In contrast, the operations of global financial markets today affect people from Peoria to Penang.

相比之下，今天全球金融市场运作影响着从皮奥里亚到槟城的人们。

The roar from this Dickensian forge in the port of Penang is part of a greater reverberation across Asia.

槟榔屿港的这家类似狄更斯式的熔炉里传来的轰鸣声，是整个亚洲更大反响的一部分。

The island of Penang has wide roads, a steady stream of graduates from University Science and an efficient power supply.

槟榔屿有宽阔的道路，源源不断来自科学大学的毕业生，以及高效的电力供应。

Occupying a position between India and East Asia, Penang island drew merchants and middlemen keen to make their fortunes.

槟榔屿占据了印度和东亚之间的地理位置，吸引商人和中间商往来赚取财富。

The scenes from Malaya include a rubber plantation, Chinese temples, tin mining in Perak, tobacco planting, and pineapple-picking in Penang.

来自马来半岛的风景包括橡胶园、中国寺庙、霹雳州的锡矿、烟草种植园、槟榔屿的菠萝采摘。