomorrow.", "Are you? May I join you.'?" ]
562	14-13	[ "Why don't you go into the room?", "Oh, my key won't turn in the lock. Will you help me?" ]
563	14-71	[ "Can you tell me how to make vegetable soup?", "I have a recipe that my mother gave me." ]
564	12-395	[ "Can that clock be right? 9:50?", "That clock is off. It's 11:30." ]
565	3-174	[ "Hello, Lucy. When are you going off to Beijing?", "This evening.", "How are you getting there, by air or by train?", "By train. It leaves at 5:00 and arrives in Beijing at 7:10 tomorrow morning.", "Oh, only 14 hours. Is anybody seeing you off this evening?", "Yes, my parents are going with me to the station to see me off.", "That's good! How long are you staying in Beijing for your holiday?", "Only four days. Well, I must be off now. See you when I get back.", "OK. Good luck and have a good trip!", "Thanks. Goodbye!" ]
568	12-578	[ "Do you mind if I open the window?", "I'm sorry, but I'm cold now." ]
569	21-198	[ "Did you see the list of books for this course?", "Yes,the teacher expects us to get the first five on the list.", "Are you going to buy them?", "I don't know. These books are expensive. And I don't have a lot of money on me.", "How about sharing them with me?", "Sounds good.", "Let's do this. I will buy three and you buy two of them.", "I would rather do it this way: we pay fifty-fifty for the books now.", "And Then?", "At the end of the course you can take the books you like and I will take the ones I like.", "What if we both like the same books?", "Come on,we are not going to argue over that,are we?", "I was just joking. It's definitely a better idea.", "Then let's get the books as soon as possible." ]
572	13-63	[ "Mr. Robert, I'm afraid I can't hand in the letter because the typewriter is broken.", "Oh, it doesn't matter. Take it easy." ]
573	12-175	[ "It's very late and there is no bus now.", "You'd better call a taxi." ]
574	12-105	[ "Can I help you, sir?", "Oh, yes. I want to buy a color TV set." ]
575	20-28	[ "Would you like to come over and study tonight, Janet?", "Oh, I'm sorry, Tom. I forgot to tell you that my parents are in town and want to take me to the concert tonight." ]
576	5-523	[ "I'm really exhausted, Mary. But I don't want to miss the Hollywood movie that comes on at 11.", "If I were you, I'd skip it. We both have to get up early tomorrow. And anyway I've heard it's not as exciting as advertised." ]
577	5-776	[ "Good evening and welcome to this week's Business World, the program for and about business people. Tonight, we have Mr. Steven Kayne, who has just taken over and established bicycle shop. Tell us, Mr. Kayne, what made you want to run yourown store?", "Well, I always loved racing bikes and fixing them. When I was working full-time as a salesman for a big company, I seldom had time to enjoy my hobby. I knew then that as soon as I had enough money to get my own business going, I'll do it. I had my heart set on it and I didn't let anything stand in my way. When I went down to the bank and got a business loan, I knew I'd love being myown boss. Now my time is my own. I open the store when I want and leave when I want.", "You mean you don't keep regular hours?", "Well, the sign on my store says the hours are ten to six, but if business isslower than usual, I can just lock up and take off early.", "Have you hired any employees to work with you yet?", "Yeah, a couple of friends of mine who love biking as much as I do. They help me out a few days a week. It's great because we play cards or just sit around and talk when there are no customers.", "Thank you, Mr. Kayne. We wish you success in your new business." ]
581	4-1086	[ "We should've left 30 minutes earlier! Traffic is awful! We are going to miss our flight!", "We need an extra hour to get there! We aren't even halfway to the airport. Plus, we need to check in and go through security, which will take at least 45 minutes." ]
582	5-742	[ "Can you give us your e-mail address, so we can get back to you as soon as possible?", "I'll send you an e-mail so we don't have to do the spellings on the phone. Okay?" ]
583	4-1495	[ "I've been thinking about joining a health club myself. My doctor has been encouraging me to get more exercise. Which club do you belong to?", "It's called the Good-life Health Club. I've only been going since Jan., but I've already noticed a big improvement. I feel like a new person.", "Really? What do you do there?", "They have a gym with exercise equipment and an indoor pool. I usually start by working out for about half an hour. Then I take a swim. After exercising, the water feels great.", "That sounds good. But aren't you afraid of over-working yourself?", "No, no. Everything is carefully controlled and supervised. If you're interested in seeing for yourself, I'm going again on Tuesday. Why don't you come along as my guest? You'll enjoy yourself.", "That's a good idea. Thanks. I just might." ]
585	14-359	[ "It tastes good. How do they make it?", "I don't know, but they put lots of eggs in it." ]
586	14-67	[ "Waiter, can you come here for a second please?", "What's the problem, ma'am?", "This soup is cold.", "I'm sorry. I'll bring you some hot soup." ]
588	5-248	[ "I'm sorry to tell you that you needn't come next week. You know sales of our company have been poor recently.", "I've always worked hard. Would you be kind enough to give me a month time so that I can find a new job?" ]
589	20-41	[ "I fixed the window, painted the bookcase and repaired the desk and chair.", "Been busy, haven't you?" ]
591	11-242	[ "Our son hasn't written to us for nearly two months.", "He must be very busy with his studies." ]
592	17-43	[ "Have you made any plans to go away during semester break? I've been thinking of skiing.", "I really haven't had time to think about my vacation. I've been concentrating on getting ready for my exams, especially philosophy. But I'll probably go to the beach.", "Why the beach?", "Well, it would be nice to get away from this cold weather and just lie in the sun and relax after working so hard.", "It's true that skiing does require work. And you have to get up early and wait in long lines for the chair lifts. Thanks. I think you help me make up my mind.", "Sure. Now maybe you can use your mind to think about something else, like your studies.", "Yeah, just as you said, I should focus more on study now, because the exams of various courses are approaching. If I cannot pass those exams smoothly, I will not have a good time in vacation.", "Absolutely! So now we should put the vacation aside temporarily and make good preparation for the exams. Do you want to go to the library with me now?", "Sure! Let's go!" ]
596	4-824	[ "Excuse me, I bought this white shirt here yesterday. Can I change it for a larger one?", "Yes, of course." ]
597	4-1332	[ "Can I stay here for just another minute? I really need to look up something on Shakespeare.", "Sorry. Everyone is supposed to put books back to the shelves when the closing bell is sounded." ]
598	5-702	[ "I'm thinking of taking five courses next semester.", "Wouldn't four be wiser?" ]
602	16-58	[ "Did Mary repair the car herself?", "No, She had it repaired because she thought it was too dirty to do that." ]
603	13-205	[ "Ann, do you and your husband plan to have many children?", "Only two. It's expensive to have a big family now." ]
604	14-218	[ "My room is in 123. Am I right?", "No, ma'am. It's Room 132." ]
605	4-1479	[ "Well, Jenny, the school year is almost over. We just have two more weeks before exams. What do you plan to do this summer?", "I'm going to teach English to some immigrants in the university's community service program.", "That sounds interesting. Don't you need to speak a foreign language for a job like that?", "No, you don't. You just have to present the language simply and give the students a chance to practice speaking.", "Come to think of it, that's the way I was taught to speak Chinese. But speaking didn't help me learn to read and write Chinese.", "My students won't want to read and write English, at lease not now. They are more interested in speaking.", "You sound very knowledgeable about all this. How do you know so much?", "I took a Teaching English as a Second Language course last year when you were in China. I've also talked with the experienced teachers quite a lot. I think I would like to be an ESL teacher when I graduate." ]
608	12-462	[ "Hello,This is John. Can I speak to Susan?", "Well,wait a minute, I'll find her for you." ]
609	2-125	[ "Did you finish typing that report?", "Yes, I did, but I worked late.", "But it must be a long report, I guess.", "Exactly. Twelve pages. I spent three hours on it.", "By the way, what time did you go home?", "I left the office at nine o'clock. I got home at ten.", "What did have for dinner?", "I sent out for a sandwich and ate at my desk." ]
611	4-706	[ "So, how was it?", "I'm not sure.", "What do you mean?", "Well, I didn't see most of it. Whenever the monster appeared, I closed my eyes. Are you going to see it?", "Oh, I don't think so. I don't like scary movies." ]
612	4-513	[ "Look! The room is full of smoke. I can hardly breathe.", "I agree. Smoking should not be permitted here in this room.", "That's right. Nowadays, people who smoke seldom think of others." ]
613	13-30	[ "Are you going to Shanghai today?", "Yes. My mother is waiting for me there." ]
614	10-91	[ "Are you having much trouble with the course?", "Not really. The only thing I haven't understood so far is the reading we had last night." ]
615	5-820	[ "Thank heavens! You're back safe and sound. Everyone was worried on hearing about the air crash. And I had so many sleepless nights!", "Yes, I know your feeling, dear! Even I myself don't know how I escaped it. I was the only lucky guy." ]
621	3-144	[ "You know that in China all the children should go to school and must finish the primary and junior school. It's the law.", "Yes, I know this quite well. But still there are some children who can't go to school because of their poverty.", "Yes, it's a matter of money. You see, education here is not completely free for the students. If it were so it would cost the government too much money.", "Do all parents send their children to state schools?", "Yes, nearly all of them. If you are rich, you may prefer to send your children to private schools, but it takes a lot of money." ]
624	12-17	[ "Have you lived here before you went to work?", "Yes, I have lived here since I was born. I have lived here for thirty years." ]
625	4-1197	[ "Did you get the injury playing football, Jim?", "Yes. One of the boys kicked my foot instead of the ball.", "The best thing for you to do is to rest your leg for 48 hours.", "When can I go back to school?", "You can go back in 4 days, but you'll need to avoid sports for a month." ]
627	4-1299	[ "Jessica, could you forward this e-mail to all the club members?", "Sorry. The computer broke down this morning. I'll do it for you as soon as I have it fixed." ]
629	12-63	[ "What day is it today, Tom?", "It's Friday, October the 13th. Tomorrow is my mother's birthday." ]
630	4-1149	[ "I've been thinking about how I could teach my children to be more loving.", "It sounds like a job for you and your husband. How about if I give you some vacation time? You could take a family trip and talk more with your kids." ]
631	4-1330	[ "How long will we stay at the cam?", "We'll stay there for one night. That is, we will leave the camp on August 7th." ]
632	12-392	[ "Excuse me, where's the manager's office, please?", "Upstairs on the second floor, third door on the right." ]
633	4-1093	[ "What are you doing after class today?", "Nothing special.", "Do you want to come with me to get some ice cream?", "I'd love to, but I'm actually on a diet. I'm going to the gym this afternoon." ]
634	5-283	[ "Take a seat, Mr. Brown. Could you tell me which position you think most appeals to you?", "Well, as for me, I prefer to take the post of sales manager if you think I'm qualified." ]
635	14-159	[ "Good afternoon. This is Dick Williams at World Travel Agency. Can I speak to Mr Smith?", "No. He's out for lunch." ]
636	5-654	[ "Look here, darling. The paper says people tend to feel unwell if they sleep less than six hours a day.", "That may be true for you, but it certainly isn't true for me." ]
642	5-170	[ "What is the home assignment from Professor Smith? I missed the class this morning.", "Finish reading Chapter 5 and 6, and write an essay based on chapter 3 and 4. Remember, it's your turn to give presentation next Monday." ]
643	5-928	[ "Did you like the film?", "Not particularly. I was rather disappointed. I'd expected it to be much more exciting." ]
644	12-109	[ "What are you going to do, Tom?", "I'll go and get my bike back from Bob." ]
645	4-981	[ "Hi, Ann. Are you still working here?", "Oh, hi, Jack. Yes, I'm still working part-time in a company, as much as I can. The trouble is that I'm so busy with my classes that I don't have enough time for my work.", "Do you have a lot to do?", "Well, not too much at the moment.", "Are you going to go on working in that company?", "I hope so. I really like my work, and next term, I will have more time.", "Sounds good. Hope I'll see you around here more often.", "OK. I hope to see yon too. Bye for now." ]
648	4-1307	[ "Did you ever win anything?", "Well, yes, I did. I came in first in this little competition in the local newspaper, and it was this competition where you had to, um, finish the sentence \"School is...\"", "Right.", "And design a poster and because I was quite a good student at the time, I said \"School is the key to a new and better world.\"", "So how old were you then?", "It was ten years ago, and I was eleven.", "Oh, right. So what did you win then?", "I won a 20-dollar gift certificate to Hathaway House Bookshop, and I spent the whole summer there because twenty dollars were quite a lot then. I still have the books that I bought there.", "Lucky you." ]
651	2-82	[ "What do you think of the film?", "I like it. I think it is great.", "I like it too. Do you like the acting?", "Yes. It is excellent. Do you?", "Not really. It is disappointing." ]
652	4-388	[ "Where are you going?", "To the airport. I need to be there by 2:30.", "Oh, it's a long way from here.", "I'm glad you stopped. I'd been standing here for a long time." ]
653	12-508	[ "Have you seen my pen, Mary?", "It's in your hand!" ]
654	4-1512	[ "Hi, Amy.", "Hi.", "You look great! Have you been on vacation?", "Yeah, I have. I was on the West Coast.", "Nice! How was it?", "Great. I had a wonderful time. It was really nice to get away from work.", "Where did you go?", "Los Angeles and San Francisco.", "How did you like Los Angeles?", "Well, it is cleaner than I thought it would be, and there are a lot of trees, so I like it better than I thought I would. But it's huge! It's really hard to get around. The bus service is terrible, and you know, I don't like taking the underground. We had to rent a car.", "And was the weather good?", "Oh, yes, it was nice and warm in Los Angeles.", "What about San Francisco?", "The weather? It was cooler than LA, but it wasn't uncomfortable.", "Cool in San Francisco? That's surprising.", "Yeah, it surprised me a bit, too. And it was a problem because we didn't take any sweaters or anything like that, but it's always like that in August. Anyway, I loved it. It's probably the most beautiful city in the US-all those hills, the bay, and those magical old Victorian houses.", "So, you like it better than Los Angeles?", "Absolutely! And there's much more that you can see and do on foot! It's smaller than Los Angeles, so it's much easier to get around. There are lots of buses and streetcars, and of course, minibuses, too." ]
657	21-119	[ "Can I help you,Sir?", "Yes,call you show me the way to Gate 9 for Flight 911 to Hong Kong? I'm quite confused here." ]
658	21-234	[ "Excuse me, Miss, what time is Flight 298 for Beijing due to depart?", "It leaves at 9:30, but you must check in one hour ahead of departure." ]
664	5-22	[ "Did you check the power plug and press the play button?", "Yes, the power indicator was on, and it was running, but somehow the sound didn't come through." ]
665	11-64	[ "It starts at 7:00. I'll pick you up around 6:30.", "Better make it a little earlier, there's always a long line." ]
666	14-267	[ "Mum,I feel like going out for a walk.", "Go ahead, please. But remember to be back before nine." ]
667	12-321	[ "What do you do for a living?", "I'm a news reporter." ]
668	4-742	[ "You'd better take your coat with you. It looks like it's going to snow.", "You may be right. Thank you for mentioning this." ]
669	21-291	[ "Oh, dear,I wonder where I left my hand hag!", "Maybe you didn't bring the bag. Most probably it's still lying on the desk in your office." ]
670	11-186	[ "Are you busy on Sunday night, John?", "Oh, I haven't got any plans yet." ]
671	7-181	[ "Look! Is that Tom over there, the boy reading a book?", "That can't be Tom. That must be his brother Jim.", "Why?", "Because Tom flew to Beijing just last night. He couldn't have returned yet." ]
672	21-118	[ "The food in this restaurant is horrible if only we'd gone to the school dining hall.", "But the food isn't everything. Is't it nice just to get away from all the noise?" ]
673	12-560	[ "What do you often do in your free time?", "I enjoy flying kites in spring, swimming in summer and skating in winter. What about you?", "I enjoy playing basketball when I'm free." ]
674	10-85	[ "The rain is going to continue till tomorrow. I wanted to take you to see the park, but it's too wet for that, and it's obvious we can't walk around to visit the sights that you suggested, Jack. Too bad!", "Yes, it's a shame." ]
675	7-99	[ "What made you so upset?", "My neighbor gave me her word that she would keep her cat off my grass, but she hasn't.", "That's too bad." ]
676	14-347	[ "Excuse me, how much does an ice cream cost?", "Two yuan. And how many do you want?", "Two, please.", "Anything else you want to buy?", "Oh, yes, I still want some bread. A piece of bread, please.", "Here you are. 1.5 yuan a piece.", "By the way, do you have any fruit here, such as apples or oranges?", "I'm sorry we haven't got any.", "All right. Here's the money for you.", "Thank you." ]
679	12-423	[ "I like to smoke when I am nervous, but let's meet at seven.", "OK, see you later." ]

520

17-83

[ "Susan, I could really need your help this weekend.", "What is it, John? Another term paper?", "No, no. This is easy compared to that. My cousin is coming on Thursday. She has an interview at the college and I promised my aunt that I'll look after her. We are going to the game on Friday, but Saturday I'm on duty at the library all day and can't get out of it. Uh, I was wondering if you could show her around during the day and maybe we can all meet for dinner later.", "Sure. I don't have any plans. What kind of things does she like to do?", "Actually I haven't seen her for three years. She lives so far away. But this will be her first time on a college campus, she is still in high school. So she probably enjoys anything on campus.", "Well, there is a music festival in the auditorium. That's a possibility. Only I hope it doesn't snow.", "Well, I'll plan on dropping her off at your place on the way to work, around eleven. But if there is a blizzard, I'll give you a call and see if we can figure something else out.", "Sounds good. Meantime I'll keep Saturday open. We can touch base Friday night when we have a better idea of the forecast.", "I hope this works out. I feel kind of responsible. She won't know a way around. And I want her to have a good time. Anyway I really appreciate your help. I owe you one.", "No problem. I'll talk to you tomorrow." ]

524

3-85

[ "Good morning, sir. Can I help you?", "Yes. I'm leaving today. Can I have my bill settled? My name is William Taylor and my room number is 1105." ]

525

3-12

[ "We are going to have a dance party at Tom's. Can you come?", "I wish I could, but I have to nurse the patients on weekends." ]

526

17-86

[ "I see from your application form you have worked as a salesman for two years. Why do you wish to change your job now?", "I found the job too dull." ]

527

11-82

[ "Hurry up! We'll miss the train.", "Don't worry. The train starts at nine, and we still have an hour and a half to go." ]

528

17-117

[ "First. I'd like you to tell me a bit about your experience.", "Well. I left school after I'd done my A-levels.", "What subjects did you take?", "French. German and Art.", "Art?", "Well. I really wanted to study Art. But a friend of my father's provided with me a job-he's an accountant in the city.", "I see. In your application, you say that you only spent nine months with this firm of accountants. Why was that?", "Well, honestly, I didn't like it, so I got a place at the Art College a year ago.", "Did your father mind?", "Well, he was rather disappointed at first. He's an accountant too, you see.", "Have you any brothers or sisters?", "Two brothers, both at school. One's eleven; the other's fifteen.", "Right. What do you do in your spare time?", "I like jazz and folk music; I go to the theater occasionally and act a bit myself. I read quite a lot, and I've done a bit of photography. Also, I've traveled a lot -all over Europe.", "Very interesting, Mr. Brown. I think that's all I want to ask about your background." ]

532

21-203

[ "The teacher called off the lecture.", "Oh, really? His student John must be disappointed at this news." ]

533

11-154

[ "I want to leave a message for Mr. Davis.", "Can I have your name, please?", "Sure. It's Taylor, t-a-y-l-o-r." ]

534

11-40

[ "I've got a headache.", "Oh, don't worry, little boy. Now open your mouth and say \"Ah.\"" ]

535

17-71

[ "Look! I'm sorry to bother you about this, but could you turn that music down?", "Sorry, I didn't realize you could hear it." ]

536

4-1060

[ "Darling, what do you think of these new shoes?", "Hmm, I'm wondering where you are going to put them when you are not wearing them." ]

537

12-513

[ "Tom gets up at half past five to run every day.", "He must be sleeping very early at night." ]

538

4-648

[ "Hi, Mike! Have you decided where to go for your holiday?", "I was thinking about going somewhere in Africa, somewhere like Egypt, but my parents suggested Europe like Austria or Germany. Finally I decided on France." ]

539

17-156

[ "What jobs have you done in the last ten years?", "Many kinds of jobs. I was once an engineer and later a teacher. Up till now I have been an official for three years." ]

540

5-704

[ "Is Jane looking forward to going home for the summer?", "She is counting the days." ]

541

4-1221

[ "Hi, Lucy. What are you up for this weekend?", "I'm going to the beach, Joseph.", "Oh, really? I was hoping you'd be free, so you could go with us to the lake on Saturday." ]

542

17-225

[ "Congratulations on breaking the records at the recent Olympics, Miss Green!", "Thank you, Mr. Rarker.", "Oh, look at those trophies! You became a swimming star at the age of fifteen, didn't you?", "Yeah, you're right.", "Could you tell me something about your plans for the future?", "To tell you the truth, I'm going to give up swimming from now on.", "I beg your pardon?", "I mean I'd rather not swim at all. I'm too old to...", "Excuse me, if I'm not wrong, you've only twenty now. Is it too old at twenty?", "Yes, too old for a swimmer. If I swim in an international competition, I'll hardly be able to win.", "But...er...don't you enjoy swimming?", "Certainly, and I enjoy visiting other countries, and the Olympics are very exciting. However, I missed more important things. I had to work very hard at swimming. There was training before school, after school, and at weekends. While other girls were growing up, I was swimming, swimming. But life isn't merely swimming, is it?" ]

545

4-1399

[ "Happy birthday, Jimmy. Are you ready for the next present?", "You mean there's more besides the watch?", "Come with us. It's in the car. Now, here we are. You've been talking about this for months.", "Oh, it's a new computer. It's just what I want. I'm so happy about it. Thank you so much, Mum and Dad." ]

548

15-91

[ "Good afternoon, Madam.", "Good afternoon.", "What can I do for you?", "Have you any shoes like these?", "What size?", "Size twenty-three.", "What color?", "Dark red.", "I'm sorry. We haven't any.", "But my friend bought this pair of shoes last month.", "Did she buy them here?", "Yes." ]

551

16-161

[ "Are you looking forward to going home for the summer vacation?", "I'm counting the days." ]

552

3-244

[ "Sam met Jane seven years ago when he was 22 years old.", "Jane was only two years younger than Sam, but she seemed much younger." ]

553

4-1365

[ "Have you seen the movie \"Hangover\"? We went to see it last night.", "How was it?", "Jason thought it was extremely amusing, but I was a bit disappointed." ]

554

12-181

[ "Excuse me, I didn't hear what you said.", "I asked if you could lend me your bike." ]

555

5-263

[ "Do you let people know when you are taking pictures of them.", "I try not to. I don't like pictures of people who pose for the camera. I like people who are going about their daily business without being aware of the camera." ]

556

12-536

[ "How many students are there in your class?", "Forty, but only twenty-five of them have got the books." ]

557

4-1009

[ "I'm really mad at Mom and Dad.", "Why? What did they do?", "I asked them for a leather jacket for my birthday, and they just got me this ugly raincoat.", "Oh, come on! It's a beautiful raincoat.", "I don't care! I wanted a leather jacket. I tried on Bill's, and I looked great in it.", "You know a leather jacket is expensive. Maybe they didn't have enough money.", "I want to return it and get a leather jacket! All my friends have leather jackets.", "They don't all have leather jackets.", "Anyway, on your birthday Mom and Dad gave you what you asked for!", "That's true, but all I asked for was a pair of new jeans!", "I hate this raincoat.", "All right, how much is a leather jacket?", "If I return this raincoat, I only need another $ 50.", "OK. I'll lend you the $ 50, but you have to pay me back.", "Great! I'll pay you back, sis!" ]

560

4-53

[ "Could you do me a real favor, please?", "Yes, of course.", "I've arranged to meet my friend Tony, but I'm really engaged now. I was wondering if you could go along and meet him for me.", "Oh, yes, certainly!" ]

561

15-46

[ "We are going to visit the Summer Palace tomorrow.", "Are you? May I join you.'?" ]

562

14-13

[ "Why don't you go into the room?", "Oh, my key won't turn in the lock. Will you help me?" ]

563

14-71

[ "Can you tell me how to make vegetable soup?", "I have a recipe that my mother gave me." ]

564

12-395

[ "Can that clock be right? 9:50?", "That clock is off. It's 11:30." ]

565

3-174

[ "Hello, Lucy. When are you going off to Beijing?", "This evening.", "How are you getting there, by air or by train?", "By train. It leaves at 5:00 and arrives in Beijing at 7:10 tomorrow morning.", "Oh, only 14 hours. Is anybody seeing you off this evening?", "Yes, my parents are going with me to the station to see me off.", "That's good! How long are you staying in Beijing for your holiday?", "Only four days. Well, I must be off now. See you when I get back.", "OK. Good luck and have a good trip!", "Thanks. Goodbye!" ]

568

12-578

[ "Do you mind if I open the window?", "I'm sorry, but I'm cold now." ]

569

21-198

[ "Did you see the list of books for this course?", "Yes,the teacher expects us to get the first five on the list.", "Are you going to buy them?", "I don't know. These books are expensive. And I don't have a lot of money on me.", "How about sharing them with me?", "Sounds good.", "Let's do this. I will buy three and you buy two of them.", "I would rather do it this way: we pay fifty-fifty for the books now.", "And Then?", "At the end of the course you can take the books you like and I will take the ones I like.", "What if we both like the same books?", "Come on,we are not going to argue over that,are we?", "I was just joking. It's definitely a better idea.", "Then let's get the books as soon as possible." ]

572

13-63

[ "Mr. Robert, I'm afraid I can't hand in the letter because the typewriter is broken.", "Oh, it doesn't matter. Take it easy." ]

573

12-175

[ "It's very late and there is no bus now.", "You'd better call a taxi." ]

574

12-105

[ "Can I help you, sir?", "Oh, yes. I want to buy a color TV set." ]

575

20-28

[ "Would you like to come over and study tonight, Janet?", "Oh, I'm sorry, Tom. I forgot to tell you that my parents are in town and want to take me to the concert tonight." ]

576

5-523

[ "I'm really exhausted, Mary. But I don't want to miss the Hollywood movie that comes on at 11.", "If I were you, I'd skip it. We both have to get up early tomorrow. And anyway I've heard it's not as exciting as advertised." ]

577

5-776

[ "Good evening and welcome to this week's Business World, the program for and about business people. Tonight, we have Mr. Steven Kayne, who has just taken over and established bicycle shop. Tell us, Mr. Kayne, what made you want to run yourown store?", "Well, I always loved racing bikes and fixing them. When I was working full-time as a salesman for a big company, I seldom had time to enjoy my hobby. I knew then that as soon as I had enough money to get my own business going, I'll do it. I had my heart set on it and I didn't let anything stand in my way. When I went down to the bank and got a business loan, I knew I'd love being myown boss. Now my time is my own. I open the store when I want and leave when I want.", "You mean you don't keep regular hours?", "Well, the sign on my store says the hours are ten to six, but if business isslower than usual, I can just lock up and take off early.", "Have you hired any employees to work with you yet?", "Yeah, a couple of friends of mine who love biking as much as I do. They help me out a few days a week. It's great because we play cards or just sit around and talk when there are no customers.", "Thank you, Mr. Kayne. We wish you success in your new business." ]

581

4-1086

[ "We should've left 30 minutes earlier! Traffic is awful! We are going to miss our flight!", "We need an extra hour to get there! We aren't even halfway to the airport. Plus, we need to check in and go through security, which will take at least 45 minutes." ]

582

5-742

[ "Can you give us your e-mail address, so we can get back to you as soon as possible?", "I'll send you an e-mail so we don't have to do the spellings on the phone. Okay?" ]

583

4-1495

[ "I've been thinking about joining a health club myself. My doctor has been encouraging me to get more exercise. Which club do you belong to?", "It's called the Good-life Health Club. I've only been going since Jan., but I've already noticed a big improvement. I feel like a new person.", "Really? What do you do there?", "They have a gym with exercise equipment and an indoor pool. I usually start by working out for about half an hour. Then I take a swim. After exercising, the water feels great.", "That sounds good. But aren't you afraid of over-working yourself?", "No, no. Everything is carefully controlled and supervised. If you're interested in seeing for yourself, I'm going again on Tuesday. Why don't you come along as my guest? You'll enjoy yourself.", "That's a good idea. Thanks. I just might." ]

585

14-359

[ "It tastes good. How do they make it?", "I don't know, but they put lots of eggs in it." ]

586

14-67

[ "Waiter, can you come here for a second please?", "What's the problem, ma'am?", "This soup is cold.", "I'm sorry. I'll bring you some hot soup." ]

588

5-248

[ "I'm sorry to tell you that you needn't come next week. You know sales of our company have been poor recently.", "I've always worked hard. Would you be kind enough to give me a month time so that I can find a new job?" ]

589

20-41

[ "I fixed the window, painted the bookcase and repaired the desk and chair.", "Been busy, haven't you?" ]

591

11-242

[ "Our son hasn't written to us for nearly two months.", "He must be very busy with his studies." ]

592

17-43

[ "Have you made any plans to go away during semester break? I've been thinking of skiing.", "I really haven't had time to think about my vacation. I've been concentrating on getting ready for my exams, especially philosophy. But I'll probably go to the beach.", "Why the beach?", "Well, it would be nice to get away from this cold weather and just lie in the sun and relax after working so hard.", "It's true that skiing does require work. And you have to get up early and wait in long lines for the chair lifts. Thanks. I think you help me make up my mind.", "Sure. Now maybe you can use your mind to think about something else, like your studies.", "Yeah, just as you said, I should focus more on study now, because the exams of various courses are approaching. If I cannot pass those exams smoothly, I will not have a good time in vacation.", "Absolutely! So now we should put the vacation aside temporarily and make good preparation for the exams. Do you want to go to the library with me now?", "Sure! Let's go!" ]

596

4-824

[ "Excuse me, I bought this white shirt here yesterday. Can I change it for a larger one?", "Yes, of course." ]

597

4-1332

[ "Can I stay here for just another minute? I really need to look up something on Shakespeare.", "Sorry. Everyone is supposed to put books back to the shelves when the closing bell is sounded." ]

598

5-702

[ "I'm thinking of taking five courses next semester.", "Wouldn't four be wiser?" ]

602

16-58

[ "Did Mary repair the car herself?", "No, She had it repaired because she thought it was too dirty to do that." ]

603

13-205

[ "Ann, do you and your husband plan to have many children?", "Only two. It's expensive to have a big family now." ]

604

14-218

[ "My room is in 123. Am I right?", "No, ma'am. It's Room 132." ]

605

4-1479

[ "Well, Jenny, the school year is almost over. We just have two more weeks before exams. What do you plan to do this summer?", "I'm going to teach English to some immigrants in the university's community service program.", "That sounds interesting. Don't you need to speak a foreign language for a job like that?", "No, you don't. You just have to present the language simply and give the students a chance to practice speaking.", "Come to think of it, that's the way I was taught to speak Chinese. But speaking didn't help me learn to read and write Chinese.", "My students won't want to read and write English, at lease not now. They are more interested in speaking.", "You sound very knowledgeable about all this. How do you know so much?", "I took a Teaching English as a Second Language course last year when you were in China. I've also talked with the experienced teachers quite a lot. I think I would like to be an ESL teacher when I graduate." ]

608

12-462

[ "Hello,This is John. Can I speak to Susan?", "Well,wait a minute, I'll find her for you." ]

609

2-125

[ "Did you finish typing that report?", "Yes, I did, but I worked late.", "But it must be a long report, I guess.", "Exactly. Twelve pages. I spent three hours on it.", "By the way, what time did you go home?", "I left the office at nine o'clock. I got home at ten.", "What did have for dinner?", "I sent out for a sandwich and ate at my desk." ]

611

4-706

[ "So, how was it?", "I'm not sure.", "What do you mean?", "Well, I didn't see most of it. Whenever the monster appeared, I closed my eyes. Are you going to see it?", "Oh, I don't think so. I don't like scary movies." ]

612

4-513

[ "Look! The room is full of smoke. I can hardly breathe.", "I agree. Smoking should not be permitted here in this room.", "That's right. Nowadays, people who smoke seldom think of others." ]

613

13-30

[ "Are you going to Shanghai today?", "Yes. My mother is waiting for me there." ]

614

10-91

[ "Are you having much trouble with the course?", "Not really. The only thing I haven't understood so far is the reading we had last night." ]

615

5-820

[ "Thank heavens! You're back safe and sound. Everyone was worried on hearing about the air crash. And I had so many sleepless nights!", "Yes, I know your feeling, dear! Even I myself don't know how I escaped it. I was the only lucky guy." ]

621

3-144

[ "You know that in China all the children should go to school and must finish the primary and junior school. It's the law.", "Yes, I know this quite well. But still there are some children who can't go to school because of their poverty.", "Yes, it's a matter of money. You see, education here is not completely free for the students. If it were so it would cost the government too much money.", "Do all parents send their children to state schools?", "Yes, nearly all of them. If you are rich, you may prefer to send your children to private schools, but it takes a lot of money." ]

624

12-17

[ "Have you lived here before you went to work?", "Yes, I have lived here since I was born. I have lived here for thirty years." ]

625

4-1197

[ "Did you get the injury playing football, Jim?", "Yes. One of the boys kicked my foot instead of the ball.", "The best thing for you to do is to rest your leg for 48 hours.", "When can I go back to school?", "You can go back in 4 days, but you'll need to avoid sports for a month." ]

627

4-1299

[ "Jessica, could you forward this e-mail to all the club members?", "Sorry. The computer broke down this morning. I'll do it for you as soon as I have it fixed." ]

629

12-63

[ "What day is it today, Tom?", "It's Friday, October the 13th. Tomorrow is my mother's birthday." ]

630

4-1149

[ "I've been thinking about how I could teach my children to be more loving.", "It sounds like a job for you and your husband. How about if I give you some vacation time? You could take a family trip and talk more with your kids." ]

631

4-1330

[ "How long will we stay at the cam?", "We'll stay there for one night. That is, we will leave the camp on August 7th." ]

632

12-392

[ "Excuse me, where's the manager's office, please?", "Upstairs on the second floor, third door on the right." ]

633

4-1093

[ "What are you doing after class today?", "Nothing special.", "Do you want to come with me to get some ice cream?", "I'd love to, but I'm actually on a diet. I'm going to the gym this afternoon." ]

634

5-283

[ "Take a seat, Mr. Brown. Could you tell me which position you think most appeals to you?", "Well, as for me, I prefer to take the post of sales manager if you think I'm qualified." ]

635

14-159

[ "Good afternoon. This is Dick Williams at World Travel Agency. Can I speak to Mr Smith?", "No. He's out for lunch." ]

636

5-654

[ "Look here, darling. The paper says people tend to feel unwell if they sleep less than six hours a day.", "That may be true for you, but it certainly isn't true for me." ]

642

5-170

[ "What is the home assignment from Professor Smith? I missed the class this morning.", "Finish reading Chapter 5 and 6, and write an essay based on chapter 3 and 4. Remember, it's your turn to give presentation next Monday." ]

643

5-928

[ "Did you like the film?", "Not particularly. I was rather disappointed. I'd expected it to be much more exciting." ]

644

12-109

[ "What are you going to do, Tom?", "I'll go and get my bike back from Bob." ]

645

4-981

[ "Hi, Ann. Are you still working here?", "Oh, hi, Jack. Yes, I'm still working part-time in a company, as much as I can. The trouble is that I'm so busy with my classes that I don't have enough time for my work.", "Do you have a lot to do?", "Well, not too much at the moment.", "Are you going to go on working in that company?", "I hope so. I really like my work, and next term, I will have more time.", "Sounds good. Hope I'll see you around here more often.", "OK. I hope to see yon too. Bye for now." ]

648

4-1307

[ "Did you ever win anything?", "Well, yes, I did. I came in first in this little competition in the local newspaper, and it was this competition where you had to, um, finish the sentence \"School is...\"", "Right.", "And design a poster and because I was quite a good student at the time, I said \"School is the key to a new and better world.\"", "So how old were you then?", "It was ten years ago, and I was eleven.", "Oh, right. So what did you win then?", "I won a 20-dollar gift certificate to Hathaway House Bookshop, and I spent the whole summer there because twenty dollars were quite a lot then. I still have the books that I bought there.", "Lucky you." ]

651

2-82

[ "What do you think of the film?", "I like it. I think it is great.", "I like it too. Do you like the acting?", "Yes. It is excellent. Do you?", "Not really. It is disappointing." ]

652

4-388

[ "Where are you going?", "To the airport. I need to be there by 2:30.", "Oh, it's a long way from here.", "I'm glad you stopped. I'd been standing here for a long time." ]

653

12-508

[ "Have you seen my pen, Mary?", "It's in your hand!" ]

654

4-1512

[ "Hi, Amy.", "Hi.", "You look great! Have you been on vacation?", "Yeah, I have. I was on the West Coast.", "Nice! How was it?", "Great. I had a wonderful time. It was really nice to get away from work.", "Where did you go?", "Los Angeles and San Francisco.", "How did you like Los Angeles?", "Well, it is cleaner than I thought it would be, and there are a lot of trees, so I like it better than I thought I would. But it's huge! It's really hard to get around. The bus service is terrible, and you know, I don't like taking the underground. We had to rent a car.", "And was the weather good?", "Oh, yes, it was nice and warm in Los Angeles.", "What about San Francisco?", "The weather? It was cooler than LA, but it wasn't uncomfortable.", "Cool in San Francisco? That's surprising.", "Yeah, it surprised me a bit, too. And it was a problem because we didn't take any sweaters or anything like that, but it's always like that in August. Anyway, I loved it. It's probably the most beautiful city in the US-all those hills, the bay, and those magical old Victorian houses.", "So, you like it better than Los Angeles?", "Absolutely! And there's much more that you can see and do on foot! It's smaller than Los Angeles, so it's much easier to get around. There are lots of buses and streetcars, and of course, minibuses, too." ]

657

21-119

[ "Can I help you,Sir?", "Yes,call you show me the way to Gate 9 for Flight 911 to Hong Kong? I'm quite confused here." ]

658

21-234

[ "Excuse me, Miss, what time is Flight 298 for Beijing due to depart?", "It leaves at 9:30, but you must check in one hour ahead of departure." ]

664

5-22

[ "Did you check the power plug and press the play button?", "Yes, the power indicator was on, and it was running, but somehow the sound didn't come through." ]

665

11-64

[ "It starts at 7:00. I'll pick you up around 6:30.", "Better make it a little earlier, there's always a long line." ]

666

14-267

[ "Mum,I feel like going out for a walk.", "Go ahead, please. But remember to be back before nine." ]

667

12-321

[ "What do you do for a living?", "I'm a news reporter." ]

668

4-742

[ "You'd better take your coat with you. It looks like it's going to snow.", "You may be right. Thank you for mentioning this." ]

669

21-291

[ "Oh, dear,I wonder where I left my hand hag!", "Maybe you didn't bring the bag. Most probably it's still lying on the desk in your office." ]

670

11-186

[ "Are you busy on Sunday night, John?", "Oh, I haven't got any plans yet." ]

671

7-181

[ "Look! Is that Tom over there, the boy reading a book?", "That can't be Tom. That must be his brother Jim.", "Why?", "Because Tom flew to Beijing just last night. He couldn't have returned yet." ]

672

21-118

[ "The food in this restaurant is horrible if only we'd gone to the school dining hall.", "But the food isn't everything. Is't it nice just to get away from all the noise?" ]

673

12-560

[ "What do you often do in your free time?", "I enjoy flying kites in spring, swimming in summer and skating in winter. What about you?", "I enjoy playing basketball when I'm free." ]

674

10-85

[ "The rain is going to continue till tomorrow. I wanted to take you to see the park, but it's too wet for that, and it's obvious we can't walk around to visit the sights that you suggested, Jack. Too bad!", "Yes, it's a shame." ]

675

7-99

[ "What made you so upset?", "My neighbor gave me her word that she would keep her cat off my grass, but she hasn't.", "That's too bad." ]

676

14-347

[ "Excuse me, how much does an ice cream cost?", "Two yuan. And how many do you want?", "Two, please.", "Anything else you want to buy?", "Oh, yes, I still want some bread. A piece of bread, please.", "Here you are. 1.5 yuan a piece.", "By the way, do you have any fruit here, such as apples or oranges?", "I'm sorry we haven't got any.", "All right. Here's the money for you.", "Thank you." ]

679

12-423

[ "I like to smoke when I am nervous, but let's meet at seven.", "OK, see you later." ]