Trip, Travel, Journey, Tour

🎈Travel 含義最廣，可以當動詞或名詞，泛指各種目的所做的旅行或移動。例如a traveling businessman或a traveling bus…

1. His new job requires a lot of travel. 他的新工作需要經常出差。
2. News of her death quickly travelled back to the UK. 她去世的消息很快傳回英國。

🎈Trip 是指從一個地方到另一個地方的整個過程。

1. My family took a trip to Green Island last week.我們家上星期去綠島旅遊。
2. She hates air travel. That’s why she didn’t join us on this trip.
   她討厭乘飛機出行，所以這次沒有跟我們一起旅遊。
3. I have bought a round-trip ticket to Hong Kong.
   我已經買好了去香港的來回票！

🎈Tour 主要是指觀光旅遊，尤其是指從一個地方出發，停留好幾個地方，然後回到出發點的整段旅程。所以觀光業是tourism，觀光客是tourist，遊覽車是tour bus，旅行團tour group或tour package。

1. I signed up for a city tour, expecting to learn more about local culture.
   我報名了市區導覽，想多瞭解下當地文化。
2. Overseas educational tours are gaining popularity. Many parents want their children to see the world at a younger age.
   出國遊學越來越受歡迎，很多家長想讓孩子小時候出去看看世界。

🎈Journey 則主要耗時較長的一段旅程。所以我們常說Life is a journey. 不盡然跟時間有關，但心理上覺得漫長吃力的過程。

1. The journey to her hometown takes three hours by plane or 28 hours by train.
   去她老家乘飛機要3個小時，坐火車要28個小時。
2. My journey to the establishment of this company took me 20 years.
   創辦公司的整過過程花了我20年。