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But it was in these peaceful stretches of ocean that, 200 years ago, whales met whalemen.
但也就是在這片平靜遼遠(yuǎn)的海域，兩百年前，鯨與捕鯨人狹路相逢
In the 19th century, oil from the whales' massive heads could make great fortunes.
十九世紀(jì)，從鯨魚碩大頭部中提取的鯨油價(jià)值連城
Whaleman targeted the calfs first,
捕鯨人首先瞄準(zhǔn)幼崽
knowing the rest of pod would soon come to their aid, and into the range of the harpoons.
他們知道其他抹香鯨很快會(huì)來救援，從而進(jìn)入捕鯨叉的射程
But for one ship, the whales got their revenge.
然而有一艘漁船，遭到了鯨魚的報(bào)復(fù)
Without warning, a huge bull rammed the hull of the 87-foot Essex.
一頭巨大的雄鯨毫無預(yù)兆地撞向長達(dá)二十七米的艾薩克斯號船體
Within days, the broken ship was lost to the deep.
幾天之內(nèi)，損毀的船體沉入萬丈深淵
With their ship gone, the 21 survivors squeezed into three whaleboats, which now became their lifeboats.
捕鯨船沉沒之后，二十一名幸存者擠進(jìn)三艘捕鯨小艇中，以其充當(dāng)救生艇
The men salvaged what they could,
船員們盡可能地?fù)尵任镔Y
but they were woefully ill-equipped for the trials that lay ahead.
但面對前方的考驗(yàn)，這些裝備是遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不夠的。
