数周来，抗议活动持续，抗议者就生活成本、公共服务和教育问题进行示威。周四，法国防暴警察在里昂向一群抗议者发射催泪瓦斯并发起冲锋，此前全国各地都在举行示威活动，这是对总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙的新一轮挑战，此前法国已陷入数周的骚乱。
Protests come after weeks of demonstrations over living costs, public services and education French riot police fired tear gas and charged a group of protesters in the French city of Lyon on Thursday as demonstrations took place across the country in a renewed challenge to President Emmanuel Macron after weeks of unrest.
一些抗议者被看到高喊反警察口号，一些人全身穿黑衣，戴着面罩。
Some of the protesters were seen shouting anti-police slogans and some were dressed all in black, with face coverings.
内政部表示，里昂的警察遭到了数百名激进抗议者的对抗，暴力行为已得到控制，尽管紧张局势依然高涨。
The Interior Ministry said police in Lyon had been confronted by several hundred hardcore protesters and that the violence had been contained, although tensions remained high.
周四，里昂的防暴警察在一场要求提高工资并支持高中生抗议运动的示威活动中拘留抗议者。（劳伦特·西普里安尼/美联社）由工会发起并得到学生团体支持的全国性抗议活动和公共工人罢工，发生在围绕生活成本、公共服务和教育的示威活动之后，这些示威活动引发了法国多年来最严重的民事骚乱。
Riot police in Lyon detain protesters during a demonstration for higher wages and in support of the high school protest movement on Thursday. (Laurent Cipriani/The Associated Press) The nationwide protests and a strike by public workers, called by trade unions and backed by student groups, come after demonstrations over living costs, public services and education triggered the worst civil unrest France has seen in years.
骚乱发生在总统选举前仅五个月，选举可能会让极右翼候选人玛丽娜·勒庞与强硬左翼对手让-吕克·梅朗雄在第二轮决选中相遇。马克龙正在担任第二任期，且不受欢迎，他不能再次参选。
The unrest comes only five months before a presidential election, which could pit far-right candidate Marine Le Pen against hard-left rival Jean-Luc Melenchon in a second-round runoff. Macron, who is serving his second term and is unpopular, cannot run again.
烟花引发校园火灾 内政部表示，周四早上，西南部图卢兹附近一所高中有人投掷烟花引发火灾，迫使学生和教职员工撤离大楼，消防员扑灭了火焰。
School ablaze after fireworks are hurled The Interior Ministry said people throwing fireworks had caused a fire at a high school near the city of Toulouse in the southwest on Thursday morning, forcing pupils and staff to evacuate the building while firefighters doused the flames.
“这种犯罪行为是绝对的丑闻，”教育部长爱德华·热弗雷说。周四早上，法国高中生和其他示威者在巴黎与防暴警察发生对峙，他们用垃圾桶堵塞了一条街道。
"This criminal behavior is an absolute scandal," said Education Minister Edouard Geffray on French high school students and other demonstrators had earlier faced off against riot police in Paris as they blocked a street with rubbish bins on Thursday morning.
一名身穿超级英雄死侍装扮的抗议者，在周四于里昂举行的示威活动中骑着玩具独角兽。（Laurent Cipriani/美联社）里昂以及马赛、南特等其他城市的示威活动在早晨开始，而巴黎的主要抗议活动原定于当地时间下午2点开始。埃菲尔铁塔因罢工于周四关闭。
A protester dressed as the superhero Deadpool rides a toy unicorn during the Thursday demonstration in Lyon. (Laurent Cipriani/The Associated Press) While the demonstrations in Lyon and other cities, including Marseille and Nantes, began in the morning, the main protest in Paris was only scheduled to start at 2 p.m. local time,. The Eiffel Tower was shut on Thursday because of the strike.
“政府试图阻止示威活动。示威活动比以往任何时候都规模更大，”CGT工会负责人索菲·比内告诉记者。她估计，法国各地约有25万人参加示威。
"The government tried to block the demonstrations. The demonstrations are bigger than ever," Sophie Binet, head of the CGT trade union, told reporters. She estimated that some 250,000 people were demonstrating across France.
“高中生、退休生、学生、工人，团结一致。团结就是胜利，”里昂抗议活动中一条横幅上写着。
"High school students, pensioners, students, workers, all together. Unity wins," read one banner at the protest in Lyon.
警方大规模部署。“我们的工资没有跟上通货膨胀，”45岁的消防员梅迪·杜蒙特罗蒂说，他正在参加巴黎的抗议活动。
Police deploy in large numbers "Our pay has not kept up with inflation," said Mehdi Dumontroty, a 45-year-old firefighter who was joining the protest in Paris.
“今年夏天发生的事情证明，我们当初说需要更多资源来应对我们面临的危机是正确的，”他说，指的是今年早些时候由强烈热浪引发的野火。
"What happened this summer proves that we were right when we said we needed more resources to deal with the crisis that we faced," he said, referring to wildfires caused earlier this year by intense heat waves.
当局试图降低紧张局势，此前10月17日的骚乱和抢劫让安全部队措手不及，导致全国各地商店和公共建筑受损，并加剧了对马克龙处理危机方式的批评。
Authorities had sought to lower tensions after riots and looting on Oct. 17 caught security forces off guard, leaving damaged shops and public buildings across the country and fuelling criticism of Macron's handling of the crisis.
一辆汽车在里昂的示威活动中燃烧。（Laurent Cipriani/美联社）全国约有7万名警察执勤，与最近几个周末的数字相当。法国政府为警察的策略辩护，同时表示任何滥用行为都将被调查。教育部表示，法国教学人员中略多于15%的人参加了罢工。
A car burns during a demonstration in Lyon. (Laurent Cipriani/The Associated Press) Around 70,000 police were on duty nationwide, a comparable figure to recent weekends. The French government has defended police tactics while saying any abuses would be investigated. The Education Ministry said just over 15 per cent of French teaching staff had joined the strike.
抗议活动卷入竞选活动 这场运动始于9月，起因是巴黎东南部一所高中因人手不足而举行的抗议，随后蔓延至全国。运动吸引了要求增加教育经费的学生，以及寻求更好养老金和应对燃油价格飞涨及其他成本上涨的工人。
Protests drawn into election campaigning The movement began in September with a protest over staff shortages at a high school southeast of Paris and spread nationwide. It drew students demanding more education funding and workers seeking better pensions and help with soaring fuel prices and other costs.
这些集会正值继任马克龙担任下一任总统的竞选活动日趋白热化，各政党试图从中获利。根据宪法，马克龙不得寻求连任第三个任期。极右翼候选人玛丽娜·勒庞是获胜的头号热门人选。美联社稿件
The rallies come as the campaign to succeed Macron as president next May heats up, with political parties seeking to capitalize on the movement. Macron is constitutionally barred from seeking a third consecutive term. Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen is the favourite to win. With files from The Associated Press