[Q]: Given the question "What festival is it today?" and the answer "New Year's Day.", write a conversation that might have happened.
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[A]: W: Happy New Year.M: The same to you.


[Q]: Given the question "How does a valid time span of a patent influence the inventor?" and the answer "The inventor will try hard to sell his products faster.", write a conversation that might have happened.
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[A]: W: I don't understand how the inventor earns money from the invention. After all, anyone can copy and sell it. Really, what is a patent? A piece of paper? A philosophy? You can't see it.M: I am glad you asked that. Actually when an inventor has a patent, it's enforceable by the laws in the country where the inventor developed the invention. If anyone makes and sells the product then the inventor can take them to civil court.W: What can the inventor expect to receive if he sues and wins?M: Well, there are different things the court could do, but there's no guarantee. There's a good chance the court could award him compensation and orders to stop the manufacture and sale of goods. It may well be that the goods would be ordered to be destroyed.W: Can the other person being sued do anything to help themselves?M: That's the beauty of the whole thing. Ignorance of the law doesn't count, I'm afraid. However, the other person can counter-sue pretending that they were actually the original inventor.W: You said the inventor is protected by the laws of the country. Is everything equal? Do all countries have the same law?M: No, they're not all equal. You're right. It's only in theory. It is being worked on. The World Trade Organization has developed an agreement, Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, which makes sure that the patent is valid for 20 years.W: That doesn't make sense. Twenty years is a long time.M: Actually, it does. It's believed that inventors make and sell goods faster after they register the patent because there's a 20-year limitation on the patent. On the other hand, other inventors can use the information the inventor disclosed when the product was registered. Giving the information is all part of the deal.W: Cool.


[Q]: Given the question "What might be the relationship between the two speakers?" and the answer "Friends.", write a conversation that might have happened.
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[A]: W: So what do you think you are going to do when you graduate, John?M: I'm not sure. My dad says I should work in information technology. You know something with computers.W: Is that what your dad does?M: Not really. He is an engineer.W: How about you? What are you interested in doing?M: Well. I'm interested in medicine. I'd love to be a doctor.W: Yeah, what subject are you good at?M: Math is my best subject. And I'm also pretty good at science.


[Q]: Given the question "What is Jane's parents' attitude towards her choice?" and the answer "They are against it.", write a conversation that might have happened.
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M: Jane, I hear that you are leaving school now. What do you want to do? Have you made up your mind yet?W: No, not yet. But I think I'm going to take up singing.M: Any special reasons?W: Yes. It's because I am good at singing songs. All my classmates say so. Besides, singing is quite interesting and you can meet a lot of people.M: And you will have to please them too.W: Well, you do in any job, don't you?M: And what do your parents think about it?W: They don't quite agree with my idea. That is the only trouble.M: Have they got any other plans for you, then?W: Yes, um...they're trying to send me to an art college because they want me to be an actress.M: Then what will you do?W: Er...I haven't decided yet. But I usually get my own way in the end.