谁能翻译一下这段英文？

The review serves to assimilate the major highlights of this somewhat rare metal which has both strategic importance and is well suited to electronic applications

mychinese

本人的翻译为：这篇文章介绍了这种称得上稀有金属的主要特点，这种稀有金属既具有战略意义，而且也适合在电子方面的应用

乔豆

这篇综述收集了关于那些既具有战略意义又适合应用于电子技术的稀有金属的重要文献.

ellencheng

我不知道楼主是求助还是挑战?
在这个园地里应该说大家是以互相学习相互提高为目的,互相帮助是所有会员应尽义务.大家来自不同地方,有不同的专业,因为英语,大家走到这。翻译各专业的英文资料应该不是我们的目的，更不会有人在这方面来争强好胜。搂上两位的翻译就是最好的见证，可以看出他们是真心想帮忙的。
何以我会觉得楼主带有挑战的味道呢？
因为楼主挑来的这句话是英文专业论文摘要的中间一句，上不着天，下不着地，没有任何语境，不提供专业背景，让人翻译无从谈起。有累楼上两位了！由于没有上下文，两位的翻译与原意相距甚远，我相信凭你们的英语水平足以译好，当然要看我提供的摘要原文啦。
如果楼主是无心之失，那就怪我小肚鸡肠。版规上好象有要求，在为其他人提供帮助之后才可以请求帮助（我对版规了解不多，也许有出入），不赞成只索取不付出的做法。希望楼主多参与，在提出请求时，要为楼下的人提供足够的信息。

见下文：



作者单位：
Department of Metals and Materials Engineering, University of British Columbia


Abstract
Indium is an important by-product of zinc metal processing operations. Indium and other metal values are recovered during the production of primary commodities such as zinc by means of complex procedures, many of which are proprietary to each producer. One zinc recovery method consists of the Waelz process followed by leaching and purification prior to electrolytic recovery of zinc as cathodes and subsequent containment of the indium fraction in residues. Related processes for recovery of lead and tin from smelters and refineries also provide indium and other compounds. Indium may be associated with other valuable elements such as vanadium, thallium, gallium and germanium, and cadmium. Typical sulphide-bearing host minerals consist of Sphalerite, Galena, and Chalcopyrite. The igneous intrusions in sedimentary formations may include other base metals such as copper, cobalt, and noble metals consisting of gold, silver, and platinum group metals. The review serves to assimilate the major highlights of this somewhat rare metal which has both strategic importance and is well suited to electronic applications.On a global basis, the writers are aware of 30 producers dedicated to the commercial production of indium metal. Countries such as Belgium, Canada, China, France, Japan, Russia, and the USA are the largest producers of indium while about ten other countries contribute smaller quantities for worldwide consumption. The supply and demand of pure indium products during the past 40 years has been erratic and subject to wide fluctuations in delivered price. The paper describes the sources and established industrial processes for recovery of indium originating from sulphidic materials and process reverts.
Keywords: Electrometallurgy; Extractive metallurgy; Non-ferrous metallic ores

ellencheng

刚才在[疑难解答]中看到了“孤单的笑”的求助全文，是我误解了。看来“孤单的笑”在理解摘要时对“The review serves to assimilate the major highlights of this somewhat rare metal which has both strategic importance and is well suited to electronic applications.”把握不好，所以求助。我以如下试译向楼主道歉。
翻译这篇摘要，首先要明确其结构层次。摘要以Indium为话题展开，指出Indium是金属加工过程的副产品并陈述其电解还原以及与富含硫化物的矿藏中其它元素的关系。接着用The review来转换，将话题引导论文内容的回顾部分。继而论及其他作者的研究成果所在，目的在于指出本文的新义（即：What's new?）。

ellencheng

“The review serves to assimilate the major highlights of this somewhat rare metal which has both strategic importance and is well suited to electronic applications.”可译为：

本文回顾了关于这种稀有金属具有战略重要性和适于电子运用的主要观点。

iampm

感谢ellen的努力：）

ELLEN很心细啊，真是好人，英语又好