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hāhā ！nǐ shuō de dàoshì zhēnde ，wǒ hái yǒudiǎnr huáiniàn jǐnián qián dàjiā zài cānzhuō shàng wèile lěngzhīshi zhēnglùnbùxiū de rìzi ，xiànzài gèzì tāochū shǒujī jiù jiéshù huàtí le 。

Ha ha! You're right there. I kind of miss the days a few years ago when we would have lively arguments around the dinner table over trivia. Now everyone just takes out their phones and the topic is over.

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只是，在鲸肉逐步淡出日本民众餐桌的背景下，业者认为商业捕鲸前景难料，日本媒体忧虑招致反对捕鲸的国家更多批评。

zhǐshì ，zài jīng ròu zhúbù dànchū Rìběn mínzhòng cānzhuō de bèijǐng xià ，yèzhě rènwéi shāngyè bǔjīng qiánjǐng nánliào ，Rìběn méitǐ yōulǜ zhāozhì fǎnduì bǔjīng de guójiā gèng duō pīpíng 。

However, as Japanese consume less whale meat, the industry believes the future of commercial whaling is uncertain and may trigger criticism from countries who object commercial whaling.

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才见了两次面，第一印象还可以。不过觉得他有点怪，有洁癖。上次去饭店吃饭，拿出湿纸巾把餐桌擦了一遍，还特地去问服务员要来开水烫碗和杯子。

cái jiàn le liǎng cì miàn ，dìyī yìnxiàng háikěyǐ 。bùguò juéde tā yǒudiǎn guài ，yǒu jiépǐ 。shàngcì qù fàndiàn chīfàn ，náchū shī zhǐjīn bǎ cānzhuō cā le yī biàn ，hái tèdì qù wèn fúwùyuán yàolái kāishuǐ tàng wǎn hé bēizi 。

We've only met two times. My first impression was okay. However, I think he's a bit strange and a bit of a neat freak. Last time we went to a restaurant to eat, he took out a wet wipe and wiped down the whole table, and he specifically asked the waiter to bring hot water to wash the bowls and glasses.

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