小鲸

The minke whale's missile-sleek shape helps it speed through the water at up to 20 miles (32 kilometers) an hour.

小须鲸有着鱼雷般的流线型外形，在水中最高时速可达20英里(32公里)每小时。

Japan would be allowed to hunt 120 minke whales in its coastal waters as a sop to local sentiment in four ports.

日本将会被允许在自己的海域内猎杀120条小须鲸，作为对四个港口当地人情感上的一些安慰。

Activists have promised to harass the Japanese fleet and disrupt its plan to kill nearly one thousand minke and fin whales.

该组织的活动人士曾誓言要给日本的船队找麻烦，不让他们捕杀将近一千只长须和小须鲸的计划成功。

They estimated that more than 800 minkes hit the market.

他们估算有超过800头小须鲸被放在市场上销售。

Otherwise, the minkes in the Sea of Japan could soon be gone.

否则，日本海里的小须鲸很快就将灭绝。

The Pequod was a fairly small whaling ship the was sailing the next day.

佩廓德号是一条相当小的捕鲸船，次日就要出海了。

On Byron Island the skull of a sei whale rests in a tidal creek—until the next storm.

在拜伦岛，一只大须鲸在下一场暴风雨来临之前正在一个小湾里稍适休息。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。