Thousands Arrested Across France as High School Students Protest Poor Classroom Conditions

Thousands of high school students across France have taken to the streets to demand urgent improvements to their education system, leading to widespread disruptions and thousands of detentions nationwide. Authorities report that roughly 5,000 people, the vast majority of whom are teenagers, have been arrested as the demonstrations spread to cities throughout the country.

taken to the streets= 走上街頭進行抗議或游行the vast majority of whom= 「其中絕大多數為……」，用於補充說明前述人或物幾乎全部具備某種特徵的關係代詞結構

Students driving the movement say that basic learning conditions in French schools have deteriorated significantly. Protesters report studying in severely overcrowded classrooms, coping with widespread teacher shortages, and attending school in buildings that urgently require structural repairs and maintenance.

driving the movement= 推動或主導這場運動coping with= 應對或設法處理困難的狀況

As public outrage grows, the protests have expanded beyond local school campuses into major urban areas across France. Local officials and law enforcement have responded to the growing unrest, resulting in mass arrests across multiple French cities as the student-led demonstrations continue.

expanded beyond= 跨越原本的界限擴充至更廣範圍resulting in= 導致或引發某種結果（表示結果的分詞片語）

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文法整理

句型	意思
taken to the streets	走上街頭進行抗議或游行
the vast majority of whom	「其中絕大多數為……」，用於補充說明前述人或物幾乎全部具備某種特徵的關係代詞結構
driving the movement	推動或主導這場運動
coping with	應對或設法處理困難的狀況
expanded beyond	跨越原本的界限擴充至更廣範圍
resulting in	導致或引發某種結果（表示結果的分詞片語）

詞彙整理

單字	意思
widespread	廣泛存在或受到普遍採用的；分布範圍很廣的
vast majority	絕大多數；占總數大部分的人或事物
deteriorated	變得更糟；逐漸惡化
overcrowded	使人或物過度擁擠；使某個地方因人或物太多而沒有足夠的空間。
outrage	因認為某件事極不公平、不正當或不可接受，而產生的強烈憤怒與不平。
unrest	社會或政治局勢不穩定，常伴隨民眾的不滿、抗議或暴動。

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