The fishermen used whale oil to light their lamps.

渔民们用鲸油来点灯。

They used whale oil to lubricate the machines.

他们用鲸油来润滑机器。

In the past, whale oil was widely used for lighting.

在过去，鲸油被广泛用于照明。

Whale oil was once a primary ingredient in making soap.

鲸油曾经是制作肥皂的主要原料。

The demand for whale oil led to extensive whaling activities.

鲸油的需求导致了大量捕鲸活动。

It was a cheap substitute for whale oil , which was becoming harder to get.

它是鲸油的一种便宜的替代品, 而鲸油正变得越来越难以获得.

It was a cheap substitute for whale oil, which was becoming harder to get.

它是鲸油的一种便宜的替代品，而鲸油正变得越来越难以获得。

From the 18th through the mid-19th century, whale oil provided light to much of the Western world.

在18世纪直到19世纪中叶，鲸油一直都是多数西方世界国家的照明能源。

Kerosene refined from such petroleum helped displace the whale oil that lit lamps in the 19th century and led to the near extinction of many whale species.

19世纪，人类成功从石油中提炼出煤油，煤油代替了鲸油，使得许多鲸类免受灭绝的厄运。

The commission was created in 1946 to control the market for whale oil and later took on the duty of protecting whales from being hunted to extinction.

该委员会成立于1946年，以控制鲸油市场为目的，后来担负起保护鲸类不被捕杀灭绝的责任。