TOEIC 聽力 Part 3 — 題目

段落

Man: Hi Sarah, do you have a moment? I wanted to discuss the pricing for the new software we're ordering from Tech Solutions.
Woman: Sure, Mark. What seems to be the issue?
Man: Their initial quote is higher than we expected. I was hoping we could negotiate a better rate, especially since we're looking to increase our order size.
Woman: I agree. We’ve been loyal customers for years. Tech Solutions should offer us a discount. Did you mention our upcoming remote work policy? Perhaps they'd offer a better deal if they know we're expanding our operations.

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題目

What does the woman suggest mentioning to the vendor?

選項

  1. A. Their long history as customers
  2. B. The new remote work policy ✓
  3. C. Their larger order size
  4. D. The current software issues

正確答案

B. The new remote work policy

解析

📖 文章翻譯 —
男:嗨 Sarah,妳有空嗎?我想討論一下我們將向 Tech Solutions 訂購的新軟體的價格。
女:當然,Mark。有什麼問題嗎?
男:他們最初的報價比我們預期的要高。我希望我們能爭取到更好的價格,特別是我們打算增加訂購量。
女:我同意。我們是多年的忠實客戶了。Tech Solutions 應該給我們折扣。你有提到我們即將實施的遠距工作政策嗎?也許他們知道我們正在擴大業務,會提供更好的優惠。

📝 答案解析 —
正確答案是「The new remote work policy」(新的遠距工作政策)。女人在對話中明確說道:「Did you mention our upcoming remote work policy? Perhaps they'd offer a better deal if they know we're expanding our operations.」(你有提到我們即將實施的遠距工作政策嗎?也許他們知道我們正在擴大業務,會提供更好的優惠。)這句話直接提示了遠距工作政策是可能促成更好交易的因素。

💡 應試技巧 —
聽到對方提出一個可能影響交易的「新資訊」或「額外因素」(例如這裡的遠距工作政策),要特別留意,這很可能是問題的答案,因為它代表了談判的籌碼。

📊 錯誤選項分析 —
X) Their long history as customers — 顧客的長期歷史 (雖然被提到,但女人沒有建議將此作為新的談判點,只是作為背景說明)。
X) Their larger order size — 他們的較大訂單量 (男士已經提到了,但女人的建議是引導至另一個不同點,即遠距工作政策,這是一個新的籌碼)。
X) The current software issues — 目前的軟體問題 (對話中完全沒有提及軟體本身有任何問題)。

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