dì qiú
地球
shàng
上
de
的
zhòng yào
重要
zī yuán
资源
hé
和
tā men
它们
de
的
zhǔ rén
主人
Important Resources on Earth and Their Owners
wǒ men我们de的shēng huó生活lí bù kāi离不开hěn很duō多zhòng yào重要de的zī yuán资源 ，bǐ rú比如lǐ锂 、tóng铜 、tiě铁 、jīn金 、yín银 、shí yóu石油 、tiān rán qì天然气 、méi煤 、xī tǔ稀土 、xiǎo mài小麦 、yù mǐ玉米hé和dà dòu大豆 。
Our lives depend on many important resources, such as lithium, copper, iron, gold, silver, oil, natural gas, coal, rare earth elements, wheat, corn, and soybeans.
zhè xiē这些zī yuán资源yòng lái用来zuò做diàn chí电池 、jiàn建fáng zi房子 、zuò fàn做饭hé和fā diàn发电 。
These resources are used to make batteries, build houses, cook food, and generate electricity.
shì jiè世界shàng上zhǐ yǒu只有shǎo shù少数jǐ gè几个guó jiā国家yǒu有hěn很duō多zhè xiē这些zī yuán资源 ，bǐ rú比如zhōng guó中国 、měi guó美国 、é luó sī俄罗斯 、bā xī巴西hé和ào dà lì yà澳大利亚 。
Only a few countries in the world have many of these resources, such as China, the United States, Russia, Brazil, and Australia.
hěn很duō多fēi zhōu非洲hé和lā dīng měi zhōu拉丁美洲de的guó jiā国家yǒu有hěn很duō多kuàng chǎn矿产hé和liáng shí粮食 ，dàn但tā men他们bù néng不能jué dìng决定jià gé价格 ，yě也bù néng不能zì jǐ自己jiā gōng加工 ，zhǐ néng只能mài卖gěi给bié de别的guó jiā国家 。
Many countries in Africa and Latin America have a lot of minerals and food, but they cannot decide the prices or process them themselves; they can only sell to other countries.
zhè yàng这样 ，zī yuán资源duō多de的guó jiā国家bù不yí dìng一定fù yǒu富有 。
Therefore, countries with many resources are not necessarily wealthy.
zhōng guó中国mǎi买hěn很duō多yuán cái liào原材料 ，rán hòu然后zì jǐ自己jiā gōng加工zài再mài卖chū qù出去 。
China buys a lot of raw materials, processes them, and then sells them.
měi guó美国hé和é luó sī俄罗斯yòng用zī yuán资源lái来yǐng xiǎng影响shì jiè世界 。
The United States and Russia use resources to influence the world.
xiàn zài现在 ，dà jiā大家dōu都xiǎng yào想要gèng更duō多zī yuán资源 ，zhēng duó争夺yě也yuè lái yuè越来越duō多 。
Now, everyone wants more resources, and competition is increasing.
wǒ men我们xī wàng希望jiāng lái将来měi gè每个guó jiā国家dōu都néng能gōng píng公平dì地shǐ yòng使用zì jǐ自己de的zī yuán资源 ，ràng让dà jiā大家dōu都néng能guò过shàng上gèng更hǎo好de的shēng huó生活 。
We hope that in the future every country can fairly use its own resources so that everyone can live a better life.