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相比中国和许多其他国家，非洲的电商平台起步晚，发展落后。然而，新冠肺炎疫情给非洲网购市场带来了一个转折性的契机。 Customer service agents are seen at the Jumia customer service office in Lagos, Nigeria January 20, 2020. Picture taken January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja Covid-19 has brought untold hardship to Africa, but lockdowns are also driving a move to online shopping in a continent where it has been slow to take off. 新冠肺炎疫情给非洲带去了数不清的苦难，但是封锁也推动了起步较晚的网购在非洲大陆上的发展。 untold [ˌʌnˈtoʊld]: adj. 数不清的；无限的 The whole of Africa had only around 21 million online shoppers in 2017 — about the same number as Spain. That's less than 2% of the world's total, according to the latest UN data. 根据联合国最新的数据，2017年整个非洲只有大约2100万网购者，相当于西班牙的网购人数，还不到世界网购总人数的2%。 Covid-19 had infected more than 260,000 people in Africa, as of June 18, and lockdown restrictions have forced many open-air markets and retailers to shut, with consumers being told to stay at home. In response, digital entrepreneurs across the continent have launched new services for ordering and delivering supplies. 截至6月18日，新冠病毒已经感染了非洲超26万人，封锁限制措施迫使很多露天市场和零售店关门，消费者被告知待在家里。对此非洲各地的电商推出了订购和送货的新服务。 | 
