At least 250,000 demonstrators(示威者) in France marched through Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Rennes, Toulouse and other cities, mainly to protest against(抗议，反对) a lack of investment in education. The protests, led by school pupils but joined by parents, teachers and unions as well as elements of the populist-left, have been building since mid-September, and are often accompanied by arson(纵火) and vandalism(故意破坏公物). The police have responded with tear-gas and baton charges(催泪瓦斯和警棍冲击). Sébastien Lecornu, the prime minister, accused the populist-left of fuelling(煽动，加剧) the violence. The protesters’ calls for more public investment come amid efforts by the government to control the budget deficit(预算赤字), and as bond markets punish France for its fiscal irresponsibility(财政不负责任).
法国至少25万示威者走上巴黎、马赛、里昂、雷恩、图卢兹等城市街头，主要抗议教育投资不足。这场抗议由学生发起，家长、教师、工会以及民粹左翼势力也参与其中，自9月中旬以来不断升级，常伴随纵火和破坏行为。警方以催泪瓦斯和警棍驱散人群。总理塞巴斯蒂安·勒科尔尼指责民粹左翼煽动暴力。抗议者要求增加公共投资之际，政府正努力控制预算赤字，债券市场也因法国的财政不负责任而对其施以惩罚。
Spain has also seen significant protests, over housing, which were triggered by the eviction(驱逐，赶出) of an 87-year-old woman from her home by an investment fund, underscoring(凸显，强调) the high cost of renting in Spain. The woman has since died. The Socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has used the protests as a pretext(借口，托辞) to call a snap general election(提前大选) for November 29th. Mr Sánchez is seeking a progressive majority, but the left trails behind(落后于) the conservatives in the opinion polls.
西班牙也因住房问题爆发了大规模抗议，起因是一家投资基金将一名87岁老妇逐出住所，凸显了西班牙高昂的租房成本。该老妇后来去世。社会党首相佩德罗·桑切斯借抗议之机宣布于11月29日提前举行大选。桑切斯寻求获得进步派多数，但左翼在民调中落后于保守派。
Meanwhile, the Spanish Supreme Court lifted(解除，撤销) the arrest warrant for Carles Puigdemont, the leader of the separatist(分离主义者) movement in Catalonia, paving the way for(为…铺平道路) his return from self-imposed exile(自我流放). Mr Puigdemont fled to Belgium in 2017 after holding an illegal referendum(公投) on independence.
与此同时，西班牙最高法院撤销了对加泰罗尼亚分离主义运动领袖卡莱斯·普伊格德蒙特的逮捕令，为其结束自我流放回国铺平道路。普伊格德蒙特在2017年举行非法独立公投后逃往比利时。
They think it’s all over
他们认为一切都结束了