Fur, was the ultimate luxury, and Bruges was the centre of the world's fur trade.

皮草是终极奢侈品，布鲁日是世界皮草贸易中心。

The fur trade kept nutria in check for decades, but when the market for nutria collapsed in the late 1980s, the cat-sized animals multiplied like crazy.

几十年来，皮草贸易一直抑制着海狸鼠的数量增长，但当20世纪80年代末海狸鼠市场崩溃时，这种像猫一样大小的动物疯狂地繁殖起来。

Russians began settling Alaska's shores in 1784 on a search for pelts for the European fur trade and new territory for Russia's Tsar.

俄罗斯人于 1784 年开始在阿拉斯加海岸定居，为欧洲毛皮贸易寻找毛皮，为俄罗斯沙皇寻找新领土。

The Mayflower's journey to fame began when it was chartered by a group of English investors called the Merchant Adventurers, who hoped to make their fortune in the fur trade.

“五月花号”的成名之旅始于一群被称为“商人冒险家”的英国投资者的租用，他们希望通过毛皮贸易发家致富。

The fur trade kept nutria check for decades, but when the market for nutria collapsed in the late 1980s, the cat-sized animals multiplied like crazy.

几十年来，毛皮贸易一直对海狸鼠进行检查，但当 20 世纪 80 年代末海狸鼠市场崩溃时，这种猫大小的动物疯狂繁殖。

France also did not like the fact that the British paid the Indians high prices for animal furs. France was more interested in the fur trade than in settling the land.

法国也不喜欢英国人向印第安人支付高价购买动物毛皮的事实。法国对毛皮贸易比对土地定居更感兴趣。

The people who came over from France during the early seventeenth century went to eastern Canada – what is now eastern Canada, what was then called Acadia – to set up fur trades.

17 世纪初从法国过来的人前往加拿大东部——即现在的加拿大东部，当时称为阿卡迪亚——建立毛皮贸易。