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锂
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白色
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黄金
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争夺
Lithium: The Battle for the New White Gold
lǐ锂shì是yī zhǒng一种hěn很zhòng yào重要de的kuàng wù矿物 。
Lithium is a very important mineral.
méi yǒu没有lǐ锂 ，wǒ men我们jiù就méi yǒu没有diàn dòng chē电动车 、shǒu jī手机diàn chí电池hé和hěn很duō多xīn新kē jì科技 。
Without lithium, we wouldn't have electric cars, phone batteries, and many new technologies.
xiàn zài现在 ，shì jiè世界shàng上yǒu有qī七gè个guó jiā国家yōng yǒu拥有dà bù fèn大部分de的lǐ锂 ，bǐ rú比如bō lì wéi yà玻利维亚 、ā gēn tíng阿根廷 、zhì lì智利 、ào dà lì yà澳大利亚 、zhōng guó中国 、jiā ná dà加拿大hé和yī xiē一些fēi zhōu非洲guó jiā国家 。
Currently, seven countries hold most of the world's lithium, such as Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, Australia, China, Canada, and some African countries.
suī rán虽然zhè xiē这些guó jiā国家yǒu有lǐ锂 ，dàn但hěn很duō多shí hòu时候 ，tā men他们bù néng不能zì jǐ自己kòng zhì控制lǐ锂de的shēng yì生意 。
Although these countries have lithium, many times they cannot control the lithium business themselves.
bǐ rú比如 ，zhì lì智利hé和ào dà lì yà澳大利亚bǎ把lǐ锂mài卖gěi给wài guó gōng sī外国公司 ，zì jǐ自己méi yǒu没有gōng chǎng工厂 。
For example, Chile and Australia sell lithium to foreign companies but do not have their own factories.
zhōng guó中国suī rán虽然lǐ锂bù不duō多 ，dàn但tā它kòng zhì控制le了hěn很duō多guó jiā国家de的lǐ锂gōng chǎng工厂 。
China, although it has little lithium, controls many lithium factories in other countries.
fēi zhōu非洲yǒu有lǐ锂kuàng矿 ，dàn但dāng dì当地rén人méi yǒu没有dé dào得到hǎo chù好处 。
Africa has lithium mines, but the local people do not benefit.
lǐ锂de的gù shì故事gào sù告诉wǒ men我们 ，yōng yǒu拥有zī yuán资源hěn很zhòng yào重要 ，dàn但gèng更zhòng yào重要de的shì是néng能zì jǐ自己lì yòng利用hé和bǎo hù保护tā它 。
The story of lithium tells us that having resources is important, but it is even more important to be able to use and protect them ourselves.
xiàn zài现在 ，hěn很duō多guó jiā国家xiǎng yào想要zì jǐ自己guǎn lǐ管理lǐ锂 ，ràng让lǐ锂dài lái带来gèng更duō多hǎo chù好处 。
Now, many countries want to manage lithium themselves to bring more benefits.
lǐ锂yǐ jīng已经bù不zhǐ shì只是kuàng wù矿物 ，tā它guān xì关系dào到měi gè每个rén人de的wèi lái未来 。
Lithium is no longer just a mineral; it concerns the future of everyone.