And the Pacific Ocean is said to be a treasure trove of rare earth elements.

传说，太平洋是稀土元素宝库。

Despite their name, a lot of rare-earths are really common.

尽管名字如此，但多稀土元素其实是很。

The group outside for rare earth elements is surging.

对于稀土元素需求正在不断增加。

Without rare earth elements a lot of the technology we have today wouldn't exist in its current form.

如果没有稀土元素，今天多技术也不会以现在形式存在。

China, for example, dominates production of rare earth elements that are used for things like wind turbine magnets.

例如，中国主导着用于风力涡轮机磁铁等品稀土元素生。

Rare earth elements are a collection of 17 metals.

稀土元素是17种金属元素总称。

Even some military equipment requires rare earth elements.

甚至有些军事装备也需要稀土元素。

Rare earths are a group of 17 elements which can be useful for electronics, clean energy technologies, and some weapons systems.

稀土元素是17种可用于电子品、清洁能源技术和一些武器装备系统元素。

Halogens, Noble gases, lanthanides or rare earth elements.

卤素、惰性气体、镧系元素或稀土元素。

So Ytterbium, it's a rare earth element, it's a metal.

镱是一种稀土元素， 是一种金属。

It's a rare Earth element, It's one of 15.

它是一种稀土元素， 是 15 种元素之一。

Mining metals  and rare Earth elements leaves long term scars and depletes natural resources.

开采金属和稀土元素会留下长期伤痕并耗尽自然资源。

It's a rare earth used in lighting and display screens.

它是一种用于照明和显示屏稀土元素。

Now, these rare earths, they all come with long names.

现在，这些稀土元素都有很长名字。

You can't run those without some rare earths.

没有一些稀土元素，你就无法运行这些。

Is it A, gold and silver, B, rare earth elements, or C, iron and coal?

是A，金和银，B，稀土元素，还是C，铁和煤炭？

They were signing a critical minerals and rare earths deal.

他们正在签署一项关键矿物和稀土元素协议。

And then you raise a really interesting point, which is about the rare earths.

然后你提出了一个非有趣观点，那就是关于稀土元素。

Fun fact about rare earth elements.

关于稀土元素有趣事实。

OK, number one: praseodymium — rare earth or thing I just made up?

好，第一点：镨——是稀土元素，还是我刚编出来玩意儿？