印度对日本出口稀土

 India has agreed to export rare earths to Japan. Indian Prime Minister Mamohan Singh is expected to sign a Memorandum¹ of Understanding with Japanese officials during his visit next week.

The Japanese trading company Toyota Tsusho will jointly² refine raw materials with the state-owned Indian Rare Earths. Toyota Tsusho says construction of a rare earth refinery³ was completed this summer in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

It will start trial operations in December. India could export up to 5,000 tons of rare earth to Japan each year more that 10 percent of Japan’s demand.

1 memorandum   

n.备忘录，便笺

参考例句：

• The memorandum was dated 23 August,2008.备忘录上注明的日期是2008年8月23日。
• The Secretary notes down the date of the meeting in her memorandum book.秘书把会议日期都写在记事本上。

2 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

3 refinery   

n.精炼厂，提炼厂

参考例句：

• They built a sugar refinery.他们建起了一座榨糖厂。
• The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。