A: I plan to travel to Europe in September. Should I go on my own or with a tour group?
B: When in Europe I like to go with a tour group, so I can visit many countries in one go.
A: I was originally gong to go to Spain, Portugal, France and the UK by myself, but when I started planning I realized it’s much more complicated than I had first thought.
B: Yep, if you’re going on your own, it’s best not to do too many countries, or you’ll be exhausted.
A: 我九月想要去歐洲玩，但不知道要自助還是參團好。
B: 去歐洲的話我比較喜歡參團，這樣可以一次就輕輕鬆鬆去好幾個國家。
A: 我本來是打算要自助去西班牙、葡萄牙、法國和英國玩，但籌畫起來才發現比想像中複雜。
B: 對啊，如果自助的話，還是不要一次去太多國家，免得把自己累壞。
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