read

He spent a pleasant afternoon reading (the newspaper/a book).

他一下午都在阅读（报纸／书），过得很开心。

I read about the family's success in the local paper.

我在当地报纸上读到了这个家庭的成功经历。

It was too dark to read our map and we took a wrong turning.

天太黑看不清地图，所以我们拐错了弯。

Can you read music?

你识乐谱吗？

Your handwriting is so untidy I can't read it.

你笔迹太潦草，我看不懂。

I've read in the newspapers (that) there is a threat of war.

我从报纸上获悉战争可能会爆发。

Put your plastic card in the slot, and the machine will read it and identify who you are.

把你的信用卡插入槽内，机器就会读卡并辨认你的身份。

Some children can read (= have learned the skill of reading) by the age of four.

一些孩子在4岁时就会识字了。

She read (the poem) slowly and quietly.

她小声地慢慢读（这首诗）。

Their teacher always reads them a story at the end of the day.

他们老师在一天课程结束时总是给他们读个故事。

Children love to have stories read (aloud/out) to them.

孩子们喜欢听人给他们（大声／朗）读故事。

She missed the train because she read 18.30 p.m. as 8.30 p.m. instead of 6.30 p.m.

她误了火车，因为她把时间18:30理解成了晚上8点半，而不是傍晚6点半。

On page 19, for “Blitish”, please read “British”.

第19页上的 Blitish 应作 British。

If I've read the situation correctly, we should have some agreement on the contract by the end of the week.

如果我对形势的看法正确的话，周末前我们应该可以就合同达成某种一致。

The letter reads as if it was written in a hurry.

这封信读起来好像是匆匆写就的。

Her latest novel reads well (= is written in an attractive way).

她最新出版的一部小说读起来很是引人入胜。

Do you read me?

你能听到我说话吗？

I read you loud and clear.

我可以清楚地听到你说话。

Every night when I was a child my father used to read me to sleep.

童年时，每天晚上父亲都给我读故事哄我入睡。

The start of the US Constitution reads “We, the people of the United States…”

美国宪法的开头是这样写的：“我们，合众国的人民…”。

The thermometer is reading 40°C in the shade.

在背阴处温度计显示为40℃。

They're both reading history at Cambridge.

他们两个都在剑桥大学攻读历史。

She's reading for the Bar (= studying to become a type of lawyer called a barrister).

她正在攻读法律，以后想成为大律师。

It's not brilliant but it's worth a read.

虽说不是特别出色，但它还是值得一读。

The book is a good/easy, etc. read.

这本书读起来很有意思／不难。

Could I have a read of (= can I read) your newspaper?

你的报纸能不能让我看一下？