county town of Berkshire, Old English Readingum (c.900), "(Settlement of) the family or followers of a man called *Read."
reading (n.)
Old English r?ding, "a reading, the act of reading" either silent or aloud, "a passage or lesson," verbal noun; see read (v.)). Meaning "interpretation" is from mid-14c. (in reference to dreams). Meaning "a form of a passage of text" is from 1550s; that of "a public event featuring reading aloud" is from 1787.
雙語例句
1. His remedial teacher sees signs of progress in his reading and writing.
他的輔導教師發現了他在閱讀和寫作方面進步的跡象。
來自柯林斯例句
2. They will concentrate on teaching the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic.
他們將集中教授閱讀、寫作和算術基礎知識。
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3. Hopefully, you won't have any problems after reading this.
希望你讀完這個后就不會有任何問題了。
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4. Patty began reading everything she could get her hands on.
帕蒂開始閱讀她能找到的所有東西。
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5. I spent most of my teen years reading diet books.