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China's finance ministry, in announcing plans to raise export taxes on some rare earths, did not indicate which minerals might be affected.

中国财政部只是宣布计划提高一些稀土的出口关税，但是并没有说明究竟哪些稀土会受到关税提高的影响。

The flints in cigarette lighters are made out of rare earths, and they've been used in incandescent gas lamps for more than a century.

打火机上的燧石就是用稀土做的，而它们已经用于充气白炽灯一个多世纪了。

Toyota's running into its own regulatory roadblocks trying to partner up with companies to mine and refine rare earths in Vietnam.

丰田试图与其他公司合作，在越南开采并精炼稀土矿。但由于越南相关审批程序冗长，丰田一头撞到了监管障碍之上。

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”。

We sincerely honor you as you move into the final two years of Earths Crystalline Ascension.

我们真诚地为你们进入【地球水晶扬升】的最后两年而感到光荣。

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。

It is unclear how much day-to-day control Beijing authorities actually have of their rare-earths industry.

目前不清楚北京当局对中国稀土行业的日常控制实际上有多大。

Beijing may be trying to encourage companies needing rare earths to shift production to China.

中国政府可能正设法鼓励需要稀土金属的企业将生产迁至中国。

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。

Chinese mines have produced rare earths at a much lower cost, forcing competitors to shut down in recent years and creating a near monopoly.

中国的矿山以便宜得多的成本生产稀土，迫其使竞争者们最近几年纷纷倒闭，并创造了接近垄断的局面。

The State Council, China's cabinet, said the rare-earths industry will be streamlined over a five-year period.

中国国务院表示五年内中国的稀土产业将进行整合精简。

For the last two years, China has imposed quotas to limit exports of rare earths to about 30, 000 tons a year.

过去两年，中国实行配额制，把稀土出口量限制在每年约30,000吨以内。

One of these super-Earths orbits inside the habitable zone - the region around a star where conditions could be hospitable to life.

这些超级地球之一在可居住区内的轨道上运行，可居住区是指一个星体周围有利于生命生存的区域。

Rare earths include a number of different elements, that are usually mined at the same mines but are used for different purposes.

稀土包括一系列不同的元素，这些元素常常是在同一个矿山中开采，但用途则各不相同。

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。

A misnomer if ever there was one, the rare earths may be strategic and in short supply but they are certainly not rare.

稀土这一名字确实安得有点名不符实，它可以说是战略性资源，并且一向供不应求，但却称不上是稀有之物。

In the meantime, Beijing has tightened regulations on its own polluting rare earths sector as part of a programme to clean up Chinese mines.

与此同时，作为整治中国采矿业计划的一部分，中国政府还加强了对本国污染性稀土行业的监管。

Japanese traders "confirm that there has been a disruption in the supply of rare earths, " Mr. Billingsley said.

“日本商人已经确认有了一个稀土资源供应的中断。”Billingsley先生说。

But a victory is likely to pave the way for the U. S. to file a separate WTO complaint on the rare-earths policy, trade analysts said.

部分稀土元素对智能手机和其他高科技应用十分重要。贸易分析师说，但胜诉可能会为美国向世贸组织提起针对稀土政策的申诉铺平道路。

In response , Chinese officials said the supply of such rare earths will be sustained, Mr. De Gucht added .

德古赫特补充说，作为回应，中国官员说稀土供应将会继续下去。