Lagos is the largest city in Nigeria, and a huge port on the coast of West Africa. For many years it was the capital; though actually the capital moved to Abuja. Lagos is still the city many people think of first — the business heart, the crowded streets, the harbour.

Lagos is the largest city in NigeriaLagos（拉哥斯）是Nigeria（奈及利亞）最大的城市， and a huge port on the coast of West Africa也是西非海岸一個巨大的港口。For many years it was the capital有很多年它曾是首都； though actually不過話說回來， the capital moved to Abuja首都後來遷到了Abuja（阿布加）。Lagos is still the city many people think of firstLagos仍然是很多人第一個想到的城市—— the business heart商業中心、 the crowded streets擁擠的街道、 the harbour還有港口。

English speakers often say LAY-goss.

English speakers often say英語使用者常常念成 LAY-gossLAY-goss。

The name came through Portuguese. Portuguese sailors called it Lagos, either from their word lagos, “lakes”, or after Lagos, a town in Portugal; it was also pulled toward an older Latin place-name, Lacobriga. So this name and the English word lakes are relatives of a kind, by different roads.

The name came through Portuguese這個名字是經由葡萄牙文傳來的。Portuguese sailors called it Lagos葡萄牙水手把它叫做Lagos， either from their word lagos, "lakes,"可能是來自他們自己的字lagos（意思是「lakes湖泊」）， or after Lagos, a town in Portugal也可能是照葡萄牙一個叫Lagos的城鎮取名； it was also pulled toward an older Latin place-name, Lacobriga這個名字也被拉向一個更古老的拉丁地名，Lacobriga。So this name and the English word lakes所以這個地名和英文的lakes are relatives of a kind算是某種親戚， by different roads只是各自走了不同的路。

It is a place-name, written with a capital L.

It它 is a place-name是一個地名， written with a capital L要用大寫的L來寫。