BBC news 2011-09-06 加文本

词汇讲解：

1. malpractice n. 玩忽职守, 渎职, 不法行为
例句：She sued her doctor for malpractice.
她控告她的医生失职。

2. stain n. 污点,污迹,瑕疵
例句：He's got an ink stain on his shirt.
他衬衫上有块墨渍。

3. broaden v. 拓展；扩大；(使)数目增加
例句：It is our company's aim to broaden the range of services continually.
不断地扩大服务领域，是本公司的目标。

4. halt v. (使)停下来
例句：They halted financial support.
他们停止了经济援助。

5. scuffle n.扭打, 混战
例句：The two men quarreled and there was a scuffle.
那两个人争吵扭打起来。

6. brunt n. 首当其冲
例句：I had to bear the brunt of his anger.
他发脾气时, 我是首当其冲。

7. lapse n. 小错,失误; 跌落,下降
例句：I had a lapse of memory.
我记错了。

8. soak vt. 浸泡,浸渍
例句：She soaked the dirty clothes in cold water.
她将脏衣服浸泡在冷水里。

9. enforce vt. 强迫, 迫使
例句：They tried to enforce agreement with their plans.
他们企图迫使人们同意他们的计划。

10. disturbance n. 骚乱, 纷乱
例句：There's a violent disturbance in inner city areas.
市中心发生了激烈的骚乱。

11. disperse v. （使）分散，散开；疏散；驱散
例句：The police dispersed the crowd.
警察驱散了群众。