More than 1.2 million march in France over plan to raise pension age to 64

More than 1.2 million protesters marched in France on Tuesday as rail workers and refinery staff began rolling strikes and trade unions stepped up their campaign to try to stop Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the pension age to 64. For the sixth time since the start of the year, trade unions called a nationwide day of strikes and demonstrations. Many protest rallies attracted bigger crowds than previous ones organised since mid-January, including in Marseille, one of France’s biggest cities, authorities and local media said.

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protester：抗议者（protest 抗议，protestor 抗议者）

march：行军，长途跋涉（marcher 行军者，游戏者；边境地区居民）

rolling strikes：滚动罢工

pension：养老金，退休金（pens 花费，pensioner 领取抚恤金者）

authorities：当局

demonstration：示范，实证（demonstrate 示范，证明）

rally：集会（to attend/hold a rally 参加/召集大会）

attract：吸引，诱惑

crowd：群众，一伙人；拥挤

campaign：战役，参加运动，作战