罢工、路障林立、财政动荡：这个秋天，不满情绪席卷法国。学校、街头及市场上的混乱局面，根源在于法国在维持社会福利体系方面面临的资金困境，而总统大选也即将到来。
Strikes, Barricades and Fiscal Turmoil: An Autumn of Discontent Grips France Chaos in schools, on the streets and in the markets is rooted in France’s struggles to fund its social welfare state, with a presidential election approaching.
公务员罢工不断，高中被设置路障封锁，港口陷入瘫痪，预算审批停滞不前，债券利率持续攀升，民众对极右翼势力掌权的担忧日益加深。
Striking public workers. Barricaded high schools. Blocked ports. Budget paralysis. Spiraling bond rates. Fears of a far-right takeover.
如今的法国深陷多重危机之中——这并非单一事件引发的动荡，而是一连串连锁反应，正搅乱着全国各大城市的街道、金融市场及政府机构。对法国人而言，每年秋季的开学与复工季本应井然有序，今年却完全失序。
France suddenly finds itself engulfed by crisis — not a single spasm of unrest, but a cascade of disruption that is roiling city streets, trading floors and public offices across the country. France’s “rentrée,” or “return,” as the French call the back-to-school and back-to-work season, has been anything but orderly.
尽管这些乱象看似成因各异，但其根源却是一致的：过去二十年来，法国始终难以筹措足够的国家运转资金；如今，高企的借贷成本、飙升的能源价格以及政治局势的不确定性更令情况雪上加霜，各派势力也正在为明年春季取代埃马纽埃尔·马克龙总统而积极谋划。
While the causes of the chaos may appear disparate, they can be traced to a common root: France’s two-decade-long struggle to fund its state, now exacerbated by high borrowing costs, surging fuel prices and political uncertainty, with jockeying underway to replace President Emmanuel Macron next spring.
本就脆弱的法国公共财政状况仍在持续恶化，令金融市场忧心忡忡，担心法国会成为下一个陷入全面财政危机的欧洲国家。近期民调显示，极右翼候选人玛丽娜·勒庞将在明年春季的总统选举中击败所有对手，这一结果进一步加剧了市场的财政焦虑。
French public finances, already fragile, continue to deteriorate, fanning fears in financial markets that France could be the next European country to tumble into a full-blown financial crisis. The fiscal jitters were amplified by recent polls that show the far-right candidate, Marine Le Pen, would beat all her rivals in presidential elections that will be held next spring.
周二，教师及其他公务员举行集会，抗议政府拟定的工资冻结政策；与此同时，数千名学生也封锁学校，抗议教育经费不足导致的校舍破败与师资短缺。
On Tuesday, teachers and other public workers rallied against proposed wage freezes as the government labors to pass a budget. They joined thousands of students who have blockaded schools to protest underfunding that has led to crumbling facilities and a shortage of teachers.
年轻抗议者与警察在催泪瓦斯中发生冲突的画面广为流传，学生抗议活动也由此成为法国社会动荡与民众不满情绪最直观的体现。目前，全国已有数百所学校停课，数十所学校遭到破坏，大量参与者遭到逮捕或受伤。
With images of young protesters clashing with the police amid clouds of tear gas, the student protests have become the most vivid manifestation of France’s unrest and grievances. Hundreds of schools around the country have closed, dozens have been damaged, and many people have been arrested or injured.