During the afternoon of Wednesday, 30th October, the Rangoon entered the Strait of Malacca, which separates the peninsula of that name from Sumatra.

10月30日星期三下午，仰光号进入了马六甲半岛和苏门答腊当中的马六甲海峡。

Well, let’s zoom in here to the strait of Malacca.

好吧，让我们把这里放大到马六甲海峡。

And for a while, Srivijaya dominated trade in the region, because there were so many ships going through the Strait of Malacca to and from China.

有一段时间，三佛齐主导了该地区的贸易，因为有太多的船只通过马六甲海峡进出中国。