[originaltext]W: I hope you like the novel I lent you. I wasn’t sure whether it

W: I hope you like the novel I lent you. I wasn’t sure whether it was the kind of book you would be interested in.
M: You know, I had the same doubt at first. But once I started I simply couldn’t put it down.
Q: What does the man mean?

M: You’ll have to be a lot more persuasive if you want to convince the committee to accept your proposal.
W: I’m not sure what else I could say. Besides I don’t think they will reject it.
Q: What does the woman mean?