But while the city’s early prosperity was fuelled by whale oil, it was a much smaller sea creature that brought Monterey its greatest riches.

座城市早期的财富来源归功于鲸，相较来说，么小型的海洋生却带给蒙特利如此巨大的利益。

Only on the condition you bring home a ship full of oil.

但条件是你满载鲸而归。

If you lived in New England in the mid-to-late 19th century, chances are the flames lighting your home, just like the ones guiding ships back to shore, were powered by whale oil.

如果你生活在19世纪中后期的新英格兰地区，那么照亮你家的火焰，就像那些指引船只返回海岸的灯塔一样，很可能都是由鲸驱动的。

He goes and hunts for his oil, so as to be sure of its freshness and genuineness, even as the traveller on the prairie hunts up his own supper of game.

他出海来猎取鲸，以便保证的新鲜与纯正，甚至就像大草原上的旅人，猎取野做晚餐一样。

But the final argument, which settled the question, was a happy reference of mine to the train-oil and tallow candles which the Esquimaux not only enjoy but digest.

但是最终解决了问题的论据是我愉快地提到，爱斯基摩人仅喜欢而且还能消化鲸和牛脂蜡烛。

Kerosene was used to light lamps. It was a cheap substitute for whale oil, which was becoming harder to get.

煤被用来点灯。它是鲸的一种便宜的替代品，而鲸正变得越来越难以获得。

Until recently, whale oil cornered the market.

久之前 鲸还在市场上独占鳌头。

Even today, whale oil is used by NASA.

时至今日 美国航空航天局仍在使用鲸。

Until then, America runs on whale oil.

在那之前 是鲸照亮着美国。

What's in there is worth a hell of a lot more than what they're boiling down.

里面的鲸蜡 比他们提炼的鲸多了。

We are in the oil business.

我们身在鲸业。

Blubber in the oil. Smell that, boys!

炼成鲸了 闻闻看！

The only one that hasn't increased is whale oil.

唯一没有增加的就是鲸。

We are on this ship to get whale oil, to make money.

我们登上艘船是为了获取鲸，为了赚。

And, while history doesn't tend to look particularly kindly on whaling, the discovery of the Antarctic landmass was, in some respects, down to increased demand for whale oil and seal fur.

尽管历史对捕鲸行为并特别宽容，但南极大陆的发现，在某种程度上是由于对鲸和海豹皮需求的增长。

In another chapter, Ishmael sings the process of decanting whale oil in epic style, as the ship pitches and rolls in the midnight sea and the casks rumble like landslides.

在另一章中，伊斯梅尔以史诗般的风格演唱了倾析鲸的程，船在午夜的大海中颠簸摇晃，木桶像山体滑坡一样隆隆作响。

Did those colonial-era whaling exporters need a specific charter from the crown for exporting whale oil and other whale products?

那些殖民时期的捕鲸出口商是否需要国王颁发的特许证才能出口鲸和其他鲸类产品？

They harpoon these whales and bring them back and sell the blubber and the oil and so on.

他们用鱼叉捕杀些鲸鱼，带回岸上，出售鲸脂和鲸等产品。

He coloured up at the news, and cast his eyes over his hands and clothes. The train-oil and gunpowder were shoved out of sight in a minute.

他听到消息就脸红了，还看看他的手和衣服。一下工夫鲸和枪弹药全收起来了。

They were powered by oil lamps, with whale oil and whalebone basins, and a very nice-looking community.

他们用灯供电，有鲸和鲸骨盆，还有一个非常漂亮的社区。