A: What’s the plan for this winter? Do you want to travel somewhere?
B: Let’s go to Hong Kong Disneyland. World of Frozen, the world’s first “Frozen”-themed park, opened last month.
A: Great! I’m a fan of the blockbuster “Frozen” series, too.
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B: Tokyo Disneyland will launch similar facilities next year, but Hong Kong’s theme park will remain the largest in the world.
A: Maybe we can go to Hong Kong this winter and Tokyo next winter.
A: 今年冬天有什麼計畫？想去哪旅遊嗎？
B: 我們去香港迪士尼吧，全球首座《冰雪奇緣》園區上個月剛開幕。
A: 好啊！我也喜歡《冰雪奇緣》電影系列。
B: 東京迪士尼明年將推出類似設施，但香港的主題園區還是全球最大。
A: 那我們今年冬天去香港玩，明年冬天再去東京吧。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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