Without whale oil, so the thinking went, the world would slide backward toward darkness.
按照这样的思维下去，如果没有鲸鱼油，世界将会倒退回黑暗时代。
The commission was created in 1946 to control the market for whale oil and later took on the duty of protecting whales from being hunted to extinction.
该委员会成立于1946年，以控制鲸油市场为目的，后来担负起保护鲸类不被捕杀灭绝的责任。
Kerosene refined from such petroleum helped displace the whale oil that lit lamps in the 19th century and led to the near extinction of many whale species.
19世纪，人类成功从石油中提炼出煤油，煤油代替了鲸油，使得许多鲸类免受灭绝的厄运。
The massive converted cargo ship a Whale is being tested for its ability to separate oil from seawater.
我们还测试了大规模净油船只巨鲸号(a Whale)分离油污和水的能力。
From the 18th through the mid-19th century, whale oil provided light to much of the Western world.
在18世纪直到19世纪中叶，鲸油一直都是多数西方世界国家的照明能源。
Although Westerners were once reliant on whale oil for lighting, we never actually ran out of whales.
尽管西方人曾依赖鲸油照明，但我们也从未真正将鲸鱼捕杀殆尽。
The refined kerosene could be used in lamps, replacing the more expensive whale oil.
精制的煤油可用于油灯，替代了更昂贵的鲸油。
For me, these ghost towns of rusty flensing platforms, boilers, chimneys, and whale-oil storage tanks were poignant.
对我而言，这些以锈迹斑斑的解剖台、锅炉、烟囱和鲸鱼油罐搭建起来的幽灵城堡则无疑是一种难言之殇。
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 whale are hunted.
厚厚的脂肪，或者说鲸脂，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。
There is also an altar lamp burning whale oil.
还有用鲸鱼油做成的长明灯。
The Blue Whale used to be hunted for oil and meat.
蓝鲸曾经是寻找石油和肉。
It was a cheap substitute for whale oil, which was becoming harder to get.
它是鲸油的一种便宜的替代品，而鲸油正变得越来越难以获得。
The killing of a big whale gives them feasts and an abundance of oil for the lamps of a whole village, and there is great rejoicing.
每当捕到一头大鲸鱼，爱斯基摩人就可得到全村人享用的食物和灯油。
Men went whaling to get the valuable oil, meat, and bones of whale.
人们捕鲸是为了获得宝贵的鲸油、鲸肉和鲸骨。
Although Westerners were once reliant on whale oil for lighting, we never actually ran out of whales.
虽然西方人曾经依赖于鲸鱼油来照明，但是我们事实上从未杀光鲸鱼。
Whale meat was prized in the late 17th and 18th century, but of even greater value was whale oil, which was used for burning in lamps, machinery and even manufacturing cosmetics.
鲸鱼肉在17世纪末、18世纪非常珍贵，但是更加珍贵的是鲸鱼油，它可以用于灯的照明、机器甚至制造化妆品。
Men went whaling to get the valuable oil, meat, and bones of whale .
人们捕鲸是为了获得宝贵的鲸油、鲸肉和鲸骨。
Reading between the lines of whale oil and prophecy lies a fascinating tale of the nature of good and evil – and madness.
字里行间的鲸脂油和预言仿佛把读者带到了一个令人神魂颠倒的神话中，探寻着善与恶甚至是疯狂的本质。 。
If approved, the a Whale, would join, Whale, rather, would join an oil-skimming flotilla of 550 ships that were working yesterday in the Gulf.
如果通过确认，鲸鱼号将加入清理浮油的队伍。昨天，共有550艘船只在墨西哥湾地区清理漏油。
If approved, the a Whale, would join, Whale, rather, would join an oil-skimming flotilla of 550 ships that were working yesterday in the Gulf.
如果通过确认，鲸鱼号将加入清理浮油的队伍。昨天，共有550艘船只在墨西哥湾地区清理漏油。
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