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　　Whales(参考译文：鲸鱼)

　　1.Everyone has heard about whales.What a beautiful sight it must be to sea a whale.It is no wonder so many stories have been written about them.In years gone by,men sailed in ships that did not take them back to their homes for many years.Their job was to capture whales.They sold certain parts of the whales to people for different uses.The whale was valuable because it was not easy to get.Whaling is not a job for many people any more.We no longer need very much of anything from whales.

　　1.人人都听说过鲸鱼。而观赏鲸鱼又是多么美妙的事情，无怪乎有那么多么多（原文?）关于鲸鱼的故事。过去的年月里，许多人出海航行，很多年也不回家，他们的工作就是捕鲸。他们将鲸鱼身体的各部分卖给不同的人做不同的用途。因为鲸鱼不容易捕获所以它们很值钱。但是，捕鲸已经不再是很多人的职业。我们已经不再需要鲸鱼身上的任何东西了。

　　2.There have been many stories written about whales.They are good stories to read because they always tell of adventure.

　　2.曾经有许多描写鲸鱼的故事。它们都是一些值得阅读的好文章，因为它们总会讲述一些冒险经历。

　　3.To enjoy a story about whales it is a good idea to learn as much about them as you can.Aboard the whaling ship you would hear a man shout:"There she blows!Whale off the starboard bow!"

　　3.欣赏有关鲸鱼的故事是一个好办法，可以让你尽可能多地了解到关于鲸鱼的知识。登上捕鲸船上你将听到一个水手的高喊：“它在那喷气！鲸鱼在右弦船头！”

　　4.The lookout on a whaling ship has sighted a spouting whale.All hands spring to their jobs.The harpooner takes aim with his gun and fires.There is a short fight.The whale is dead.Its body is taken aboard the ship.A crew of men sets to work stripping the great whale of its blubber.

　　4.捕鲸船上的了望者看到了一头正在喷气的鲸鱼。所有的人立即投入各自的工作。鱼叉手用他们的鱼枪瞄准，然后开火。这是一场非常短的战斗。鲸鱼死了，它的身体被拖上了船的甲板。一个水手带着工具，去剥离这条巨大的鲸鱼的鲸脂。

　　5.The thick fat,or blubber,under the whale's skin protects the animal against cold waters.It is for the valuable oil in blubber that whales are hunted.

　　5.厚厚的脂肪，或者说是鲸脂，在鲸鱼的皮下用于保护它，去抵御寒冷的海水。恰恰为了从鲸脂中获得有价值的油，鲸鱼遭到捕猎。

　　6.Although whales spend their lives in water,they are not fish.Whales cannot breathe under water,but must come above water for air every thirty or forty minutes.The whales' lookouts watch for the misty steam of water when the whales exhale.

　　6.虽然鲸鱼在水里生活，但是它们不属鱼类。鲸鱼不能在水下呼吸，必须每隔30到40分钟返回水面来呼吸。鲸鱼了望者观看的恰恰是鲸鱼（呼吸时）呼出的雾蒙蒙的水气。

　　7.One group of whales has,instead of teeth,long strips of bone,hanging from their upper jaw.This is the baleen whale,the largest animal in the world.Although it may weigh as much as twenty elphants,this giant of the sea feeds on sea plants and animals.It strains the tiny plants and animals through its bone strips.Some of the kinds of whales are the blue whale,the humpback,the gray whale,and the white whale.

　　7.有一类鲸鱼，用从上颚骨垂下来的长条状的骨头代替牙齿，它就是须鲸，是世界上最大的动物。须鲸的体重差不多等于二十只大象，然而这个海里的庞然大物仅仅依靠海生植物和小动物为生。它用它的骨须牙齿从海水中篦出那些微小的植物和动物。鲸鱼的种类还包括蓝鲸，座头鲸，灰鲸和白鲸。

　　8.Once whales were hunted for whale-bone as well as for blubber.So many whales were killed that it was feared they might die out.An international code was set up to protect them.

　　8.曾经有一段时期，捕鲸不仅仅是为了它的鲸脂，也为了它的骨头。因此大批鲸鱼遭到捕杀，以致于人们担心鲸鱼将会灭绝。之后，设定了国际法用于保护鲸鱼。

　　9.The sperm whale is dangerous. It fights and kills.It often dives thousands of feet down into the ocean in search of its favorite dinner.It likes to eat the giant squid.

　　9.鲸鱼中抹香鲸最危险。它好斗和杀戮。它经常潜入一千英尺深的海中，寻找它喜欢的晚餐。它最喜欢吃大乌贼。

　　10.There in the darkness,the two monsters fight a terrible battle of life and death.The whale matches its strength and weight against the moving arms of the great squid.Many a whale catties battle scars that were left by a squid's fierce struggles.

　　10.在一片黑暗中，两个怪物进行着一场可怕的生死之战。鲸鱼凭借它的力量和体重抵御大乌贼舞动的触角。许多鲸鱼带着恶战的伤痕，它们都是乌贼凶猛反抗留下的（记录）。

　　11.The giant sperm whale is the only whale whose mouth is large enough to hold a man.It could turn over the early whaling boats with one lash of its powerful tail.The dangers and the excitement of those whaling days are written in the Herman Melville's story of the white whale,Moby Dick.

　　11.巨大的抹香鲸是唯一嘴大得足以吞下一个人的鲸鱼。它能用它有力的尾巴猛烈一甩打翻早期的捕鲸船。那些捕鲸时期的危险和刺激，被赫尔曼·梅尔维利先生记录在一个关于白鲸的故事里：“MOBY DICK”。

　　12.Eskimos use many parts of the whale.They make its hide into clothing and its flesh into food.The blubber is used for fuel.Oil from the whale's head is burned in lamps.

　　12.爱斯基摩人的生活中使用鲸鱼的许多部分。他们用鲸鱼皮做衣服，用它的肉做食物，用鲸脂做燃料。从鲸鱼头里取出的油被用来点灯。

　　13.When a sperm whale is sick,it many(疑为may) produce a fatty substance called ambergris.Strangely enough,this greasy,ill-smelling product is used in making fine perfumes,The sperm whale has about thirty teeth in its lower jaw.It belongs to a group of whales called toothed whales.Other toothed whales are the bottlenose,the beaked whale,and the white whale.

　　13.当抹香鲸生病时，它会产生出一种脂肪物质，被称为龙涎香。奇怪得很，这种粘稠且奇臭的油脂，竟被用来制作优质香水。在抹香鲸的下颚上大约有30颗牙齿。它属于鲸鱼分类中一组被称之有齿鲸。其它有齿鲸包括宽吻海豚、突吻鲸、以及白鲸。