TOEIC 聽力 Part 3 — 題目
段落
Woman: Hi Mark, thanks for taking my call. I wanted to touch base about the Q3 product launch.
Man: Of course, Sarah. I've been reviewing the latest timeline. It looks like we're slightly behind on the promotional materials.
Woman: I noticed that too. The design team is working on the final graphics, but they're waiting on the finalized specifications from engineering, which were delayed slightly.
Man: Right. And we need those specs to confirm the key messaging for the press release. What's the earliest we can expect them?
Woman: I've just spoken with David. He anticipates having them by end of day tomorrow. That means we'll need to adjust the content creation schedule.
Man: Okay, let's aim to reconvene on Friday morning to review the updated schedule and confirm the press release draft. Also, have you managed to book your annual health checkup appointment yet? It's important to stay on top of these things.
Woman: Oh, thanks for the reminder! I completely forgot. I'll book it right after this call. Friday morning works for me to discuss the schedule.
題目
Why are the promotional materials delayed?
選項
- A. Engineering specifications are late. ✓
- B. The design team is understaffed.
- C. The press release is not ready.
- D. Marketing budget has been cut.
正確答案
A. Engineering specifications are late.
解析
📖 文章翻譯 — 女：「哈囉 Mark，謝謝你接電話。我想跟你確認一下第三季的產品發佈事項。」
男：「當然，Sarah。我一直在審閱最新的時程表。看來我們的宣傳材料有點延誤。
女：「我也有注意到。設計團隊正在製作最後的圖形，但他們還在等工程部門的最終規格，而這些規格有點延遲了。
男：「沒錯。我們需要那些規格才能確認新聞稿的關鍵訊息。我們最早什麼時候能收到？
女：「我剛剛跟 David 通話了。他預計在今天結束前收到。
📝 答案解析 — 正確答案是「0) 工程規格延遲了(Engineering specifications are late.)」。對話中，女方清楚說明「設計團隊...還在等工程部門的最終規格，而這些規格有點延遲了。」這直接回應了問題「為什麼宣傳材料延遲了？」。這是因為設計團隊需要工程規格來完成圖形，而這些規格本身就已延遲。
💡 應試技巧 — 聽到問題詢問「原因(Why?)」時，務必留意對話中解釋延遲、問題或困難的句子，特別是表示因果關係的連接詞或短語，例如「because」、「since」、「due to」、「waiting on」等。
📊 錯誤選項分析 —
X) 設計團隊人手不足(The design team is understaffed) — 對話中並未提及設計團隊人手不足的問題。
X) 新聞稿尚未準備好(The press release is not ready) — 新聞稿尚未準備好是因為「需要工程規格來確認關鍵訊息」，並非新聞稿本身的問題。
X) 行銷預算已被削減(Marketing budget has been cut) — 對話中完全沒有提到預算相關的訊息。