与此同时，稀土的价格在飞涨。

Meanwhile, prices are soaring.

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到2015年，全球对稀土的需求预计将达到205,000吨。

By 2015, global demand for rare earths is expected to reach 205, 000 tonnes.

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这使得在2010年年底的一段时间里，日本几乎完全断了稀土的供应。

For a period in late 2010, it cut off Japan's access to its rare earths entirely.

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