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Pro-whaling nations, led by Japan, are expected to challenge the 10-year-old ban on commercial whale hunting.  
在日本的領導下，支持捕鯨的國家正打算推翻實施已有十年之久的禁止商業捕鯨規定。  

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The annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission begins on Friday on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts.
國際捕鯨委員會年度會議將於星期五在聖啟斯島召開。

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Now, this move comes as the Japanese authorities are trying to cultivate an appetite for whale among the younger generation in Japan.  
日本官方一面展開這項行動，一面培養年輕一代對鯨魚的胃口。  

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Atika Shubert went out on the street to find out more about it.
阿提卡‧舒伯特到街頭上去進一步了解狀況。

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Your lunchbox may not be big enough for this -- whale burgers,  
一般的便當盒可能裝不下這種鯨魚堡。  

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part of Japan's bid to revive a taste for whale meat among the nation's young.  
日本目前試圖重新喚起年輕一代對鯨魚肉的愛好，這種鯨魚堡只是手段之一。  

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Despite generations of a whaling tradition, whale consumption has plummeted in Japan.  
日本雖然是歷史悠久的捕鯨國家，現在鯨魚消費量卻已大幅下降。  

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The government blames a 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling amid claims 
日本政府把這種現象歸咎於在一九八六年的一項商業捕鯨禁令。

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from environmental groups that whales are an endangered species.  
當初訂定這項禁令是因為環保團體聲稱鯨魚是瀕臨絕種動物，  

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The government takes a different position.
但是日本政府卻抱持不同立場。

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There is no "the whale." There are a variety of whales.  
世界上不是只有一種「鯨魚」，鯨魚有各種不同種類。  

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And some whales, like the blue whale, is actually threatened with extinction.  
有些鯨魚，例如藍鯨，確實已經瀕臨絕種。  

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But others, such as the minke whale, has have enough number of animals.  
但是其他鯨魚仍然數量很多，例如小鬚鯨就是。  

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So we can utilize those whales in a sustainable manner.
因此，我們可以採取保育發展的方式利用鯨魚資源。

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Japan used to haul in more than 200,000 tons a year.  
日本過去每年捕捉二十萬噸的鯨魚，  

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It is now limited to 5,000 in so-called scientific hunts -- whales killed for research legally sold on the market.  
現在則只限於五千噸的所謂科學捕鯨。這種為了科學研究所宰殺的鯨魚，事後也可以合法在市場上販售。  

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But few people are buying.
不過，買這種鯨魚肉的人很少。  

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High cost and short supply means many Japanese under the age of 30 have never tasted this other red meat.  
由於鯨魚肉量少價高，因此許多三十歲以下的日本人都沒有嚐過。  

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Stockpiles of whale are piling up to the government's despair.
鯨魚肉滯銷使得日本政府備感焦慮。

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The government is heavily promoting whales, so we've come to one of Tokyo's few whale restaurants  
日本政府目前正大力推廣鯨魚肉，所以我們也就來到一家東京僅存的少數鯨魚餐廳，  

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to understand why it's so important for Japan to eat more whale.  
了解多吃鯨魚為什麼對日本那麼重要。  

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Thirty-five-year-old Shintaro Sato comes from a whaling family.  
現年三十五歲的佐藤慎太郎生長於捕鯨家族，  

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His grandfather hunted the giant mammals, his father opened up this whale restaurant that he's inherited.  
他的祖父以捕鯨為生，他的父親則開了這家餐廳，現在由他繼承下來接手經營。  

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He knows about the controversy but believes that sustainable whaling is the answer.
他知道捕鯨活動備受爭議，但是認為答案在於永續保育法捕鯨。

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We need a lot of time to the follow whale program, but I trust the Japanese government.
我們需要很多時間來遵循鯨魚計畫，但我對日本政府有信心。

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Assuring us that we are not eating an endangered species, Sato recommends several whale delicacies:  
佐藤保證我們吃的絕對不是瀕臨絕種動物，然後向我們推薦了幾種鯨魚美食：  

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whale back, whale skin, whale colon and whale bacon, all served raw on the impressive slab of a whale tooth.  
鯨背、鯨魚皮、鯨魚結腸、以及鯨醃肉，全都是生食，盛在一片寬大的鯨魚牙齒上。  

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He insists it has the meaty taste of beef with less fat, though there is an oily fish aftertaste.  
他聲稱鯨魚肉吃起來就像脂肪較少的牛肉，但是吞下去之後又有一種油油的魚味。  

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He also introduces some of the whale's more delicate parts.
他也向我們介紹鯨魚其他比較敏感的部位。

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The whale's penis.
這是「鯨鞭」。

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Sato has an example of this whale-sized organ hanging prominently by his cash register. How many people could it feed?
佐藤在收銀機旁掛著一根這種巨大的器官。這樣一根夠多少人吃呢？

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Maybe 400 people.
大概四百人吧。

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He says it has medicinal properties that only benefit men. I can only hope for no lingering side effects.
他說吃了對男人具藥效。我只希望不要有長期副作用就好。

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We took a plate of fried whale meat onto the streets of Tokyo to tempt the city's youth.  
我們拿了一盤炸鯨魚肉到東京街頭上讓年輕人試吃。  

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These girls said, "tastes like chicken, goes well with beer, but probably not worth extinction."
這些女孩說：「嚐起來像雞肉，配上啤酒很不錯。但是大概不值得為此讓鯨魚絕種。」

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This 16-year-old said it tasted like liver. He'd take a regular burger over a whale burger any day.
這名十六歲的青年說吃起來像肝臟，他寧可吃一般的漢堡。

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Everyone we asked was under 30 years old. For most, this was their first time to eat whale.  
我們訪問的對象都是三十歲以下的年輕人，其中大多數人都是第一次吃到鯨魚肉。  

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Would it be their last?
這會不會也是他們的最後一次呢？