He didn't want to fly to Florence, which would have required connecting from Milan and, in his opinion, increased the odds of his luggage getting lost.

他当然不想坐飞机到佛罗伦萨，因为这样不仅要从米兰转机，而且他觉得，发生行李丢失的机率也会增加。

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