TOEIC リーディング パート 7 — 問題

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Subject: Urgent: Project Alpha - Schedule Update

From: Sarah Chen <s.chen@innovatech.com>
Date: October 26, 2023, 9:15 AM
To: David Lee <d.lee@innovatech.com>, Project Alpha Team <alpha.team@innovatech.com>

Hi Team,

I'm writing to provide an update on Project Alpha. Unfortunately, we've encountered an unforeseen setback. Mark, our lead developer, has had to take an unexpected medical leave of absence, effective immediately. This significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline.

We're currently assessing the full extent of the delay and will revise the timeline accordingly. I'll share a more detailed plan by end of day tomorrow. In the meantime, please direct any urgent queries to me. We appreciate your understanding.

Best,
Sarah Chen
Project Manager

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From: David Lee <d.lee@innovatech.com>
Date: October 26, 2023, 10:30 AM
To: Sarah Chen <s.chen@innovatech.com>, Project Alpha Team <alpha.team@innovatech.com>

Sarah,

This is certainly unwelcome news. How will this affect our client commitments and the scheduled business trip itinerary for the Tokyo presentation next month? Please advise on contingency planning.

Regards,
David Lee
VP of Operations

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From: Sarah Chen <s.chen@innovatech.com>
Date: October 26, 2023, 11:45 AM
To: David Lee <d.lee@innovatech.com>, Project Alpha Team <alpha.team@innovatech.com>

David,

Regarding the Tokyo presentation, we'll need to postpone it. The client is amenable to rescheduling, but it does complicate their team's availability, impacting the carefully coordinated business trip itinerary. We are looking into assigning a temporary resource to cover for Mark, but it's unlikely they can ramp up in time to prevent *some* delay. We're exploring all options to mitigate the impact, including reallocating tasks among the existing team members and potentially bringing in external support, though the latter has its own onboarding lead time. A revised project plan, including the impact on the itinerary, will be circulated by tomorrow EOD.

Sarah

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問題

Why does bringing in external support pose a challenge?

選択肢

  1. A. It requires significant client approval.
  2. B. The onboarding process takes time. ✓
  3. C. It is more expensive than internal resources.
  4. D. The external personnel lack project familiarity.

正解

B. The onboarding process takes time.

解説

[KO]
📖 지문해석 — 이 이메일은 Project Alpha의 일정 업데이트에 관한 것입니다. 팀의 리드 개발자인 Mark가 갑작스러운 의료 휴가를 떠나게 되어 마감일을 맞추는 데 차질이 생겼습니다. 팀은 현재 지연 정도를 파악하고 일정을 수정하고 있습니다.
📝 정답이유 — 외부 지원이 어려움을 야기하는 이유는 "The onboarding process takes time." (온보딩 과정에 시간이 걸리기 때문입니다) 입니다. 본문에서 Mark의 "unexpected medical leave of absence" (예상치 못한 의료 휴가)로 인해 "This significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline." (이는 다가오는 마감일을 맞출 수 있는 우리의 능력을 상당히 감소시킵니다.)라고 명시되어 있습니다. 리드 개발자의 갑작스러운 부재는 프로젝트에 큰 영향을 미치며, 새로운 인력을 투입하더라도 준비 및 적응에 시간이 필요하다는 것을 암시합니다.
💡 실전팁 — Part 7에서 "challenge" 또는 "difficulty"와 같은 단어가 나오면, 지문에서 그 원인을 직접적으로 설명하는 부분을 찾으세요. 특히 인력 변동이나 일정 변경과 관련된 내용을 주의 깊게 읽어야 합니다.
📊 오답분석 — X) It requires significant client approval. — 고객 승인에 대한 언급은 본문에 없습니다. X) It is more expensive than internal resources. — 비용에 대한 비교는 언급되지 않았습니다. X) The external personnel lack project familiarity. — 외부 인력에 대한 언급 자체가 없으며, 단지 기존 멤버의 부재가 문제입니다.

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[JA]
📖 本文の和訳 — このメールは、Project Alphaのスケジュール更新についてです。リード開発者であるMarkが予期せず医療休暇を取得したため、締め切りに間に合わせることが困難になったことが述べられています。チームは現在、遅延の全体像を把握し、タイムラインを修正中です。
📝 正解理由 — 外部サポートが課題となる理由は、「The onboarding process takes time.」（オンボーディングプロセスには時間がかかるため）です。本文でMarkの「unexpected medical leave of absence」（予期せぬ医療休暇）が「significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline」（今後の締め切りに間に合わせる能力に著しく影響します）と明確に述べられています。リード開発者の突然の不在はプロジェクトに大きな影響を与え、新しい人材を投入するにしても、準備と適応には時間がかかることを示唆しています。
💡 実践的ヒント — Part 7で「challenge」や「difficulty」といった単語が出現した場合、本文でその原因を直接説明している箇所を探してください。特に、人員の変動やスケジュール変更に関連する内容に注意深く目を通すことが重要です。
📊 誤答分析 — X) It requires significant client approval. — 顧客の承認に関する言及は本文中にありません。X) It is more expensive than internal resources. — 費用に関する比較は言及されていません。X) The external personnel lack project familiarity. — 外部人員に関する言及自体がなく、既存メンバーの不在が問題となっています。

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[TH]
📖 การแปลบทอ่าน — อีเมลฉบับนี้เป็นการอัปเดตเกี่ยวกับกำหนดการของ Project Alpha ข้อความระบุว่าหัวหน้าฝ่ายพัฒนา Mark ได้ลาป่วยกะทันหัน ซึ่งส่งผลกระทบต่อความสามารถในการส่งมอบงานให้ทันตามกำหนดเวลา ทีมกำลังประเมินขอบเขตของความล่าช้าและจะปรับปรุงตารางเวลา
📝 คำอธิบายคำตอบที่ถูกต้อง — เหตุผลที่การสนับสนุนจากภายนอกก่อให้เกิดความท้าทายคือ "The onboarding process takes time." (กระบวนการเตรียมความพร้อมและการส���นงานใช้เวลา) การขาดหายไปอย่างกะทันหันของ Mark หัวหน้านักพัฒนา ซึ่งทำให้ "This significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline." (สิ่งนี้ส่งผลกระทบอย่างมากต่อความสามารถของเราในการส่งมอบงานให้ทันตามกำหนดเวลา) บ่งชี้ว่าแม้จะมีการสนับสนุนจากภายนอกเข้ามา แต่ก็ต้องใช้เวลาในการฝึกอบรมและทำความคุ้นเคยกับโครงการ
💡 เคล็ดลับสำหรับวันสอบ — ใน Part 7 หากเจอคำว่า "challenge" หรือ "difficulty" ให้มองหาประโยคในบทความที่อธิบายถึงสาเหตุของปัญหาโดยตรง โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งข้อมูลที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการเปลี่ยนแปลงบุคลากรหรือตารางเวลา
📊 การวิเคราะห์ตัวเลือกที่ผิด — X) It requires significant client approval. — ไม่มีการกล่าวถึงการอนุมัติจากลูกค้าในบทความ X) It is more expensive than internal resources. — ไม่มีการเปรียบเทียบเรื่องค่าใช้จ่าย X) The external personnel lack project familiarity. — ไม่มีการกล่าวถึงบุคลากรภายนอก มีเพียงการขาดหายไปของสมาชิกปัจจุบันเท่านั้นที่เป็นปัญหา

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[VI]
📖 Dịch đoạn văn — Email này cập nhật về lịch trình của Dự án Alpha. Email cho biết trưởng nhóm phát triển, Mark, đã phải nghỉ phép y tế đột xuất, ảnh hưởng đáng kể đến khả năng đáp ứng thời hạn sắp tới. Nhóm hiện đang đánh giá mức độ chậm trễ và sẽ sửa đổi lại tiến độ.
📝 Giải thích lý do chọn đáp án — Lý do việc đưa vào hỗ trợ bên ngoài gây ra thách thức là "The onboarding process takes time." (Quy trình tiếp nhận và đào tạo nhân sự mới tốn thời gian). Việc Mark, trưởng nhóm phát triển, đột ngột vắng mặt vì "unexpected medical leave of absence" (nghỉ phép y tế đột xuất) đã "significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline." (ảnh hưởng đáng kể đến khả năng đáp ứng thời hạn sắp tới của chúng ta). Điều này ám chỉ rằng ngay cả khi có sự hỗ trợ từ bên ngoài, họ cũng cần thời gian để chuẩn bị và làm quen với dự án.
💡 Mẹo làm bài thi — Trong Phần 7, nếu gặp từ "challenge" hoặc "difficulty", hãy tìm trong đoạn văn câu giải thích trực tiếp nguyên nhân của vấn đề. Đặc biệt, hãy chú ý đến thông tin liên quan đến sự thay đổi nhân sự hoặc lịch trình.
📊 Phân tích lựa chọn sai — X) It requires significant client approval. — Đoạn văn không đề cập đến việc phê duyệt của khách hàng. X) It is more expensive than internal resources. — Không có sự so sánh về chi phí được đề cập. X) The external personnel lack project familiarity. — Không hề có đề cập đến nhân sự bên ngoài, chỉ có sự vắng mặt của thành viên hiện tại là vấn đề.

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[ID]
📖 Terjemahan Teks — Email ini adalah pembaruan tentang jadwal Proyek Alpha. Disebutkan bahwa pengembang utama, Mark, mengambil cuti medis mendadak, yang secara signifikan memengaruhi kapasitas untuk memenuhi tenggat waktu mendatang. Tim saat ini sedang menilai sejauh mana penundaan dan akan merevisi jadwalnya.
📝 Alasan Memilih Jawaban — Mengapa membawa dukungan eksternal menimbulkan tantangan adalah karena "The onboarding process takes time." (Proses orientasi dan adaptasi membutuhkan waktu). Ketidakhadiran mendadak Mark, pengembang utama, yang "significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline." (secara signifikan memengaruhi kapasitas kita untuk memenuhi tenggat waktu yang akan datang) menyiratkan bahwa meskipun ada dukungan dari luar, mereka tetap memerlukan waktu untuk persiapan dan membiasakan diri dengan proyek tersebut.
💡 Tip Hari Ujian — Di Bagian 7, jika Anda menemukan kata "challenge" atau "difficulty", carilah kalimat dalam teks yang secara langsung menjelaskan penyebab masalah tersebut. Perhatikan baik-baik informasi yang berkaitan dengan perubahan personel atau jadwal.
📊 Analisis Pilihan Salah — X) It requires significant client approval. — Tidak ada penyebutan persetujuan klien dalam teks. X) It is more expensive than internal resources. — Tidak ada perbandingan biaya yang disebutkan. X) The external personnel lack project familiarity. — Tidak ada penyebutan personel eksternal sama sekali, hanya ketidakhadiran anggota tim yang ada yang menjadi masalah.

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[MS]
📖 Terjemahan Petikan — E-mel ini ialah kemas kini mengenai jadual Project Alpha. Ia menyatakan bahawa pembangun utama, Mark, terpaksa mengambil cuti sakit luar jangka, yang memberi impak besar keupayaan untuk memenuhi tarikh akhir yang semakin hampir. Pasukan kini sedang menilai sejauh mana kelewatan dan akan menyemak semula garis masa.
📝 Sebab Jawapan Benar — Mengapakah membawa sokongan luaran menimbulkan cabaran adalah kerana "The onboarding process takes time." (Proses penyesuaian dan pembelajaran mengambil masa). Ketiadaan mengejut Mark, pembangun utama, yang "significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline." (memberi impak besar kepada keupayaan kita untuk memenuhi tarikh akhir yang semakin hampir) membayangkan bahawa walaupun dengan sokongan luar, mereka masih memerlukan masa untuk bersedia dan biasa dengan projek tersebut.
💡 Petua Hari Ujian — Dalam Bahagian 7, jika anda menemui perkataan "challenge" atau "difficulty", cari dalam petikan ayat yang secara langsung menerangkan punca masalah tersebut. Beri perhatian khusus kepada maklumat yang berkaitan dengan perubahan kakituan atau jadual.
📊 Analisis Pilihan Salah — X) It requires significant client approval. — Tiada sebutan mengenai kelulusan pelanggan dalam petikan. X) It is more expensive than internal resources. — Tiada perbandingan kos yang disebut. X) The external personnel lack project familiarity. — Tiada sebutan langsung mengenai kakitangan luaran, hanya ketiadaan ahli semasa yang menjadi masalah.

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[PT-BR]
📖 Tradução da Passagem — Este e-mail é uma atualização sobre o cronograma do Projeto Alpha. Informa que o desenvolvedor principal, Mark, teve que tirar uma licença médica inesperada, o que impacta significativamente nossa capacidade de cumprir o prazo iminente. A equipe está atualmente avaliando a extensão do atraso e revisará o cronograma.
📝 Motivo da Resposta Correta — O motivo pelo qual trazer suporte externo representa um desafio é "The onboarding process takes time." (O processo de integração e adaptação leva tempo). A ausência súbita de Mark, o desenvolvedor principal, que "significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline." (impacta significativamente nossa capacidade de cumprir o prazo iminente), sugere que, mesmo com suporte externo, eles ainda precisarão de tempo para se preparar e se familiarizar com o projeto.
💡 Dica para o Dia da Prova — Na Parte 7, se você encontrar palavras como "challenge" ou "difficulty", procure no texto a frase que explica diretamente a causa do problema. Preste atenção especial às informações relacionadas a mudanças de pessoal ou de cronograma.
📊 Análise das Opções Erradas — X) It requires significant client approval. — Não há menção à aprovação do cliente no texto. X) It is more expensive than internal resources. — Nenhuma comparação de custo é mencionada. X) The external personnel lack project familiarity. — Não há menção a pessoal externo, apenas a ausência de um membro existente é o problema.

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[MY]
📖 ဘ Bạn dịch đoạn văn — မေးလ်သည် ProjAlpha ၏ စနစ်အသစ်ကို အပ်ဒိတ်လုပ်ရန် ဖြစ်သည်။ အဓိက developer ဖြစ်သူ Mark က အရေးပေါ် ဆေးဘက်ဆိုင်ရာ ခွင့်ရက် ယူရန် ရှိနေသောကြောင့် လာမည့် ကန့်သတ်ချက် ကို ဖြည့်ဆည်း နိုင်စွမ်း ကို သိသိသာသာ ထိခိုက် စေသည် ဟု ဆိုသည်။ အဖွဲ့သည် ယခုအခါ နှောင့်နှေး မှု အားလုံးကို အကဲခတ် နေပြီး စနစ် ကို ပြန်လည် သုံးသပ် မည်။
📝 အဘယ်ကြောင့် အမှန်အကန် နည်းလမ်း — အပြင်မှ အကူအညီ ယူဆောင်လာခြင်း ၏ စိန်ခေါ်မှု မှာ "The onboarding process takes time." (ပေါင်းစည်းရေး လုပ်ငန်းစဉ် တွင် အချိန်ယူသည်) ဟူသော အချက် ဖြစ်သည်။ အဓိက developer ဖြစ်သူ Mark ၏ "unexpected medical leave of absence" (မမျှော်လင့်သော ဆေးဘက်ဆိုင်ရာ ခွင့်ရက်) ကြောင့် "This significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline." (ဤသည်မှာ လာမည့် ကန့်သတ်ချက် ကို ဖြည့်ဆည်း နိုင်စွမ်း ကို သိသိသာသာ ထိခိုက် စေသည်) ဟု သိသာ စေသည်။ ယင်းသည် အပြင်မှ အထောက်အပံ့ များ ရရှိ လျှင်ပင်, သူတို့သည် ပရောဂျက် ကို ပြင်ဆင် ပြီး ရင်းနှီး ကျွမ်းဝင် ရန် အချိန် လိုအပ် သော အချက် ကို ဖော်ပြ သည်။
💡 စာမေးပွဲ နေ့ အကြံပြုချက် — အပိုင်း ၇ တွင်, သင်သည္ "challenge" သို့မဟုတ် "difficulty" စာလုံး တွေ့ပါက, ပြဿနာ ၏ အကြောင်းရင်း ကို တိုက်ရိုက် ရှင်းပြ သော စာကြောင်း ကို စာထဲတွင် ရှာပါ။ အထူး သ ဖြင့်, ၀န်ထမ်း သို့မဟုတ် စနစ် အပြောင်းအလဲ နှင့် ပတ်သက် သော အချက် အလက် ကို အထူး ဂရုပြုပါ။
📊 ရှောင်လွှဲရမည့် ရွေးချယ်မှုများ — X) It requires significant client approval. — စာထဲတွင် client အတည်ပြု ခြင်း အတွက် မည် သည့် အကြောင်းအရာ မှ မပါဝင်ပါ X) It is more expensive than internal resources. — အဘိုး နှိုင်းယှဉ် ခြင်း မည် သည့် အချက် မှ မပါဝင်ပါ X) The external personnel lack project familiarity. — အပြင်လူ များ အကြောင်း မည် သည့် အရာ မှ မပါဝင်ပါ, ရှိ နေသော အဖွဲ့ဝင် ၏ မရှိ ခြင်း သာ ပြဿနာ ဖြစ်သည် ။

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[ZH-TW]
📖 文章翻譯 — 主旨：緊急：Alpha計畫 - 進度更新
寄件人：Sarah Chen <s.chen@innovatech.com>
日期：2023年10月26日，上午9:15
收件人：David Lee <d.lee@innovatech.com>，Alpha計畫團隊 <alpha.team@innovatech.com>

嗨，團隊成員們：

我寫這封信是為了提供關於Alpha計畫的最新消息。很不幸地，我們遇到了一個意料之外的阻礙。我們的首席開發人員Mark，因緊急醫療原因必須立即請假。這嚴重影響了我們達成即將到來截止日期的能力。

我們目前正在評估延宕的全部範圍，並將相應地修改時間表。
選項：「這需要客戶大量的核准。」、「新人訓練過程耗時。」、「這比內部資源更昂貴。」、「外部人員對計畫不熟悉。」
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📝 答案解析 — 題目問為何引入外部支援會造成挑戰。文件中提到「Mark, our lead developer, has had to take an unexpected medical leave of absence, effective immediately. This significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline.」，暗示內部核心人員的缺席導致計畫受阻。選項「新人訓練過程耗時」最能解釋為何引入外部支持會是挑戰，因為新加入的成員需要時間熟悉專案細節與流程。

💡 應試技巧 — 當題幹提及「挑戰(challenge)」或「困難(difficulty)」時，仔細閱讀內文關於「資源(resources)」、「人員(personnel)」、「時間(time)」或「流程(process)」的描述，尋找與這些因素相關的敘述，尤其是在核心人員缺席或專案進度受阻時，新加入成員的訓練時間常是可預見的挑戰。

📊 錯誤選項分析 — "這需要客戶大量的核准。" — 文章中未提及客戶核准的問題。「這比內部資源更昂貴。」 — 文章未討論成本問題。「外部人員對計畫不熟悉。」 — 雖然這是可能的挑戰，但此選項直接指出「對計畫不熟悉」，然而內文更強調的是「新人訓練耗時」這個更直接的困難點，因為內部人員馬克離職，需要找人頂替，而新人頂替需要時間熟悉。
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📖 Passage Translation — This email is an update regarding Project Alpha's schedule. It states that the lead developer, Mark, has had to take an unexpected medical leave of absence, significantly impacting the capacity to meet the upcoming deadline. The team is currently assessing the full extent of the delay and will revise the timeline.
📝 Why This Answer — The reason bringing in external support poses a challenge is "The onboarding process takes time." The unexpected absence of Mark, the lead developer, which "significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline," implies that even with external support, there will be a need for preparation and familiarization time with the project.
💡 Test-day tip — In Part 7, if you encounter the words "challenge" or "difficulty," look for the sentence in the passage that directly explains the cause of the problem. Pay special attention to information concerning personnel changes or schedule adjustments.
📊 Wrong-option analysis — X) It requires significant client approval. — There is no mention of client approval in the passage. X) It is more expensive than internal resources. — No cost comparison is mentioned. X) The external personnel lack project familiarity. — There is no mention of external personnel at all; the absence of an existing team member is the issue.

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