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Intro
過去兩個月，世界多個國家都出現了街頭抗議示威
🌏 Asia 亞洲
有座落於喜馬拉雅山下的
🇳🇵 Nepal 尼泊爾
還有東南亞國家
🇵🇭 The Philippines 菲律賓
🇮🇩 Indonesia 印尼
🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 東帝汶
而
🌍 Africa 非洲
有島國
🇲🇬 Madagascar 馬達加斯加
以及西北部的
🇲🇦 Morocco 摩洛哥
還有位於
🌎 South America 南美洲
的
🇵🇪 Peru 秘魯
這麼多國家，短短兩個月內都出現了街頭抗議示威 💥
🇳🇵 Nepal 尼泊爾
🇵🇭 The Philippines 菲律賓
🇮🇩 Indonesia 印尼
🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 東帝汶
🇲🇬 Madagascar 馬達加斯加
🇲🇦 Morocco 摩洛哥
🇵🇪 Peru 秘魯
從南美洲的
⛰️ The Andes 安地斯山脈 (指秘魯)
橫跨到了亞洲的
⛰️ The Himalayas 喜馬拉雅山脈 (指尼泊爾)
CNN 報導裡使用了這樣的字眼
🌍 A global movement 一場全球性的運動
AP 報導，這些
💥 Protests 抗議活動
主要由
👫 Young people 年輕人
所組成～ 他們說他們是
👫 Gen Z
Z 世代；Gen 是 generation (世代) 的縮寫
Gen Z 包含哪些年出生的人沒有很絕對的定義，如 AP 報導中說 Gen Z 是
Those born roughly between 1996 and 2010
大致上來說是 1996 年至 2010 年之間出生的人
而德國媒體 DW 則說是稍微晚一些
The people born roughly between 1997 and 2012
大概是 1997 年至 2012 年出生的人
所以加起來 1996 到 2012 年之間出生的人都可以算是 Gen Z。
整體來說 Gen Z 這個世代最重要的特色應該就是
The first generation to grow up entirely in the internet age (AP)
第一個完全在網路時代長大的世代
CNN 使用了
📱 Digital natives 數位原生代、網路原住民
來形容他們～
全球多個國家發生
👫 Gen Z protests
Z 世代主導的抗議活動
全球多個國家的示威現場也出現了同樣一款的
🏴☠️ Anime pirate flag 動漫海盜旗
來自
🏴☠️ One Piece 海賊王
💪 Let's go! 走吧 / 開始吧
全英文
'Gen Z' protesters lead global wave of generational discontent
From the Andes to the Himalayas, a new wave of protests is unfolding across the world, driven by generational discontent against governments and anger among young people.
In Nepal, youth protests against a ban on major social media platforms, coupled with long-simmering anger over corruption, escalated dramatically on September 8.
The movement toppled Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli's government, forced the dissolution of parliament, and led to the reversal of the social media ban.
Meanwhile, in the South American nation of Peru, youth demonstrations began on September 20 after the government announced reforms to a pension law. The protests then swelled to wider calls to stamp out corruption, repression and rising crime under President Dina Boluarte’s rule.
In Morocco, a leaderless collective called Gen Z 212 — named after Morocco’s dialing code — has taken to the streets to demand better public services and increased spending on health and education.
Last week, Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina was forced out of power and out of the country after a military mutiny, the culmination of weeks of demonstrations led by young protesters referring to themselves as “Gen Z Madagascar.”
The spark differs by country, but the kindling is the same: Stagnant prospects for young people, widening inequality, and a daily feed of elite privilege on Gen Z's phone screens.
Across multiple countries, a singular pop culture symbol has also emerged: a black flag showing a grinning skull and crossbones wearing a straw hat.
The flag comes from a long-running Japanese anime and manga series called One Piece, about a rag-tag band of pirates dubbed "the straw hats," who are led by a cheerful character named Monkey D. Luffy and are fighting an oppressive world government.
1 抗議示威集會
✍️ 'Gen Z' protesters lead global wave of generational discontent
「Z世代」抗議者們引領全球世代性不滿浪潮
今天朗讀標題來自 AP，使用了
👪 Generational (形容詞)
Generation 世代 ➕ al = generational
