It’s easy to make the mistake of thinking that France is a left-wing country. I live in Paris on the marching route of the regular demonstrations – manifestations, known affectionately as manifs. On the radio on Saturday mornings, people wish each other “Bonne manif!”. The socialist François Hollande, favourite to win this spring’s presidential elections, says, “My adversary is finance.” He’s calling for a tax rate of 75 per cent on anyone (except possibly footballers) earning over €1m.
人们很容易误以为法国是一个左翼国家。巴黎街头时常发生示威抗议（示威游行的法语说法是“manifesations”，又被亲切地简称为“manifs”），我就住在游行的必经之路上。在周六早上的广播中，人们会互相祝愿“示威快乐！”(Bonne manif!)。有望在今年春天赢得总统大选的热门人选、社会党人弗朗索瓦•奥朗德(François Hollande)说：“我的仇敌是金融界。”他呼吁对所有年收入超过100万欧元的人征税75%（足球运动员可能除外）。
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