In 1553 a trio of ships left London on a journey to reach the Spice Islands via Russia and the Arctic.

1553年，三艘船离开伦敦，途经俄罗斯和北极到达香料群岛。

Indonesia was originally the Spice Islands?

印度尼西亚原来是香料群岛？

They were called the Spice Islands.

他们被称为香料群岛。

The Spice Islands were within the Spanish domains.

香料群岛曾是西班牙的领地。

They finally reached the Spice Islands in November of 1521 and loaded up on precious cargo.

他们终于在 1521 年 11 月抵达香料群岛，并装载了珍贵的货物。

The Moluccas, or Spice Islands, part of Indonesia, were the richest of all.

摩鹿加群岛或香料群岛是印度尼西亚的一部分， 是最富有的。

The Dutch still continue to exclude all other European nations from any direct trade to their spice islands.

荷兰人仍然继续将所有其他欧洲国家排除在与其香料岛的任何直接贸易之外。

They formed the basis of a book, " Itinerario" , which helped " launch the Dutch assault on the spice trade" and " dismantle the Portuguese empire" in the Spice Islands.

这些信息构成了《路线》一书的基础，这本书帮助“荷兰发起了对香料贸易的攻击”，并“瓦解了葡萄牙在香料群岛上的帝国”。

At the time, these nations had their eyes on the same prize: trade routes to the Spice Islands in today's Indonesia.

当时， 这些国家的目光都集中在同一个目标上：通往今天印度尼西亚香料群岛的贸易路线。

An Indonesian ferry packed with hundreds of refugees fleeing violence in the ravaged Spice Islands sank yesterday and it was not clear whether anyone has survived, rescue official said.

一艘载有数百名难民的印度尼西亚渡轮昨天在遭受破坏的香料群岛逃离暴力事件沉没，目前尚不清楚是否有人幸存，救援官员说。