Chapter 1 商用單字一把抓
Day 1 productive ~ assemble
Vocabulary
1. productive adj. 生產的；有生產力的 反 unproductive
Your division must be more productive if we are going to meet our goals for this year.
你的部門必須要更有生產力，如果我們今年想要達成目標的話。
2. client n.[C] 客戶；顧客
Our client is touring the plant tomorrow, and he expects to see all of our operations there.
我們的客戶明天將巡視工廠，而他期望在那裡看到我們所有的運作。
3. proposal n.[C] 提案；建議 同 scheme, project
My manager said that the proposal was unacceptable.
我的經理說這個提案不能接受。
4. require vt. 要求；請求；需要 同 demand
This problem requires immediate attention from you.
這個問題需要你立刻注意。
5. presentation n.[C] 簡報 同 demonstration
He made a terrific presentation at the conference yesterday.
他在昨天的會議做了一份非常棒的簡報。
6. board n.[C] 董事會；委員會；理事會 同 committee
The board of directors is meeting in the conference room on the 23rd floor.
董事會正在23樓的會議室召開。
Chapter 2 閱讀測驗大解密
NEW TOEIC LISTENING TEST I
In the listening test, you will be asked to demonstrate how well you understand spoken English. The entire Listening test will last approximately 45 minutes. There are four parts, and directions are given for each part. You must mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Do not write your answers in the test book.
Part 2
Directions: You will hear a question or statement and three responses spoken in English. They will be spoken only one time and will not be printed in your test book. Select the best response to the question or statement and mark the letter (A), (B), or (C) on your answer sheet.
Example
You will hear: Where is the conference room?
You will also hear: (A) It’s behind the door of the room.
(B) It’s on the seventh floor, next to the PR Department.
(C) Well, it’s at three thirty this afternoon.
The best response to the question “Where is the conference room?” is choice (B), “it’s on the seventh floor, next to the PR Department,” so (B) is the correct answer. You should mark answer (B) on your answer sheet.
11.
聽力腳本
What time does the ferry dock? *
(A) A fairy is very small.
(B) The dock is broken.
(C) It docks at 3 o’clock.
中譯
渡輪幾點靠岸？
(A) 精靈很小。
(B) 碼頭壞了。
(C) 在三點鐘靠岸。
解答提示
此題的題目是一個問題，由what time（幾點）開始，因此只要把握住有時間的選項即為答案。此外選項(A)的fairy（精靈）與ferry（渡輪）是同音字，必須特別小心。
瑣碎時間看這裡
＜簡單現在式表常態＞
偶爾到火車站搭火車，想問問某一班車的時間，對我們而言，算是未來的事情，但是多數人會使用簡單現在式問答，因為時刻表是已經固定的，雖然火車還沒來，但是它幾乎百分之百一定會在時刻表上的時間抵達。
．Q: What time does the train arrive?
（火車幾點會到？）
A: It arrives at four o’clock.
（火車在四點會到。）
Part 4
Directions: You will hear some short talks given by a single speaker. You will be asked to answer three questions about what the speaker says in each short talk. Select the best response to each question and mark the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D) on your answer sheet. The talks will be spoken only one time and will not be printed in your test book.
Questions 71 through 73 refer to the following announcement:
聽力腳本
Thank you for calling the National Shopper’s Panel. We apologize for our customer service and our website being down. The hurricane on the east coast did major damage to our central office building. We cannot answer telephones or respond to website issues at this time. We are attempting to restore full business capacity by Friday, October 15th. Until that date, please be patient with us. Be assured that your data is safe and your account is still active. We will send out an email when we have regained full operation. If you are one of our members and have been affected by this tragedy, our thoughts are with you.
中譯
感謝您致電全國購物者小組。我們為客戶服務以及網站關閉致上歉意。東海岸的颶風對於我們中部辦公大樓造成重大損害，我們此時無法回覆電話或回應網站問題。我們正試著在十月十五日星期五之前恢復全面的營運能力。在此之前，請您惠賜耐心。請安心您的資料安全，而且您的帳戶仍然有效。當我們恢復全面運作時，會寄送電子郵件。如果您是我們的會員之一，而且受到此悲劇的影響，我們向您致意。
瑣碎時間看這裡
＜否定表示＞
英文中要表示兩者否定，須使用not… or…的句型，例如：
．We cannot answer telephones or respond to website issues at this time.
（我們此時無法回覆電話或回應網站問題。／我們此時無法回覆電話以及回應網站問題。）
◎ 注意！不要被中文給誤導了，中文的說法裡，使用「或」、「以及／和」語意相同，但英文卻大不相同。
(1) not… or… 表示兩者否定
(2) not… and… 表示否定其一
71. Where would you hear this announcement? *
(A) On the radio.
(B) At a business lunch.
(C) On the evening news.
(D) On the telephone.
中譯
你可能在哪裡聽到這個通知？
(A) 在收音機。
(B) 在商業午餐的時候。
(C) 在晚間新聞。
(D) 在電話上。
解答提示
此短文內容第一句即為 “Thank you for calling…”，因此可判斷是在電話上聽到此宣布的，所以應該選(D)。
72. What has caused the disruption in service? **
(A) A fire in the building.
(B) The east coast hurricane.
(C) Being late for work.
(D) Snow in the mountains.
中譯
是什麼造成服務中斷？
(A) 大樓火災。
(B) 東海岸的颶風。
(C) 上班遲到。
(D) 山區大雪。
解答提示
此題可以在短文中找到答案， “The hurricane on the east coast did major damage to our central office building.”，所以正確答案應該是(B)；至於其他的選項在短文都並未出現，所以皆不需考慮。
73. When do they plan to have service restored? **
(A) When the storm is done.
(B) By Christmas.
(C) As soon as possible.
(D) By Friday, October 15th.
中譯
他們計劃何時可以恢復服務？
(A) 當暴風雨停止時。
(B) 聖誕節之前。
(C) 盡可能地快。
(D) 在十月十五日星期五之前。
解答提示
此題可在短文中找到答案， “We are attempting to restore full business capacity by Friday, October 15th.”，特別注意若聽到日期時，要特別留意寫下，以免忘記，所以這一題的正確答案為(D)。
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