Hundreds of French high schools have been barricaded by teenagers and forced to close and hundreds of people have been injured amid clashes with police in the biggest youth protest movement in decades over the state of French lycées, where 15- to 18-year-olds are taught.(数百所法国高中被青少年设置路障封锁，被迫关闭；在与警方的冲突中，数百人受伤。这是数十年来规模最大的青年抗议运动，针对的是法国公立高中的状况——这些学校面向15至18岁的学生。)
数百所法国高中被青少年设置路障封锁，被迫关闭；在与警方的冲突中，数百人受伤。这是数十年来规模最大的青年抗议运动，针对的是法国公立高中的状况——这些学校面向15至18岁的学生。
School students say the education system is riven(充满，被撕裂) with inequality, that many buildings are in disrepair(失修，破败), class sizes are too big, and there are not enough teachers or funding. The French prime minister has promised to address what he called “legitimate” complaints, including on class sizes, long hours, dilapidated buildings and teacher provisions.(法国总理承诺将解决他所说的“合理”诉求，包括班级规模、在校时间过长、校舍破败和师资配备等问题。)
学生们表示，教育体系充斥着不平等，许多校舍年久失修，班级规模过大，教师和经费都不足。法国总理承诺将解决他所说的“合理”诉求，包括班级规模、在校时间过长、校舍破败和师资配备等问题。
So how bad(有多糟糕) are French high schools and what are the main problems?
那么，法国高中到底有多糟糕？主要问题有哪些？
Is the French education system blighted by social inequality?
法国教育体系是否深受社会不平等之害？
Are French high school buildings dilapidated and rat-infested with collapsing ceilings?
法国高中校舍是否破败不堪、鼠患成灾、天花板摇摇欲坠？
Are class sizes bigger than other comparable countries?
班级规模是否比其他可比国家更大？
Are school days longer in France?
法国的在校时间是否更长？
Are absent teachers not replaced, leaving pupils without key classes, even in exam years?
缺勤教师是否得不到替补，导致学生缺少关键课程，甚至影响考试年级？
Does France spend less money on secondary education than its European neighbours?
法国在中等教育上的支出是否比欧洲邻国少？