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The city with no street names 没有街名的城市

 
 

文字稿:

A city of three million people, with only of a handful of street names.

No wonder trying to deliver a letter here is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

But this is changing, as the city of Cotonou, in Benin, is starting to name its streets and paint numbers on each house.

Residents hope this will help the city become better connected to the world and provide a boost for local businesses.

Vocabulary 词汇:

a handful of 少量的,寥寥无几

no wonder 难怪

a needle in a haystack 大海捞针

residents 居民

boost 推动作用,注强心剂