申論題

一、英譯中：（30 分） Japanese fishermen have set sail to hunt whales commercially for the first time in more than three decades after Tokyo’s controversial decision to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC). The hunts are likely to spark criticism from environmentalists and anti-whaling countries, but whaling officials were in celebratory mood. As an IWC member, Japan was banned from commercial hunts of large whales, though it could catch small varieties in waters near its coastline. Late last year (December 2018) Japan announced it would leave the IWC, frustrated by its failure to convince other members to support a return to “sustainable” commercial whaling. With its withdrawal from the IWC, Tokyo will carry out whale hunting off Japan.