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huò ěr mù zī hǎi xiá
霍尔木兹海峡
shì jiè
世界
de
yān hóu
咽喉

The Strait of Hormuz: The Throat of the World
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huò ěr mù zī hǎi xiá霍尔木兹海峡zàiyī lǎng伊朗ā màn阿曼zhī jiān之间shìshì jiè世界hěnzhòng yào重要dehǎi shàng海上tōng dào通道

The Strait of Hormuz lies between Iran and Oman, and it is a very important sea route in the world.

hěnduōshí yóu石油tiān rán qì天然气dōuyàojīng guò经过zhè lǐ这里suǒ yǐ所以yǐng xiǎng影响hěnduōguó jiā国家dejīng jì经济shēng huó生活

A lot of oil and natural gas pass through here, so it affects the economies and daily lives of many countries.

rú guǒ如果hǎi xiá海峡guān bì关闭yóu jià油价kě néng可能shàng zhǎng上涨yùn fèi运费huìbiànguìhěnduōpǔ tōng rén普通人jiā yóu加油yòng diàn用电dōuyàohuāgèngduōqián

If the strait were closed, oil prices could rise, shipping costs would become higher, and many ordinary people would have to spend more money on fuel and electricity.

xiàn zài现在zhōng dōng中东jú shì局势hěnjǐn zhāng紧张

Right now, the situation in the Middle East is very tense.

yǐ sè liè以色列yī lǎng伊朗zhēn zhǔ dǎng真主党měi guó美国zhī jiān之间yǒuhěnduōmáo dùn矛盾lí bā nèn黎巴嫩nán bù南部bù duàn不断fā shēng发生chōng tū冲突

There are many conflicts between Israel, Iran, Hezbollah, and the United States, and clashes keep happening in southern Lebanon.

dà jiā大家dōushuōzì jǐ自己shìzàibǎo hù保护ān quán安全dànrú guǒ如果yī fāng一方xiāndòng shǒu动手bié de别的guó jiā国家kě néng可能jiā rù加入shì qíng事情huìbiàn dé变得gèngwēi xiǎn危险

Everyone says they are acting to protect security, but if one side strikes first, other countries may also join in, and the situation could become even more dangerous.

měi guó美国yǒuhěnqiángdejūn lì军力kě yǐ可以gōng jī攻击yī lǎng伊朗dànzhè yàng这样zuòkě néng可能yǐn lái引来gèngdebào fù报复rànghǎi shàng海上yùn shū运输zhōu biān周边guó jiā国家dōushòuyǐng xiǎng影响

The United States has very strong military power and can attack Iran, but doing so could also bring greater retaliation and affect sea transport and neighboring countries.

é luó sī俄罗斯zhōng guó中国hěnguān zhù关注zhèjiàn shì件事yīn wèi因为tā men他们dōuxī wàng希望hǎi xiá海峡chūwèn tí问题

Russia and China are also paying close attention to this issue because neither of them wants problems in the strait.

duìzhōng guó中国lái shuō来说zhè lǐ这里guān xì关系dàonéng yuán能源gōng chǎng工厂shēng chǎn生产mào yì贸易

For China, this place is related to energy, factory production, and trade.

duìhěnduōzhùzàidāng dì当地derénláishuōzhàn zhēng战争dài lái带来debú shì不是dì tú地图shàngdebiàn huà变化ér shì而是zhēn shí真实dehài pà害怕lí kāi离开jiā yuán家园shī qù失去qīn rén亲人

For many local residents, war does not mean changes on a map, but real fear, leaving home, and losing loved ones.

huò ěr mù zī hǎi xiá霍尔木兹海峡gào sù告诉wǒ men我们yí gè一个xiǎodì fāng地方kě néng可能yǐng xiǎng影响quán shì jiè全世界suǒ yǐ所以hé píng和平fēi cháng非常zhòng yào重要

The Strait of Hormuz tells us that even a small place can affect the whole world, so peace is very important.

By Mauricio Herrera Kahn / Pressenza|CC BY 4.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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