TOEIC Listening Part 3 — Soal
Bacaan
Woman 1: Hi Ben, do you have a moment? I wanted to discuss the upcoming holiday party.
Man: Of course, Sarah. What's on your mind?
Woman 1: I was thinking about the venue. Have you had a chance to check if the Riverfront Ballroom is still available for December 15th?
Man: Yes, I called them this morning. Fortunately, it is available. It's quite a popular spot this time of year.
Woman 1: Oh, that's a relief! I was worried it might be booked. We'll need to confirm the booking soon.
Man: Agreed. I'll send over the deposit request. Also, have you thought about the catering? We need to finalize that by next week.
Woman 1: I've got a couple of proposals. I'll forward them to you. Oh, and remember, we also need to schedule that mandatory cybersecurity training for the new hires before the end of the year. Can you remind HR?
Man: Right, I'll add that to my to-do list. I'll send an email to HR this afternoon.
Soal
Why is the Riverfront Ballroom considered a popular spot?
Pilihan
- A. It is newly renovated.
- B. It offers a discount for large groups.
- C. It is frequently booked during this season. ✓
- D. It is conveniently located downtown.
Jawaban
C. It is frequently booked during this season.
Pembahasan
[KO]
📖 지문해석
여자 1: 안녕하세요, Ben. 시간 좀 있으세요? 다가오는 연말 파티에 대해 논의하고 싶었어요.
남자: 그럼요, Sarah. 무슨 일이신가요?
여자 1: 장소에 대해 생각 중이었어요. 12월 15일에 Riverfront Ballroom이 아직 예약 가능한지 확인해 보셨나요?
남자: 네, 오늘 오전에 전화했어요. 다행히 예약 가능해요. 이맘때는 꽤 인기 있는 장소예요.
여자 1: 아, 다행이네요! 예약이 꽉 찼을까 봐 걱정했어요. 곧 예약을 확정해야 해요.
남자: 동의해요. 입금 요청서를 보내드릴게요. 그리고 케이터링은 생각해보셨어요?
📝 정답이유
정답은 "It is frequently booked during this season."입니다. 남자는 "It's quite a popular spot this time of year."라고 말하며, 이 문장은 '이맘때는 꽤 인기 있는 장소'라는 뜻으로, 해당 계절에 자주 예약된다는 것을 직접적으로 나타냅니다. 'Popular'는 '인기 있는'이라는 뜻이며, 'this time of year'는 '일 년 중 이 시기'를 의미합니다.
💡 실전팁
Part 3/4에서는 장소, 내용, 이유 등을 묻는 질문이 자주 나옵니다. 처음 들으면서 질문의 핵심 어휘(venue, popular, reason 등)를 파악하고, 대화에서 해당 어휘와 관련된 단서(popular, this time of year)를 놓치지 않도록 집중해야 합니다.
📊 오답분석
X) It is newly renovated. — 리모델링에 대한 언급은 지문에 전혀 없습니다.
X) It offers a discount for large groups. — 단체 할인에 대한 정보는 제공되지 않았습니다.
X) It is conveniently located downtown. — 장소의 위치(도심 위치)에 대한 정보는 전혀 언급되지 않았습니다.
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📖 本文の和訳
女性1: こんにちは、ベンさん。少しお時間ありますか?年末のパーティーについて話し合いたいのですが。
男性: もちろんです、サラ。どうしましたか?
女性1: 会場について考えていました。12月15日にリバーフロント・ボールルームがまだ空いているか確認されましたか?
男性: はい、今朝電話しました。幸い、空いています。この時期はとても人気の場所なんです。
女性1: ああ、それは安心しました!予約がいっぱいかと思って心配していました。すぐに予約を確定する必要がありますね。
男性: 同感です。デポジットの依頼書を送ります。あと、ケータリングについてはどう考えていますか?
📝 正解理由
正解は「It is frequently booked during this season.」です。男性が「It's quite a popular spot this time of year.」(この時期はとても人気の場所なんです)と述べており、これは「この季節には頻繁に予約が入る」という意味を直接的に示しています。'Popular' は「人気のある」、'this time of year' は「一年のこの時期」を意味します。
💡 試験でのヒント
Part 3/4では、場所、内容、理由などを尋ねる質問がよく出題されます。聞き取り始めに、質問のキーワード(venue, popular, reasonなど)を把握し、会話の中でそれに関連する手がかり(popular, this time of yearなど)を聞き逃さないように集中することが重要です。
📊 誤答分析
X) It is newly renovated. — 改装に関する言及は本文中に一切ありません。
X) It offers a discount for large groups. — 大人数グループ向けの割引に関する情報は提供されていません。
X) It is conveniently located downtown. — 会場の場所(街の中心部にあること)に関する情報は全く言及されていません。
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[TH]
📖 การแปลบทอ่าน
ผู้หญิง 1: สวัสดีค่ะคุณเบน พอจะมีเวลาสักครู่ไหมคะ อยากจะคุยเรื่องงานเลี้ยงวันหยุดที่กำลังจะมาถึงค่ะ
ผู้ชาย: แน่นอนครับ ซาร่าห์ มีอะไรในใจครับ?
ผู้หญิง 1: ฉันกำลังคิดเรื่องสถานที่ค่ะ คุณได้ลองตรวจสอบดูไหมว่า Riverfront Ballroom ยังว่างสำหรับวันที่ 15 ธันวาคมหรือเปล่า?
ผู้ชาย: ครับ ผมโทรไปเมื่อเช้านี้ โชคดีที่ยังมีว่างอยู่ครับ ที่นี่เป็นที่นิยมมากในช่วงเวลานี้ของปี
ผู้หญิง 1: โอ้ น่าโล่งใจจัง! ฉันกังวลว่าอาจจะถูกจองเต็มไปแล้ว เราต้องยืนยันการจองเร็วๆ นี้ค่ะ
ผู้ชาย: เห็นด้วยครับ ผมจะส่งคำขอการวางมัดจำไปให้นะครับ แล้วเรื่องอาหารล่ะครับ คิดไว้หรือยัง?
📝 เหตุผลที่เลือกคำตอบ
คำตอบที่ถูกต้องคือ "It is frequently booked during this season." เหตุผลคือ ผู้ชายพูดว่า "It's quite a popular spot this time of year." ซึ่งแปลว่า "ที่นี่เป็นที่นิยมมากในช่วงเวลานี้ของปี" ซึ่งบ่งบอกโดยตรงว่าสถานที่แห่งนี้มักจะถูกจองเต็มในช่วงฤดูกาลนี้ คำว่า 'popular' หมายถึง 'เป็นที่นิยม' และ 'this time of year' หมายถึง 'ช่วงเวลานี้ของปี'
💡 เคล็ดลับสำหรับวันสอบ
สำหรับ Part 3/4 คำถามเกี่ยวกับสถานที่ เนื้อหา หรือเหตุผลมักพบบ่อย ในขณะที่ฟัง ควรจับคำสำคัญในคำถาม (เช่น venue, popular, reason) และตั้งใจฟังเบาะแสที่เกี่ยวข้องกับคำเหล่านั้นในบทสนทนา (เช่น popular, this time of year) เพื่อไม่ให้พลาด
📊 การวิเคราะห์ตัวเลือกที่ไม่ถูกต้อง
X) It is newly renovated. — ไม่มีการกล่าวถึงการปรับปรุงใหม่ในบทอ่านเลย
X) It offers a discount for large groups. — ไม่ได้ให้ข้อมูลเกี่ยวกับส่วนลดสำหรับกลุ่มใหญ่
X) It is conveniently located downtown. — ไม่มีการกล่าวถึงที่ตั้งของสถานที่ (ใจกลางเมือง)
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[VI]
📖 Dịch đoạn văn
Người 1: Chào Ben, anh có một chút thời gian không? Em muốn thảo luận về bữa tiệc cuối năm sắp tới.
Người đàn ông: Tất nhiên rồi, Sarah. Em có chuyện gì vậy?
Người 1: Em đang nghĩ về địa điểm. Anh đã kiểm tra xem Riverfront Ballroom còn trống cho ngày 15 tháng 12 không?
Người đàn ông: Có, tôi đã gọi cho họ sáng nay. May mắn là nó còn trống. Đây là một địa điểm khá nổi tiếng vào thời điểm này trong năm.
Người 1: Ồ, thật nhẹ nhõm! Em đã lo là nó có thể bị đặt hết chỗ rồi. Chúng ta cần xác nhận đặt chỗ sớm.
Người đàn ông: Đồng ý. Tôi sẽ gửi yêu cầu đặt cọc. Còn về dịch vụ ăn uống thì sao? Em đã nghĩ đến chưa?
📝 Lý do chọn đáp án
Đáp án đúng là "It is frequently booked during this season." Người đàn ông nói: "It's quite a popular spot this time of year." (Đây là một địa điểm khá nổi tiếng vào thời điểm này trong năm), điều này trực tiếp ám chỉ rằng địa điểm này thường xuyên được đặt chỗ vào mùa này. Từ 'popular' có nghĩa là 'phổ biến, nổi tiếng', và 'this time of year' có nghĩa là 'thời điểm này trong năm'.
💡 Mẹo làm bài thi
Đối với Part 3/4, các câu hỏi về địa điểm, nội dung, hoặc lý do thường xuất hiện. Khi bắt đầu nghe, hãy xác định các từ khóa trong câu hỏi (ví dụ: venue, popular, reason) và tập trung lắng nghe các manh mối liên quan đến những từ khóa đó trong đoạn hội thoại (ví dụ: popular, this time of year) để không bỏ sót.
📊 Phân tích lựa chọn sai
X) It is newly renovated. — Không có thông tin nào đề cập đến việc địa điểm vừa mới được sửa chữa hay cải tạo.
X) It offers a discount for large groups. — Không có thông tin nào về việc giảm giá cho các nhóm lớn.
X) It is conveniently located downtown. — Không có thông tin nào về vị trí thuận tiện của địa điểm ở trung tâm thành phố.
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[ID]
📖 Terjemahan Bacaan
Wanita 1: Hai Ben, Anda punya waktu sebentar? Saya ingin mendiskusikan pesta liburan yang akan datang.
Pria: Tentu saja, Sarah. Ada apa?
Wanita 1: Saya sedang memikirkan tempatnya. Apakah Anda sudah memeriksa apakah Riverfront Ballroom masih tersedia untuk tanggal 15 Desember?
Pria: Ya, saya menelepon mereka pagi ini. Untungnya, itu tersedia. Tempat itu cukup populer akhir-akhir ini.
Wanita 1: Oh, lega sekali! Saya khawatir tempat itu mungkin sudah penuh dipesan. Kita perlu segera mengonfirmasi pemesanan.
Pria: Setuju. Saya akan mengirimkan permintaan deposit. Juga, apakah Anda sudah memikirkan kateringnya?
📝 Alasan Jawaban Benar
Jawaban yang benar adalah "It is frequently booked during this season." Pria tersebut berkata, "It's quite a popular spot this time of year." yang berarti "Tempat ini cukup populer pada waktu ini dalam setahun." Ini secara langsung menunjukkan bahwa tempat itu sering dipesan selama musim ini. Kata 'popular' berarti 'populer' atau 'disukai banyak orang', dan 'this time of year' berarti 'waktu-waktu ini dalam setahun'.
💡 Tips Saat Ujian
Untuk Part 3/4, pertanyaan mengenai lokasi, isi, atau alasan sering muncul. Saat mulai mendengarkan, identifikasi kata kunci dalam pertanyaan (misalnya, venue, popular, reason) dan fokuslah mendengarkan petunjuk yang berkaitan dengan kata kunci tersebut dalam percakapan (misalnya, popular, this time of year) agar tidak terlewat.
📊 Analisis Pilihan Salah
X) It is newly renovated. — Tidak ada penyebutan sama sekali mengenai tempat tersebut baru saja direnovasi.
X) It offers a discount for large groups. — Tidak ada informasi yang diberikan tentang diskon untuk grup besar.
X) It is conveniently located downtown. — Tidak ada penyebutan sama sekali tentang lokasi tempat yang strategis di pusat kota.
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[MS]
📖 Terjemahan Bacaan
Wanita 1: Hai Ben, ada masa? Saya mahu berbincang tentang parti cuti yang akan datang.
Lelaki: Sudah tentu, Sarah. Apa yang ada dalam fikiran awak?
Wanita 1: Saya sedang memikirkan tempatnya. Adakah anda sudah memeriksa sama ada Riverfront Ballroom masih ada untuk 15 Disember?
Lelaki: Ya, saya menelefon mereka pagi ini. Mujurlah, ia ada. Ia adalah tempat yang agak popular pada masa ini tahun ini.
Wanita 1: Oh, lega! Saya risau ia mungkin sudah ditempah. Kita perlu mengesahkan tempahan segera.
Lelaki: Setuju. Saya akan menghantar permintaan deposit. Juga, adakah anda sudah memikirkan katering?
📝 Sebab Jawapan Benar
Jawapan yang betul ialah "It is frequently booked during this season." Lelaki itu berkata, "It's quite a popular spot this time of year." yang bermaksud "Tempat ini agak popular pada waktu tahun ini." Ini secara langsung menunjukkan bahawa tempat itu sering ditempah semasa musim ini. Perkataan 'popular' bermaksud 'disukai ramai', dan 'this time of year' bermaksud 'pada waktu tahun ini'.
💡 Petua Hari Peperiksaan
Untuk Bahagian 3/4, soalan mengenai lokasi, kandungan, atau sebab kerap muncul. Semasa mula mendengar, kenal pasti kata kunci dalam soalan (contohnya, venue, popular, reason) dan fokus mendengar petunjuk yang berkaitan dengan kata kunci tersebut dalam dialog (contohnya, popular, this time of year) supaya tidak terlepas.
📊 Analisis Pilihan Salah
X) It is newly renovated. — Tiada sebutan sama sekali mengenai tempat itu baru sahaja diubahsuai.
X) It offers a discount for large groups. — Tiada maklumat diberikan tentang diskaun untuk kumpulan yang besar.
X) It is conveniently located downtown. — Tiada sebutan sama sekali tentang lokasi tempat yang strategik di pusat bandar.
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📖 Tradução da Passagem
Mulher 1: Oi Ben, você tem um momento? Queria discutir a festa de fim de ano que está chegando.
Homem: Claro, Sarah. O que está em mente?
Mulher 1: Estava pensando no local. Você já verificou se o Riverfront Ballroom ainda está disponível para 15 de dezembro?
Homem: Sim, liguei para eles esta manhã. Felizmente, está disponível. É um local bastante popular nesta época do ano.
Mulher 1: Ah, que alívio! Eu estava preocupada que pudesse estar reservado. Precisaremos confirmar a reserva em breve.
Homem: Concordo. Vou enviar a solicitação de depósito. Além disso, você pensou na cathering?
📝 Razão da Resposta Correta
A resposta correta é "It is frequently booked during this season." O homem diz: "It's quite a popular spot this time of year." (É um local bastante popular nesta época do ano.), o que indica diretamente que o local é frequentemente reservado durante esta estação. A palavra 'popular' significa 'popular' ou 'muito procurado', e 'this time of year' significa 'nesta época do ano'.
💡 Dica para o Dia da Prova
Para as Partes 3 e 4, perguntas sobre localização, conteúdo ou motivo são comuns. Ao começar a ouvir, identifique as palavras-chave na pergunta (por exemplo, venue, popular, reason) e concentre-se em ouvir as pistas relacionadas a essas palavras no diálogo (por exemplo, popular, this time of year) para não perder nada.
📊 Análise de Opções Incorretas
X) It is newly renovated. — Não há menção alguma de que o local foi recentemente reformado.
X) It offers a discount for large groups. — Nenhuma informação foi fornecida sobre um desconto para grandes grupos.
X) It is conveniently located downtown. — Nenhuma menção sobre a localização conveniente do local no centro da cidade.
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[MY]
📖 ဘာသာပြန်ဆိုချက်
အမျိုးသမီး ၁။ မင်္ဂလာပါ Ben၊ ခဏတာ အချိန်ရပါသလား။ လာမည့်အားလပ်ရက် ပါတီအကြောင်း ဆွေးနွေးချင်လို့ပါ။
အမျိုးသား။ ဟုတ်ကဲ့ Sarah။ ဘာလဲ။
အမျိုးသမီး ၁။ နေရာအကြောင်း စဉ်းစားနေတာပါ။ ဒီဇင်ဘာ ၁၅ ရက်အတွက် Riverfront Ballroom က ကျန်သေးလား စစ်ဆေးဖူးလား။
အမျိုးသား။ ဟုတ်ကဲ့၊ ဒီမနက် သူတို့ကို ဖုန်းခေါ်လိုက်တယ်။ ကံကောင်းထောက်မစွာ၊ ရှိပါသေးတယ်။ ဒီအချိန်မှာတော့ တော်တော် နာမည်ကြီးတဲ့ နေရာပါ။
အမျိုးသမီး ၁။ အော်၊ သက်သာရာရပါရဲ့။ ကြိုတင်ဘွတ်ကင် လုပ်ပြီးသား ဖြစ်မှာ စိုးရိမ်မိတယ်။ မကြာခင် ဘွတ်ကင်ကို အတည်ပြုဖို့ လိုပါလိမ့်မယ်။
အမျိုးသား။ သဘောတူတယ်။ ပို့ဆောင်ခ တောင်းဆိုချက် ပို့ပေးမယ်။ ဒါ့အပြင် ကေတာing ကရော။
📝 အဖြေမှန်ရခြင်းအကြောင်းအရင်း
မှန်ကန်သော အဖြေမှာ "It is frequently booked during this season." ဖြစ်သည်။ အမျိုးသားက "It's quite a popular spot this time of year." ဟု ဆိုခဲ့ရာ၊ ၎င်းသည် "ဤအချိန်တွင် ဤနေရာသည် အတော်လေး နာမည်ကြီးသည်" ဟု အဓိပ္ပာယ်ရပြီး၊ ဤရာသီတွင် မကြာခဏ ဘွတ်ကင်လုပ်သည်ကို တိုက်ရိုက် ဖော်ပြသည်။ 'Popular' ဆိုသည်မှာ 'နာမည်ကြီးသော' ဟု အဓိပ္ပာယ်ရပြီး 'this time of year' ဆိုသည်မှာ 'နှစ်၏ ဤအချိန်' ဟု အဓိပ္ပာယ်ရသည်။
💡 စာမေးပွဲအတွက် အကြံပြုချက်
Part 3/4 အတွက် နေရာ၊ အကြောင်းအရာ သို့မဟုတ် အကြောင်းရင်းနှင့် ပတ်သက်သော မေးခွန်းများသည် မကြာခဏ ပေါ်လာတတ်သည်။ နားထောင်စဥ်၊ မေးခွန်းရှိ အဓိက စကားလုံးများကို (ဥပမာ- venue, popular, reason) ခွဲခြားပြီး၊ အဆိုပါ စကားလုံးများနှင့် သက်ဆိုင်သည့် အရိပ်အယောင်များကို (ဥပမာ- popular, this time of year) မလွတ်အောင် အာရုံစိုက် နားထောင်သင့်သည်။
📊 မှားယွင်းသော အဖြေများ ခွဲခြမ်းစိတ��ဖြာခြင်း
X) It is newly renovated. — နေရာသစ် ပြင်ဆင်မွမ်းမံခြင်းနှင့် ပတ်သက်၍ မည်သည့်အကြောင်းအရာမှ မပါဝင်ပါ။
X) It offers a discount for large groups. — အုပ်စုများအတွက် လျှော့စျေးနှင့် ပတ်သက်၍ မည်သည့်အချက်အလက်မှ မပေးပါ။
X) It is conveniently located downtown. — မြို့လယ်ခေါင်တွင် တည်နေရာကောင်းမွန်ခြင်းနှင့် ပတ်သက်၍ မည်သည့်အကြောင်းအရာမှ မပါဝင်ပါ။
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📖 文章翻譯 —
女1:嗨 Ben,你現在方便嗎?我想討論一下即將到來的節日派對。
男:當然,Sarah。有什麼事嗎?
女1:我正在考慮場地。你有機會確認一下 Riverfront Ballroom 在 12 月 15 日是否還有檔期嗎?
男:有,我今天早上打電話給他們了。幸運的是,還有檔期。這個時段它可是個相當熱門的地點。
女1:哦,太好了!我還擔心它會被訂滿。我們需要盡快確認預訂。
男:同意。我會把訂金的請求發過去。另外,妳有考慮餐飲嗎?我們需要確定......
📝 答案解析 —
正確答案是「它在這個季節經常被預訂」。對話中,男士提到「It's quite a popular spot this time of year」,這直接呼應了選項 C 中「frequently booked during this season」(在這個季節經常被預訂)。「Popular spot this time of year」是「frequently booked during this season」的同義表達。
💡 應試技巧 —
聽到表示「受歡迎」、「熱門」或「受歡迎的時段/地點」的詞語(如 popular, in demand, sought-after, busy season),立即聯想其反面和結果,通常是「經常被預訂」或「難以預訂」。
📊 錯誤選項分析 —
X) 它新近翻修過 — 文章中沒有提到場地翻修的資訊。
X) 它為大型團體提供折扣 — 對話中沒有討論到折扣事宜。
X) 它位於市中心交通便利 — 文章沒有提供場地地理位置的任何線索。
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📖 Passage Translation
Woman 1: Hi Ben, do you have a moment? I wanted to discuss the upcoming holiday party.
Man: Of course, Sarah. What's on your mind?
Woman 1: I was thinking about the venue. Have you had a chance to check if the Riverfront Ballroom is still available for December 15th?
Man: Yes, I called them this morning. Fortunately, it is available. It's quite a popular spot this time of year.
Woman 1: Oh, that's a relief! I was worried it might be booked. We'll need to confirm the booking soon.
Man: Agreed. I'll send over the deposit request. Also, have you thought about the catering?
📝 Why this answer
The correct answer is "It is frequently booked during this season." The man states, "It's quite a popular spot this time of year," which directly implies that the location is often booked during this particular season. The word 'popular' means 'liked by many people,' and 'this time of year' refers to the current season.
💡 Test-day tip
For Part 3/4, questions about location, content, or reasons are common. As you begin listening, identify the keywords in the question (e.g., venue, popular, reason) and focus on hearing clues related to those terms in the conversation (e.g., popular, this time of year) to avoid missing them.
📊 Wrong-option analysis
X) It is newly renovated. — There is no mention whatsoever of the venue having been recently renovated.
X) It offers a discount for large groups. — No information is provided about a discount for large groups.
X) It is conveniently located downtown. — There is no mention at all of the venue's convenient downtown location.