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 trouble was that few people believed ships could sail west to the Moluccas.

问题是很少有人相信船只可以向西航行到摩鹿加群岛。

The Moluccas, he told the king, lay in Spanish territory.

他告诉国王， 摩鹿加群岛位于西班牙领土内。

All through December, Ferdinand expected to spy the Moluccas.

整个 12 月， 费迪南德都希望监视摩鹿加群岛。

Across its waters lay the Moluccas.

摩鹿加群岛横跨其水域。

Whoever did would claim the Moluccas for Spain, along with a trade route that other Spanish ships could follow.

无论谁做了， 都会声称西班牙拥有摩鹿加群岛，以及其他西班牙船只可以遵循的贸易路线。

Ferdinand believed he knew a new way to get to the jewel of Asia—the Moluccas.

费迪南德相信他知道一种到达亚洲明珠——摩鹿加群岛的新方法。

Once again, the ships set out to sea, hoping the Moluccas were close.

船只再次出海， 希望摩鹿加群岛就在附近。

King Charles of Spain eventually sold the rights to the Moluccas to Portugal.

西班牙国王查理最终将摩鹿加群岛的权利卖给了葡萄牙。

On November 8, 1521, more than two years after leaving Spain, the Trinidadand the Victoriafinally reached the Moluccas.

1521 年 11 月 8 日， 离开西班牙两年多后，特立尼达号和维多利亚号终于到达了摩鹿加群岛。