In the South, at least initially, they didn't build towns so much as they built tradingposts.
在南方，至少在起初，他们建城镇没有建贸易站那么多。
2
Never have they logged so many miles rushing between the buzzing telephones along the walls of the exchange and the bustling tradingposts in the middle.
他们从来没有像这样奔走于挂在墙上嗡嗡作响的交易电话与挂在正中间频繁闪烁的交易展版之间。
3
They set up tradingposts and exchanged goods with the Indians.