Its exports of rare earths fell 9 percent in 2010, but still exceeded the government's quota by a third.

2010年中国稀土出口下降了9%，但是仍然超过了政府定额三分之一。

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Ms. Chegwidden said that the way China had selectively blocked the rare earths was significant.

Chegwidden说，中国有选择性的限制稀土资源是很有意义的。

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Essentially, it underscores the need to source rare earths from non-Chinese minerals, says Professor Jha.

Jha教授认为，这次稀土风波从本质上强调了从中国以外的国家进口原材料的重要性。

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Mr. Sandalow said that wind turbine manufacturers were capable of building very large turbines without rare earths .

Sandalow先生指出，风电透平生产商不用稀土也能够生产这种透平。

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The Lynas Corporation of Australia plans to open at the end of next year a large rare earths mine at Mount Weld, Australia.

澳大利亚的Lynas公司计划在明年年底在澳大利亚的芒特威尔特开始开采一座大型稀土矿。

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This month, Sumitomo Corp of Japan invested $130m in return for guaranteed supplies of rare earths for the next seven years.

本月，日本住友集团保证供应稀土在未来七年投资回报将达1.3亿美元。

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The glass, metal ends and mercury are all captured and reused, but the rare earths used in the bulbs end up in landfills.

玻璃、金属端口及水银均可再利用，但灯泡中使用的稀土将被作为垃圾处理。

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Super-Earths might be more geologically active than our planet.

超级地球可能拥有比地球更强的地质活跃性。

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That has caused global rare earths prices to fluctuate wildly and prompted concerns over supply.

此举导致国际稀土价格出现剧烈波动，市场也担心供应会出现问题。

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From super-Earths to giants dwarfing Jupiter, our galaxy is a zoo of different kinds of planets.

从超级地球到巨型矮木星，我们的银河系如同是一个不同类型行星聚集的大观园。

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But within the next few years, astronomers expect to find dozens of alien earths that are roughly the size of our planet.

但是在接下来的几年内，天文学家期待着发现几十个在大小上大致类似于我们这颗行星的星外地球。

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After the coastguard arrested the fishermen, China cancelled meetings, gummed up Japanese trade and stopped exports of rare earths .

当海警逮捕了中国渔民，中国取消了会议，搞砸了日本的交易，不再向日本出口稀土。

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Germany's electronics industry has said the market for rare earths had become "critical" due to reported restrictions on exports from China.

德国电子产业曾表示，由于据称中国限制出口，稀土市场已变得“很关键”。

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Demand for rare earths and China's virtual chokehold on supplies have prompted some overseas companies to enter, or re-enter, the field.

对稀土的需求和中国对供货的实质上的限制，促进了一些海外公司进入，再次进入这个领域。

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For fly-by-night speculators, rare earths couldn't be packaged more attractively.

对于投机一时的商人，稀土的包转实在是完美。

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Japan is the world's largest importer of rare earths .

而日本是全球最大的稀土进口国。

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The report also said the U. S. would continue to press China to eliminate export constraints on rare earths used in high-tech manufacturing.

该报告也提到美国将继续敦促中国消除其对用于高科技制造业的稀土的出口限制。

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Red clays in the region are rich in "heavy" rare earths , the most valuable and scarce elements.

该地区的红粘土中富含“重”稀土元素，这些化学元素价值最高也最稀缺。

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Over the past year, companies have been busy finding ways to use fewer rare earths .

过去一年，企业一直忙于寻找减少稀土使用的方法。

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Even with the JWST, however, finding extrasolar 'Earths ' will be tough.

即便使用JWST，寻找太阳系之外的“地球”依然不是轻而易举的事儿。

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Even prices for the most common rare earths , such as lanthanum, used in hybrid car batteries, have risen sharply.

即使是用于混合动力汽车电池的镧等最常见的稀土价格，也出现大幅上涨。

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Quest Rare Minerals, of Canada, plans to produce heavy rare earths , which are less often found.

加拿大公司QuestRareMinerals计划开采不那么常见的重稀土。

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As a result, rare earths prices were driven up eight- to tenfold during the first six months of this year.

结果，今年上半年稀土价格被推高了8至10倍。

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In late October, Baotou, China's largest rare earths producer, suspended production for one month in an effort to prop up prices.

今年10月末，中国最大的稀土生产商包钢稀土宣布停产一个月以支持价格。

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In July, Beijing reduced its export quota for rare earths for the second half of the year by 72 percent.

今年7月，北京对下半年的稀土出口配额大幅削减，仅为原来出口量的28%。

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Rare earths prices have soared this year. Chinese officials say environmental concerns have prompted widespread mine closures.

今年稀土价格飙升。中国官员们表示，环保方面的担忧促使大批稀土矿被关闭。

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They might not dominate headlines like diamonds or oil, but rare earths are some of the world's most valued resources.

尽管稀土元素不像钻石或者石油那样一度成为媒体的头条，他们仍然是世界上最有价值的一类资源。

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In recent years China's quota system has become a focal point for complaints from countries that import rare earths .

近几年，中国的出口配额制度已成为稀土进口国抱怨的焦点。

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Near where he stands, the charred remains of a small rare earths pit are witness to the clampdown.

离他站的地方不远，一个不大的稀土坑中烧焦的残余物见证了这场整改行动。

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No one knows, but many scientists believe that it's inevitable that other Earths will be found.

没人知道，但很多科学家相信，未来必然会发现其他类似地球的行星。

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