VOA慢速英语:创建鲸鱼避难所的提案失败

sanctuary – n. a place where someone or something is protected

commercial – adj. concerned with earning money

whaling – n. the act of hunting whales

conservationist – n. someone who works to protect animals, plants, and natural resources

sustainable – adj. able to be used without being completely used up or destroyed

subsistence hunting – n. hunting that is done only to provide food for people

allow – v. to permit