TOEIC 聽力 Part 3 — 題目
段落
Mandy: So, regarding the Q3 initiative, I think we'll need to extend the timeline for phase two. There have been some unexpected delays with vendor approvals.
Paul: I'm not surprised. Getting all those external stakeholders aligned always takes longer than anticipated. What's your revised projection?
Maria: And what about resource allocation? Will this push impact our availability for the Q4 launch?
Mandy: Good point, Maria. We'll need to re-evaluate our internal team's bandwidth. Paul, can you draft an updated Gantt chart by end of day?
Paul: Absolutely. I'll factor in a more realistic buffer this time.
題目
Why does Mandy suggest extending the timeline?
選項
- A. Vendor approval process has been slow. ✓
- B. The team is short-staffed for the project.
- C. There are issues with the project's budget.
- D. A new client has requested additional features.
正確答案
A. Vendor approval process has been slow.
解析
📖 文章翻譯 — Mandy:所以,關於第三季的倡議,我認為我們需要延長第二階段的時間表。供應商審批出現了一些意外延誤。Paul:我並不驚訝。讓所有外部利益相關者達成一致總是比預期花費更長時間。妳修正後的預計是多少?Maria:資源分配方面呢?這會不會影響我們第四季發布的可用性?Mandy:說得對,Maria。我們需要重新評估我們內部團隊的處理能力。Paul,你能在今天結束前草擬一份更新的甘特圖嗎?Paul:當然。我會考慮更實際的緩衝時間。
📝 答案解析 — Mandy 建議延長時間表的確切原因直接在她的第一句話中提到:「供應商審批出現了一些意外延誤。」 (There have been some unexpected delays with vendor approvals.)。這直接對應了正確選項,強調了供應商審核流程緩慢是導致延誤的主要原因。
💡 應試技巧 — 當題目問到「為什麼」時,請特別留意說話者在對話開頭或陳述問題時所說的「原因」或「理由」。通常這些關鍵資訊會作為建議或決定的基礎。
📊 錯誤選項分析 — X) 團隊人手不足,無法執行專案 — 文章中並未提及團隊人手不足,Mandy 只說需要重新評估團隊的「處理能力」(bandwidth),不代表人手不足。 X) 專案預算有問題 — 對話中完全沒有提到預算的問題,而是集中在時間和資源上。 X) 新客戶要求增加功能 — 對話中沒有提到任何關於新客戶或要求增加功能的情況,延誤是來自供應商審批。
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