歐洲自助行
Daisy: Hey, Hank. Have you heard about the rise in travel costs this summer?
黛西：嘿，漢克，你有聽說今年夏天的旅遊費用會上漲嗎？
hear about N. (V-ing) 聽說～rise (n.)上漲、增加rise in temperature 氣溫上升rise in inflation 通膨上升
Hank: Yeah, I did. It seems that traveling this summer is going to be more expensive than last year.
漢克：有啊，我聽說了。看來今年夏季旅遊會比去年更貴。
Daisy: I know. It made me think about our trip to Europe. Do you think we should still go?
黛西：就是說啊，這讓我想到了我們的歐洲之旅。你覺得我們還應該去嗎？
Hank: We’ve been planning this trip for so long. I think we should still go, but we need to be more careful with our budget.
漢克：我們已經計劃這次旅行很久了。我認為我們還是應該去，但我們需要更謹慎地控制預算。
budget (n.)預算set a budget 設定預算
Daisy: That’s true. I’m not sure whether we should go on a backpacking tour or travel with a group.
黛西：也是啦。我不確定我們應該自助還是跟團旅行。
I’m not sure whether(if)… 我不確定是否……backpacking (n.)自助旅行、當背包客tour (n.) 旅行、旅遊
Hank: I think we should go on a backpacking tour. It’ll be more affordable and we’ll have more freedom to explore.
漢克：我覺得我們應該自助。這樣比較負擔得起，而且我們能更自由地到處玩。
affordable (adj.)負擔得起的afford (v.)負擔得起、買得起freedom (n.)自由freedom of speech 言論自由explore (v.)探索
Daisy: But traveling with a group would be more convenient. We won’t have to worry about planning everything ourselves.
黛西：但跟團旅行會更方便。我們不用擔心什麼都要自己規劃。
convenient (adj.)方便的worry about N. (V-ing) 擔心～
Hank: That’s true, but we’ll have to pay more for that convenience. With the rise in travel costs, it might not be worth it.
漢克：沒錯，但是我們得花更多錢才能獲得那樣的方便。隨著旅遊費用的上漲，這可能不值得。
convenience (n.)便利convenience store 便利商店be worth it 是值得的
Daisy: I guess you’re right. Let’s go on a backpacking tour then.
黛西：我想你是對的。那我們就自助旅行吧。
Hank: Great idea. We’ll get the most out of our trip without breaking the bank.
漢克：太好了，這樣我們就可以不用花太多錢，也能充分享受旅程。
get the most out of 充分利用break the bank 花太多錢、傾家蕩產