Europeans did not invent the opium trade.

鸦片贸易并不是欧洲人发明的。

The history of the opium trade helps explain the modern world.

鸦片贸易的历史有助于解释现代世界。

In the footage, he claimed corruption was falling, security had improved, and the opium trade had all but disappeared.

在录像中，他声称阿富汗腐败正在下降，安全得到了改善，毒品交易几乎消失。

Anger bubbles up, as he points the finger at multinational companies whose success is tied to the opium trade.

当他将矛头指向那些借由鸦片贸易而获得成功的跨国公司时，戈什的愤怒情绪高涨。

The book's origins lie in his trilogy of " Ibis" novels, set in the thick of the opium trade in the 1830s.

这本书发端于他的三部曲小说《艾比斯》，故事发生在19世纪30年代鸦片贸易的高峰期。

Then an opportune official appeared, and he led the people to oppose the opium trade.

后来，一名及时的官员出现了，他领导人民反对鸦片贸易。

In 1839 Britain and China went to war over the opium trade, and three years later, Britain won.

1839年，英国和中国因鸦片贸易爆发战争，三年后，英国获胜。

Early modern Shanghai with a complex international jurisdiction, shipping ports as well as a close proximity to Hong Kong created the ideal hub for smuggling and the opium trade.

近代早期的上海拥有复杂的国际管辖权、航运港口以及靠近香港的地理位置，为走私和鸦片贸易创造了理想的枢纽。

Things all started to change though, In 1937, during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai when Du was forced to flee Despite travelling to multiple places, he continued the opium trade and maintained a tight grip on his gang.

然而事情开始发生变化， 1937年，在日军占领上海期间， 杜被迫逃亡， 尽管他辗转多地， 但他继续从事鸦片贸易， 并牢牢控制着他的帮派。