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Thirty years ago, Australian vessels, with the government’s blessing, killed sperm whales off the West Australian coast.三十年前，澳大利亚的船只在政府的支持下在澳大利亚的西海岸捕杀抹香鲸。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.01.2011
Last month, Australia led international protests against Japan’s plan to kill 50 humpback whales.上个月，澳大利亚带头对日本计划捕杀50头座头鲸的行为发起国际抗议。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.01.2011
They claim that Western countries object to whaling because, for them, whales are a special kind of animal, as cows are for Hindus.他们声称西方国家反对捕鲸只是因为对他们来说鲸鱼是一种特别的动物，就像母牛在印度人心目中的地位。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.01.2011
Eating whales is not necessary for the health or better nutrition of the Japanese.食用鲸鱼对于日本人的健康来说既非必需，也不会带来更好的营养。© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.01.2011
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Collocations
minke whale
小须鲸
sperm whale
抹香鲸
whale oil
鲸油
whale fishing
捕鲸
Word forms
whale
verb
| Basic forms | |
|---|---|
| Past | whaled |
| Imperative | whale |
| Present Participle (Participle I) | whaling |
| Past Participle (Participle II) | whaled |
| Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I whale | we whale |
| you whale | you whale |
| he/she/it whales | they whale |
| Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am whaling | we are whaling |
| you are whaling | you are whaling |
| he/she/it is whaling | they are whaling |
| Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have whaled | we have whaled |
| you have whaled | you have whaled |
| he/she/it has whaled | they have whaled |
| Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been whaling | we have been whaling |
| you have been whaling | you have been whaling |
| he/she/it has been whaling | they have been whaling |
| Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I whaled | we whaled |
| you whaled | you whaled |
| he/she/it whaled | they whaled |
| Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was whaling | we were whaling |
| you were whaling | you were whaling |
| he/she/it was whaling | they were whaling |
| Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had whaled | we had whaled |
| you had whaled | you had whaled |
| he/she/it had whaled | they had whaled |
| Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been whaling | we had been whaling |
| you had been whaling | you had been whaling |
| he/she/it had been whaling | they had been whaling |
| Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will whale | we shall/will whale |
| you will whale | you will whale |
| he/she/it will whale | they will whale |
| Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be whaling | we shall/will be whaling |
| you will be whaling | you will be whaling |
| he/she/it will be whaling | they will be whaling |
| Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have whaled | we shall/will have whaled |
| you will have whaled | you will have whaled |
| he/she/it will have whaled | they will have whaled |
| Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been whaling | we shall/will have been whaling |
| you will have been whaling | you will have been whaling |
| he/she/it will have been whaling | they will have been whaling |
| Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would whale | we should/would whale |
| you would whale | you would whale |
| he/she/it would whale | they would whale |
| Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would be whaling | we should/would be whaling |
| you would be whaling | you would be whaling |
| he/she/it would be whaling | they would be whaling |
| Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have whaled | we should/would have whaled |
| you would have whaled | you would have whaled |
| he/she/it would have whaled | they would have whaled |
| Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have been whaling | we should/would have been whaling |
| you would have been whaling | you would have been whaling |
| he/she/it would have been whaling | they would have been whaling |
| Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am whaled | we are whaled |
| you are whaled | you are whaled |
| he/she/it is whaled | they are whaled |
| Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am being whaled | we are being whaled |
| you are being whaled | you are being whaled |
| he/she/it is being whaled | they are being whaled |
| Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been whaled | we have been whaled |
| you have been whaled | you have been whaled |
| he/she/it has been whaled | they have been whaled |
| Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was whaled | we were whaled |
| you were whaled | you were whaled |
| he/she/it was whaled | they were whaled |
| Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was being whaled | we were being whaled |
| you were being whaled | you were being whaled |
| he/she/it was being whaled | they were being whaled |
| Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been whaled | we had been whaled |
| you had been whaled | you had been whaled |
| he/she/it had been whaled | they had been whaled |
| Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be whaled | we shall/will be whaled |
| you will be whaled | you will be whaled |
| he/she/it will be whaled | they will be whaled |
| Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been whaled | we shall/will have been whaled |
| you will have been whaled | you will have been whaled |
| he/she/it will have been whaled | they will have been whaled |
whale
noun
| Singular | Plural | |
| Common case | whale | whales |
| Possessive case | whale's | whales' |