Japan’s decision Friday (was) will save 50 humpback whales, (the) that Japanese whalers had planned to catch and kill in Antarctic waters.

       Environmental Group Green Peace welcome the decision, but the Japanese whaling fleet is still planning to catch around a 1000 minke and (fanny) fin whales, its (logos) largest catch ever for (whether) what the government calls, scientific research.

       Japan has been under pressure from conservation groups, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, not to hunt humpback whales, which are considered near extinction.

       Australia increase that pressure Wednesday when it announced it would send a ship and planes to track the Japanese fleet and gather evidence that could be used to mount a (il)legal (tralensh) challenge to Japanese whaling.

       (In) A Japanese government spokesman says Friday’s decision was made after talks with the international whaling commission, which is currently (cheered) chaired by the United States. The spokesman says he hopes (t) his government’s decision will lead to better ties with Australia.

       Although Tokyo vigorously defends(e) the whale hunt as scientific research, whale meat (atelic see) a delicacy in Japan (and sold) ends up in supermarkets. On the Wednesday Australian (former) foreign minister S.S, said (berlunperly) bluntly that the Japanese hunt was not science but (a slot) the slaughter of whales.

NEW WORDS:

Fin whales: n 长须鲸

Delicacy: n 微妙

Bluntly: ad 坦率地

TIPS:

小词：largest，challenge，chaired，foreign，ends up，slaughter。