BBC Learning English - Learning English from the News: Why are young people protesting around the world?

Episode 261021 / 21 Oct 2026

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核心介绍

项目	内容
节目	Learning English from the News
集数	Episode 261021
发布日期	21 Oct 2026
级别	Upper Intermediate (中高级)
时长	约 4-5 分钟
主持人	Becca, Georgie
主题	青年抗议、Gen Z、生活成本、民主、国际关系

中文简介

本期节目报道世界各地年轻人（Gen Z，90 年代末至 2010 年代初出生）为何走上街头抗议。抗议议题包括教育质量、就业机会和选举权。剑桥大学研究员 Naya Prakash 认为，这些抗议的共同点在于：人们觉得政府在影响年轻人生活的服务和政策上投资不足。三大新闻标题分别来自 Dazed Digital、Al Jazeera、El Pais。核心词汇：take to the streets、cost of living、stacked against。

新闻故事摘要

The Story

Gen Zs, those are people born between the late 90s and early 2010s, are protesting different issues, such as the quality of their education, job opportunities and voter rights.

Z 世代（90 年代末至 2010 年代初出生的人）正就教育质量、就业机会和选举权等不同问题进行抗议。

Many of these movements led by young people are organising online, often with no clear leader. Some are openly copying each other too.

许多由年轻人领导的运动在线上组织，通常没有明确的领导者。有些公开地相互模仿。

Dr Naya Prakash, a researcher at the University of Cambridge, says what most of the protests have in common, is a feeling that the government isn’t investing enough in services and policies that impact young people’s lives.

剑桥大学研究员 Naya Prakash 表示，大多数抗议的共同点是：觉得政府在影响年轻人生活的服务和政策上投资不足。

三大新闻标题

Headline 1: Dazed Digital

Gen Z are taking to the streets around the world

Z 世代正在世界各地走上街头

Headline 2: Al Jazeera

How has the cost of living changed in France, Italy, Spain and Portugal?

法国、意大利、西班牙和葡萄牙的生活成本发生了怎样的变化？

Headline 3: El Pais

A generation takes to the streets: Young Europeans refuse to accept a future stacked against them

一代人走上街头：年轻的欧洲人拒绝接受不利于他们的未来

核心词汇表

单词/短语	英文释义	中文释义	例句
take to the streets	gather in a public place to oppose or celebrate something	走上街头；集会示威	Thousands took to the streets* to demand a change in government.*
cost of living	amount of money needed to pay for everyday essentials like food and energy bills	生活成本	With such a high cost of living, many young people are finding it harder to buy a house.
stacked against	when an unfair or difficult situation makes it harder for someone to succeed	不利于……；处于劣势	The odds were stacked against* the football team with injured players.*

详细词汇解析

1. take to the streets (动词短语)

定义：gather in a public place to oppose or celebrate something

中文：走上街头；集会示威；游行

语境	例句	中文
抗议示威	Thousands took to the streets* to demand a change in government.*	成千上万的人走上街头，要求更换政府。
庆祝活动	Fans took to the streets* after the team won the championship.*	球队夺冠后，球迷们涌上街头庆祝。
社会运动	Activists take to the streets* every Saturday to protest climate inaction.*	活动人士每周六走上街头，抗议气候不作为。

同义表达：take to the road, march, demonstrate, protest, rally

2. cost of living (名词短语)

定义：amount of money needed to pay for everyday essentials like food and energy bills

中文：生活成本；生活开销；物价水平

语境	例句	中文
经济压力	The rising cost of living* is putting pressure on families.*	不断上涨的生活成本给家庭带来压力。
住房负担	Young people can’t afford rent because of the high cost of living.	由于生活成本高昂，年轻人负担不起房租。
薪资讨论	Workers are demanding higher wages to keep up with the cost of living.	工人要求提高工资，以跟上生活成本。

同义表达：living expenses, cost of life, household expenses

搭配：

a high cost of living (高生活成本)
the rising cost of living (不断上涨的生活成本)
cost of living crisis (生活成本危机)

3. stacked against (短语，习语用法)

定义：when an unfair or difficult situation makes it harder for someone to succeed

中文：不利于……；处于劣势；牌面不利；形势严峻

语境	例句	中文
体育比赛	The football team had a few injured players. The odds were stacked against* them.*	足球队有几名球员受伤，形势对他们不利。
求职竞争	Without a university degree, the odds are stacked against* young job seekers.*	没有大学学位，年轻求职者处于劣势。
法律诉讼	The defendant felt the legal system was stacked against* him.*	被告觉得法律制度对他不利。

同义表达：unfavorable, against the odds, uphill battle, rigged

反义词：in one’s favor, stacked in one’s favor

批判性思考题

“无领袖”运动的组织：许多青年抗议在线上组织且没有明确领袖，这种去中心化结构如何影响运动的持续性与效果？decentralized organizing, leaderless movement, social media mobilization
“生活成本”与抗议动因：cost of living 上涨如何转化为街头抗议？经济压力与政治诉求之间有何联系？economic hardship, cost of living crisis, political participation
“形势不利”的框架：stacked against 暗示系统性不公平。年轻人面临哪些结构性障碍（教育、住房、就业）？systemic inequality, structural barriers, intergenerational justice
跨国抗议的相似性：世界各地青年抗议在线上相互模仿，这种“抗议扩散”现象背后的机制是什么？protest diffusion, transnational activism, digital activism
政府投资不足：Naya Prakash 指出政府对青年服务和政策投资不足。增加投资是否能减少抗议？public investment, youth policy, government responsiveness

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三大标题对比卡	三栏并列：Dazed Digital / Al Jazeera / El Pais — 标题/视角/关键词 (take to the streets / cost of living / stacked against)
Gen Z 画像卡	出生年代（90 年代末～2010 年代初）、关注议题（教育/就业/选举权）、组织方式（线上、无领袖）
生活成本对比图	折线图：法国、意大利、西班牙、葡萄牙的生活成本变化趋势
抗议地图卡	可交互地图：全球青年抗议热点地区、主要抗议议题、参与人数
关键概念图谱	节点：Gen Z → 线上组织 → 走上街头 (take to the streets) → 生活成本上涨 (cost of living) → 形势不利 (stacked against) → 政策改革
Quiz 互动	填空："When the police arrived, the protesters had already ___." (taken to the streets) / "High rent and food prices mean a high ___." (cost of living)
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