Young British people have plenty to be angry about. Crushing student debt, private-school privilege, a housing market they can’t enter. Yet unlike their French counterpart(对应的人或物)s, they have little tradition of turning that frustration into collective action. I grew up in France as a Briton, and for years I have watched my French friends do something my British ones never seem to: take to the streets.(我以英国人的身份在法国长大，多年来我看着法国朋友做一件我的英国朋友似乎从来不会做的事：走上街头。)
英国年轻人有太多理由愤怒：压得人喘不过气的学生贷款、私立学校的特权、他们根本进不去的住房市场。然而，与法国同龄人不同，他们几乎没有把这种挫败感转化为集体行动的传统。我以英国人的身份在法国长大，多年来，我看着法国朋友做一件我的英国朋友似乎从来不会做的事：走上街头。
“To arms, citizens! Form your battalions! Let’s march, let’s march!” It shouldn’t be too surprising, given the rousing lyrics of La Marseillaise, that France’s revolutionary spirit is not a relic of the past.(考虑到《马赛曲》那激昂的歌词，法国的革命精神并非历史遗物，也就不足为奇了。)
“武装起来，公民们！组成你们的队伍！前进，前进！”考虑到《马赛曲》那激昂的歌词，法国的革命精神并非历史遗物，也就不足为奇了。
The lycée(法国高中) protests in the past week have displayed the organisation and bravery of the French students. In Lens, a 15-year-old lost his hand to a police grenade during a blockade(封锁). More than 6,000 people have been arrested, many of them under 18. Hundreds of schools across France are either blockaded or closed. These teenagers know the risks and commit to turning up anyway, day after day.(这些青少年明知风险，却依然日复一日地坚持到场。) I can’t imagine that happening in Britain, so what makes the French so different?
过去一周的高中抗议展现了法国学生的组织能力和勇气。在朗斯，一名15岁少年在封锁行动中被警方的催泪弹炸掉了一只手。超过6000人被捕，其中许多未满18岁。法国各地数百所学校要么被封锁，要么停课。这些青少年明知风险，却依然日复一日地坚持到场。我无法想象这种事会在英国发生，那么，是什么让法国人如此不同？