英语听力精选进阶版 13283（在线收听）

Social fightback after English riots

Vocabulary

festered 

become worse because they have not been dealt with

decades 

tens of years

moral collapse

dramatic fall in good standards of behaviour

agencies 

government organisations

renew 

start again

welfare 

services provided by the state especially to people who can't afford them

knee-jerk gimmicks

measures which are not properly thought out and designed to get an immediate positive reaction

simplistic 

uncomplicated

lack of opportunity

having no chance to improve your social situation

deprivation 

not having things you need for a basic level of life