The evident justice and utility of the foregoing maxims have recommended them, more or less, to the attention of all nations.

上述格言明显正义和实用性已或多或少地引起了所有国家。

But with the rise of the environmental movement — and with new substitutes for whale oil — the whale transitioned nicely from utilitarian energy source to perhaps the most iconic emblem of the natural world.

但随运动兴起——以及鲸油新替代品——鲸鱼很好地从实用能源转变为也许是自然世界最具标志性象征。