wǒ men
我们
yòng
用
de
的
kē jì
科技
hé
和
kuàng shí
矿石
de
的
gù shì
故事
The Story of the Technology and Minerals We Use
wǒ men我们měi tiān每天yòng用shǒu jī手机 、diàn nǎo电脑hé和diàn dòng chē电动车 ，zhè xiē这些kē jì科技chǎn pǐn产品xū yào需要yī zhǒng一种jiào叫gǔ钴de的kuàng shí矿石 。
Every day we use phones, computers, and electric cars. These technology products need a mineral called cobalt.
gǔ钴yǒu有lán sè蓝色 ，kàn qǐ lái看起来hěn很tè bié特别 。
Cobalt is blue and looks very special.
dà bù fèn大部分gǔ钴dōu都lái zì来自fēi zhōu非洲de的gāng guǒ刚果 （jīn金 ） 。
Most cobalt comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa.
zài在gāng guǒ刚果 ，hěn很duō多rén人 ，bāo kuò包括hái zi孩子 ，yào要zài在wēi xiǎn危险de的huán jìng环境xià下wā挖gǔ钴kuàng矿 。
In Congo, many people, including children, have to mine cobalt in dangerous conditions.
tā men他们yòng用shǒu手wā kuàng挖矿 ，gōng zuò工作hěn很xīn kǔ辛苦 ，yǒu shí有时hái还huì会shēng bìng生病 。
They mine by hand, the work is hard, and sometimes they get sick.
wā kuàng挖矿yě也huì会ràng让kōng qì空气hé和shuǐ水biàn变zàng脏 ，duì对huán jìng环境bù hǎo不好 。
Mining also pollutes the air and water, which is bad for the environment.
yǒu xiē有些gōng sī公司mǎi买zhè xiē这些gǔ钴zuò做diàn chí电池 ，dàn shì但是yǒu shí hòu有时候tā men他们bù不zhī dào知道zhè xiē这些gǔ钴shì是zěn me怎么lái来de的 。
Some companies buy this cobalt to make batteries, but sometimes they don't know where the cobalt comes from.
xiàn zài现在 ，yǒu xiē有些guó jiā国家kāi shǐ开始yāo qiú要求gōng sī公司zhù yì注意rén quán人权hé和huán jìng bǎo hù环境保护 。
Now, some countries are starting to require companies to pay attention to human rights and environmental protection.
wǒ men我们yòng用de的kē jì科技chǎn pǐn产品 ，qí shí其实hé和hěn很duō多rén人de的shēng huó生活yǒu有guān xì关系 。
The technology products we use are actually connected to many people's lives.
xī wàng希望yǐ hòu以后dà jiā大家dōu都néng能yòng用gèng更ān quán安全hé和huán bǎo环保de的fāng fǎ方法lái来huò dé获得zhè xiē这些kuàng shí矿石 。
We hope that in the future everyone can get these minerals in safer and more environmentally friendly ways.