VOA常速英语:'The Bricklayer' Details Iranian Exile Experience on Stage

2. exile n.. 流放, 放逐, 长期离家[出国]
例句：After an exile of eight years her uncle returned to Cairo.
她叔叔背井离乡八年后返回开罗。

3. rehearsal n. 练习, 排练, 排演
例句：The play is in rehearsal now.
这出戏正在排演中。

4. torture vt.拷问, 折磨
例句：They tortured the man to make him confess his crime.
他们拷打那个人, 使他招认他的罪行。

5. hardship n. 艰难, 困苦,拮据
例句：He was willing to face any hardship in fulfillment of his duty.
他愿意面对任何困难去履行他的职责。

6. traumatic adj. (经历)痛苦难忘的,造成精神创伤的
例句：She has been through a very traumatic experience.
她经历了一件很痛苦的事。

7. compelling adj. 引人入胜的;扣人心弦的
例句：She found his story so compelling that she had forgotten to drink wine.
他的故事使她听得入神,以至她忘记喝酒了。

8. community n.社区, 社会, 团体
例句：We visited the Chinese community in San Francisco.
我们访问了旧金山的华人社区。

9. pulse脉搏; 意向,心态
例句：He knew the pulse of the nation.
他了解国民的心态。

10. celebrate vt. 庆祝
例句：We held a party to celebrate our success.
我们举行宴会庆祝我们的成功。