chokepoint

The fighting has raised concerns about the vulnerability of the Bab el-Mandeb strait between Yemen and Djibouti, which has been identified by the US Department of Energy as a potential chokepoint in the global oil market.

这场战火引发了人们对于也门和吉布提之间的曼德海峡（Bab el-Mandeb strait）脆弱性的担忧，美国能源部认为这里是全球石油市场一个潜在的阻塞点。

From the chokepoint of restricting country economy development to keeping a development speed of 10%-30% in the last twenty years in series, all of these reflect the great success of Chinese revolution and open policy.

从严重制约国民经济发展的瓶颈到连续近20年超过国民经济10到30个百分点的发展速度，折射出中国改革开放事业的巨大成功。

Other city placements things to look out for: if you have a chokepoint, it will be in many cases a good idea to put down a city there.

另外一个城市位置的要考虑的事情：如果你有一个阻塞点，大部分情况下是在那里建一个城市。