里斯本，10月17日 — — 周六，数万人在里斯本市中心游行，抗议葡萄牙生活成本飙升和住房危机加深，给中右翼政府施加了更大压力。
LISBON, Oct 17 - Tens of thousands of people marched through central Lisbon on Saturday to protest against soaring living costs and a deepening housing crisis in Portugal, increasing pressure on the centre-right government.
葡萄牙最大的工会CGTP发起了此次集会，称“数万人”聚集在首都的主要大道之一。警方未给出人数估计。
Portugal's biggest union, CGTP, which called the rally, said "many tens of thousands" packed one of the capital's main avenues. Police gave no crowd estimate.
抗议者表示，工资低微，跟不上住房成本和生活成本的上升，导致许多人在欧盟和北约成员国葡萄牙难以维持生计。
Protesters say low wages are failing to keep pace with housing costs and the rising cost of living, leaving many people struggling to make ends meet in the European Union and NATO member state.
此次示威活动是在几天来不断升级的动荡之后举行的，包括住房活动人士在北部城市波尔图设立的帐篷营地，该营地在周一凌晨被警方在一次清场行动中驱散。
The demonstration followed days of growing unrest, including a tent camp set up by housing activists in the northern city of Porto that police cleared in a pre-dawn operation on Monday.
此次示威活动与法国因生活成本上升和公共服务下降而举行的抗议活动同步进行，比利时也有较小规模的抗议。此外，阿尔巴尼亚也有大规模抗议活动，抗议者要求总理辞职。
It coincides with protests in France against rising costs and declining public services, and smaller protests in Belgium. There are also mass protests in Albania, where protesters are demanding the prime minister's resignation.
葡萄牙9月份通胀率达到3.6%，受食品和燃料价格上涨推动，其中燃料价格同比上涨15%，原因是中东紧张局势加剧。
Portugal's inflation hit 3.6% in September, driven by rising food and fuel prices, the latter up 15% year-on-year following an increase in tensions in the Middle East.
自2017年以来，房价已翻倍以上，而新租约的租金几乎翻倍，导致欧洲最严重的住房负担能力危机之一。这一压力在主要城市最为突出。
House prices have more than doubled since 2017, while rents for new leases have nearly doubled, fuelling one of Europe's worst housing affordability crises. The squeeze is most acute in major cities.
抗议者的担忧卡罗琳娜·克鲁兹，26岁，博士生和生物学研究员，靠奖学金每月收入约1300欧元（1460美元），面临失去住所的风险，因为她的租赁合同即将到期。
PROTESTERS' CONCERNS Carolina Cruz, 26, a PhD student and biology researcher earning about €1,300 ($1,460) a month on a scholarship, faces losing her home as her rental contract nears expiry.
她和她的伴侣每月为里斯本地区的一套公寓支付716欧元租金，但续租可能导致租金涨至1200欧元以上 — — 远超他们的承受能力。
She and her partner pay €716 monthly for an apartment in the Lisbon area, but renewal could push the rent above €1,200 — far beyond their means.
“我是我家第一个攻读博士学位的人，即使我付出了所有的努力，我也还是无法维持生计……目前，里斯本的住房问题就是困难所在，”克鲁兹说。
"I'm the first person in my family to enter a doctoral programme, and even with all the studying I've done, I still can't make it... Right now, housing in Lisbon is the problem," Cruz said.
佩德罗·佩尼洛，62岁，一名教师，表示葡萄牙的领导人“与现实脱节”。“生活成本极其高昂……正在急剧上涨。我需要看看我的房贷在接下来的几个月里会如何发展，届时将进行调整。我非常担心，”他说。
Pedro Penilo, 62, a teacher, said Portugal's leaders were "out of touch with reality." "Life is incredibly expensive… it's going up brutally. I need to see how my mortgage is going to turn out in the coming months, when it's adjusted. I'm very worried," he said.
议会事务部长卡洛斯·阿布雷乌·阿莫里姆周五表示，“政府不会屈服于街头的喊声”，并且解决这些问题的具体措施已经在推行中。
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Carlos Abreu Amorim said on Friday the "government will not yield to shouts from the street" and that concrete measures to address the concerns were already being rolled out.