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

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

一个三百万人口的城市却只有屈指可数的几条街有街名。

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

难怪邮递员到这里来送信就如同大海捞针。

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

不过现在这种状况正在改变，贝宁城市科托努已经着手开始给街道取名并将给每家每户的房子外都刷上门牌号码。

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

当地的居民希望此举将有助于该城与外部世界建立更好的联系并能助推当地企业的发展。

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

一个三百万人口的城市却只有屈指可数的几条街有街名。

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

难怪邮递员到这里来送信就如同大海捞针。

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

不过现在这种状况正在改变，贝宁城市科托努已经着手开始给街道取名并将给每家每户的房子外都刷上门牌号码。

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

当地的居民希望此举将有助于该城与外部世界建立更好的联系并能助推当地企业的发展。