Why are so many young people around the world protesting? | BBC Learning English from the News · BBC Learning English
本期探讨全球Z世代（90年代末至2010年代初出生者）因教育质量、就业机会、住房危机及投票权等问题发起抗议的现象。视频解析相关新闻标题词汇，如“take to the streets”，适合练习时事英语听力与政治社会类词汇。
From BBC Learning English.
来自 BBC 的“学习英语”（Learning English）项目。
This is Learning English from the News, oour podcast about the news headlines.
这是《从新闻中学习英语》（Learning English from the News）——我们的播客节目，专门讨论新闻标题的相关内容。
In this programme: Why is Gen Z protesting around the world?
在这个节目中，我们将探讨以下问题：为什么 Z 世代会在全球范围内发起抗议活动？
Hello, I'm Becca.
你好，我叫贝卡。
And I'm Georgie.
我叫乔治（Georgie）。
In this programme, we look at one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.
在这个节目中，我们会探讨一则重要的新闻事件，以及新闻标题中出现的词汇；这些词汇将帮助你更好地理解这则新闻。
You can find all the vocabulary and headlines from this episode, as well as a worksheet on our website, bbclearningenglish.com So, let's hear more about this story.
您可以在我们的网站 bbclearningenglish.com 上找到这一集中的所有词汇和新闻标题，以及相关的练习题。那么，让我们进一步了解一下这个故事吧。
India, France, Albania, Italy.
印度、法国、阿尔巴尼亚、意大利。
Around the world, young people are protesting, but why?
世界各地的年轻人都在抗议，但为什么呢？
Gen Zs, those are people born between the late 90s and early 2010s are protesting different issues.
Z世代（即那些出生于90年代末至2010年代初的人）正在为各种不同的问题进行抗议。
In France and Italy, students are protesting about the quality of their education.
在法国和意大利，学生们正在抗议当地教育质量的问题。
In Albania, it's about better university conditions and more job opportunities.
在阿尔巴尼亚，人们追求的是更好的大学教育条件以及更多的就业机会。
In India, the Cockroach Janta Party, made up of young people and students, are protesting over voter rights.
在印度，由年轻人和学生组成的“蟑螂人民党”（Cockroach Janta Party）正在抗议选民权利问题。
In Spain, students and graduates joined protests over the country's housing crisis, calling for lower rents.
在西班牙，学生和毕业生加入了抗议活动的行列，反对该国的住房危机，并要求降低租金。
Let's have our first headline.
让我们来看第一个新闻标题吧。
This headline is from Dazed Digital, an online pop and culture magazine from the UK.
这个标题来自《Dazed Digital》——一本来自英国的在线流行音乐与文化杂志。
Gen Z are taking to the streets around the world - here's why And that headline again: Gen Z are taking to the streets around the world - here's why.
Z世代正在全球各地走上街头——原因如下： （再次强调这个标题：Z世代正在全球各地走上街头——原因如下。）
And that's from Dazed Digital.
这来自 Dazed Digital。
This headline says that Gen Z are taking to the streets.
这个标题表明：Z世代正在走上街头（进行抗议或表达他们的诉求）。
That's a bit of a strange use of the verb 'take', isn't it?
这种使用动词“take”的方式确实有点奇怪，不是吗？
What does it mean to take to the streets, Georgie?
走上街头”到底意味着什么，乔治？
Yes, you're right, it isn't a common use of the word 'take'.
是的，你说得对，“take”这个词的这种用法确实并不常见。
When people take to the streets, it means a large group of them have gathered in a public place to oppose something, in other words, a protest.
当人们走上街头时，这意味着有大量的人聚集在公共场所，表达对某些事物的反对意见——换句话说，这就是一场抗议活动。
So here, we know that young people are protesting in public areas for various reasons around the world.
我们知道，世界各地的年轻人都在公共场合进行抗议活动，原因多种多样。
They've taken to the streets.
他们走上了街头。
Yes.
是的。
Now, it's not always used in the context of protests.
不过，'take to the streets' 并不总是用在抗议的语境中。
People can take to the streets in celebration, for example, to celebrate a sports victory.
人们也可能上街庆祝，比如庆祝体育赛事胜利。
Yes.
没错。
This year, thousands of people in Spain took to the streets to celebrate their FIFA World Cup win, didn't they?
今年，西班牙就有成千上万的人上街庆祝他们赢得 FIFA 世界杯，对吧？
Yes.
是的。
Take to the streets is mostly used in these two contexts - protests and celebrations.
'Take to the streets' 主要用在这两种语境中——抗议和庆祝。
We've had to 'take to the streets' - gather in a public place to oppose or celebrate something.
我们不得不'走上街头'——聚集在公共场所反对或庆祝某事。
For example, Thousands took to the streets to demand a change in government.
例如：数千人上街要求政府更迭。
This is Learning English from the News, our podcast about the news headlines.
这里是《新闻学英语》，我们解读新闻头条的播客节目。
Today, we're talking about young people protesting around the world.
今天，我们讨论的是世界各地年轻人的抗议活动。
OK, so we've talked about protests that have been going on in France, Italy, Albania, Spain and India.
好，我们已经谈到了法国、意大利、阿尔巴尼亚、西班牙和印度正在发生的抗议。
But this is part of a wider pattern of protests led by young people, isn't it?
但这只是年轻人领导的更广泛抗议模式的一部分，不是吗？
Yes.
是的。
In 2024, students in Bangladesh forced out the prime minister.
2024年，孟加拉国的学生迫使总理下台。