WHALEHUNTING

1、WHALE HUNTINGWHALEWhale is an aquatic animal,characterized by a nearly hairless body, anterior limbs modified into broad flippers, vestigial posterior limbs, and a flat, notched tail.Translation:鲸是一种水生动物，特征为身体几乎无毛、前肢变成宽大的鳍、后肢退化及尾扁平而分叉WHALE HUNTINGWhale hunting has been banned since 1986 in order to

2、prevent their extinction.This ban made an exception for indigenous folk,such as Inuit in Greenland and Canada.There is also a clause which allows hunting for scientific study.Despite this ban,Japan,Norway and Iceland have continued to hunt,minke whales in particular,under the guise of scientific res

3、earch.Translation:鲸鱼狩猎被禁止自1986以防止其灭绝。这一禁令为原住民例外，如在格陵兰和加拿大的纽特人。还有一个条款，允许科学研究狩猎。尽管这一禁令，日本，挪威和冰岛继续捕猎小须鲸，且是科学研究的幌子下。WHALE HUNTING All North Sea folk have been involved in the past in whale hunting for either a shorter or longer period of time.In those days,the whale oil was important,which was boiled ou

4、t of the layer of fat.In order to find the whales,one sailed to the north Arctic Sea or further.Translation:所有的北海的人们一直在或长或短的的一段时间内参与猎鲸。在那些日子里，鲸鱼油是重要的，是煮出来的脂肪层。为了找到鲸鱼，他们需要航行到北极海或者更远。WHALE HUNTINGThe harpoon was founded in the 20th century,which made hunting of the faster whales possible.Since then ,m

5、ore than a million blue and fin whaled have been reduced into oil and steaks.Translation：鱼叉发明于第二十世纪，使得即使鲸游得很快也可以成功捕猎。自那时以来，超过一百万的蓝鳍鲸已经变成到油和鱼排。WHALE HUNTINGWhale hunting was found controversial in the 1970s.The International Whale Commission(IWC) put an end to commercial whale hunting in1985.At the e

6、nd of 1994 in Mexico,the IWC decided to designate a reserve for all whales species near Antarctica.It concerned a permanent and absolute hunting ban for all seas south of 40 degrees latitude.Translation:在上世纪70年代猎鲸产生争议。国际捕鲸委员会（IWC）在1985年宣布结束商业捕鲸。1994年底在墨西哥，国际捕鲸委员会决定对在南极洲所有鲸鱼物种进行储备。这一举措关注的一个永恒的、绝对的，所有

7、海域北纬40度南都禁止狩猎。JAPAN CONTINUES WHALE HUNTINGOn Nov. 18, a fleet of four Japanese vessels left Shimonoseki harbor in Western Japan to begin its five-month whale hunt in the Antarctic Ocean. This time, however, the whalers are planning whats expected to be its largest hunt in decades; along with about

8、850 minke and 50 finback whales, the fleet says it plans to harpoon as many as 50 humpback whales for the first time since hunting the endangered species was banned in 1963.Translation:11月8号，由四艘日本船支组成的舰队离开日本西部的下关海港，开始为期5个月的南极海捕鲸活动。而且，捕鲸队期待这次捕鲸活动将会成为十几年里规模最大的一次；除了850只水貂和50头长须鲸，捕鲸舰队还头一次表明计划杀死大约50头驼背鲸，

9、自从1963年禁止猎杀濒危物种颁布以来。JAPAN CONTINUES WHALE HUNTINGUnder a loophole in the 1986 International Whaling Commission (IWC) ban against commercial whaling, Japan has continued to kill hundreds of whales every year for scientific research. Once a whale is killed, scientists collect data from the animals rem

10、ains on its age, birthing rate and diet; the meat is then packaged and sold. Japan maintains that the research is essential for managing the whale population. Still, most observers have long been skeptical of any benefits from the project. Translation:钻了1986年国际捕鲸委员会禁止商业捕鲸的漏洞，日本每年以科学研究的名义，持续捕杀上百条的鲸鱼。

11、一旦鲸鱼被捕杀，科学家就记录下鲸鱼的年龄，出生率和日常饮食，鲸鱼的肉则被包装并出售。日本坚持认为，为了控制鲸鱼的数量，这种研究是必要的。然而，大部分观察者对于在这个研究项目中获利持怀疑态度。Japan has cited its long history as a whaling nation and its historic reliance on whale meat for protein as reasons why it should be continued to allow to hunt despite the IWC ban. The bigger issue, observ

12、ers say, is whalings impact on far more popular forms of seafood. Plunging global fish stocks, along with a growing taste for sushi in China and the West, make Japan very uneasy about its future access to fresh seafood. So holding a firm line on the sustainable harvesting of whales, the argument goes, can help stave off a larger fight over more important fishing rights down the road. 尽管尽管IWCIWC颁布了禁令，日本则以其为悠久捕鲸历史的国家和历史上颁布了禁令，日本则以其为悠久捕鲸历史的国家和历史上依赖鲸鱼肉为蛋白质来源为原因，应该继续捕鲸。观察者指出，更依赖鲸鱼肉为蛋白质来源为原因，应该继续捕鲸。观察者指出，更大的问题是，捕鲸业将会影响到将来海产食品的构成。全球捕鱼业大的问题是，捕鲸业将会影响到将