the Treaty of Breda, in 1667. Intent on securing their hold over every nutmeg-producing island, the Dutch offered a trade: if the British would give them the island of Run, they would in turn give Britain a distant and much less valuable island in North America. The British agreed. That...
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Nutmeg – a valuable spice The nutmeg tree, Myristicafragrans, is a large evergreen tree native to Southeast Asia. Until the late 18thcentury, it only grew in one place in the world: a small group of islands inthe Banda Sea, part of the Moluccas – or Spice Islands – in northeasternInd...
死亡率高的传染病;(老鼠或昆虫等肆虐造成的)灾害,祸患 any infectious disease that kills a lot of people 同义词: epidemic the plague of AIDS 艾滋病这种严重的传染病 Nutmeg – a valuable spice The nutmeg tree, Myristicafragrans, is a large evergreen tree native to Southeast Asia. Until the ...