库尔勒市历史悠久，是古丝绸之路的咽喉要道。

Korla City has a long history of the ancient Silk Road routes throat.

扼陕甘川之要道，自古为陇右门户、战略要冲和商贸中心。

Shaanxi and Gansu outlined Chuan's hub, since ancient times for Longyou portal, strategic position and business center.

也门还是通往海上的“咽喉”要道---这与波斯湾角上的霍尔木兹海峡的狭长海道有点类似。

Yemen also overlooks a maritime "choke-point," a narrow passage like the Strait of Hormuz at the tip of the Persian Gulf.

在能源问题上，能源印度几乎有同样的担心，只不过其咽喉要道不是在马六甲海峡而是在霍尔木兹海峡。

India has almost identical energy concerns, though its potential chokepoint is not Malacca but the Strait of Hormuz.