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The animals were targeted for oil and ambergris, a substance that forms around

龙涎香曾是一种在香水中使用的非常宝贵的物质。

During the Renaissance, people in Europe actually wore balls of ambergris around their necks.

在文艺复兴时期，人们在欧洲会在脖子上带著球状的龙涎香。

Back in 1972 when the Marine Mammals Protection Act was passed, the use of ambergris in perfumes was banned.

早在1972年时，海洋哺乳动物保护法获得通过后，使用龙涎香的香水被禁止。

King Charles XI of England's favorite dish was allegedly eggs and ambergris.

国王查尔斯十一世在英格兰最喜欢的菜，据说是鸡蛋和龙涎香。

Of balm, of oil, of spice, and ambergris.

也歌唱五月的花蜜，清油和香料，还有那珍贵的龙涎香。

While fresh, ambergris is dark, with flabby consistency and a nauseating odor.

虽然新鲜，龙涎香是黑暗的，有猎奇的一致性和令人作呕的气味。

Large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris.

脑袋中有一个含鲸油及鲸蜡的大空腔的大型鲸；也是龙涎香的来源。

During the Middle Ages, people thought that carrying some ambergris could help prevent them from getting sick with the Black Death.

在中世纪，人们认为，携带一些龙涎香可以帮助防止他们生病与得到黑死病。

However, most commercially collected ambergris came from the Bahamas and Providence Island.

但资源，最具商业收集了巴哈马和普罗维登斯岛龙涎香凸轮。

Prime collecting areas for ambergris include the shores of China, Japan, Africa, North and South America, and the Bahamas and other tropical islands.

最初收集龙涎香的国家，包括两岸的中国、日本、非洲、北美洲、南美洲、巴哈马和其他的热带岛屿。

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。