Yemen’s rampant(猖獗的；势不可挡的) Houthi forces have captured the strategic(战略性的) island of Perim in the Bab al-Mandab strait(曼德海峡，连接红海与亚丁湾的战略水道), expanding their control of(扩大对……的控制) the narrow waterway, one of the world’s vital shipping routes.
也门胡塞武装势如破竹，夺取了曼德海峡中的战略岛屿丕林岛，扩大了对这条狭窄水道的控制。曼德海峡是全球最重要的航运通道之一。
The Iran-aligned Houthis took control of the volcanic island after forces allied to the UN-backed, Aden-based government left in the latest of a dramatic series of reverses along Yemen’s west coast in recent days, including the loss of the port city of Mocha on Thursday.(与伊朗结盟的胡塞武装控制了这座火山岛，此前效忠联合国支持的亚丁政府的部队撤离，这是近日也门西海岸一系列戏剧性逆转中的最新一起，包括周四丢失港口城市摩卡。)
与伊朗结盟的胡塞武装控制了这座火山岛。此前，效忠联合国支持的亚丁政府的部队撤离，这是近日也门西海岸一系列戏剧性逆转中的最新一起，包括周四丢失港口城市摩卡。
Saudi Arabia, which supports and bankrolls(资助；提供资金) the official Yemen government, mounted air raids on(对……发动空袭) Houthi positions in Mocha on Friday.
沙特阿拉伯支持并资助也门官方政府，于周五对摩卡的胡塞阵地发动了空袭。