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PAGE 【导读】　《白鲸》(Moby Dick)是19世纪美国最著名的小说家之一赫尔曼·梅尔维尔于1851年发表的一篇海洋题材的小说，小说描写了亚哈船长为了追逐并杀死白鲸莫比·迪克，最终与白鲸同归于尽的故事。阅读下面选取的有关捕鲸的节选，对比中外文化中对鲸鱼态度的异同。 Moby Dick (excerpt) Pitchpoling To make them run easily and swiftly，the axles of carriages are anointed；and for much the same purpose，some whalers perform a similar operation upon their boat；they grease the bottom.Nor is it to be doubted that as such a procedure can do no harm，it may possibly be of no contemptible advantage；considering that oil and water are hostile；that oil is a sliding thing，and that the object in view is to make the boat slide bravely.Q