1-unveil 首次推出，披露

2-controversial 有争议的

3-pension 养老金

France unveils controversial pension reform.

4-streamline 简化

5-disrupt 破坏

France has introduced a pension reform plan the government hopes to streamline the benefits and address inequality in the pension system while the opponents promised to disrupt services until the plans are dropped.

6-spark 引发

7-ongoing 不间断的，持续的

8-strike 罢工

9-cripple 损坏，削弱

The reforms have sparked ongoing nationwide strikes that have crippled rail transport, shut down factories and slowed public services around the country.

10-reassure 使……安心，使……打消疑虑

Premier Philippe has tried to reassure workers in sectors enjoying early retirement or generous pensions that the reforms would be applied gradually.

11-strip sb of sth 剥夺某人（财产，头衔，权利）

12-call off 停止，取消

13-scrap 取消（计划，体系等）

14-outright 完全地，彻底地

Trade unions say Macron is stripping workers of their benefits to balance the state budget, and they said they will not call off the strikes unless the reform is scrapped outright.

15-take to the streets 上街（游行示威）

16-protester 抗议者

An estimated 339,000 protesters took to the streets of cities across France on December 17, according to the interior ministry.