to read

Children ought to be able to read by the age of 7.

儿童7岁时应该识字了。

I thought you might like to read the enclosed.

我想你或许想要读一下信封里的内容。

I'm trying to read the map.

我正看地图呢。

It makes me sick to read over such stereotypes devoid of content.

这种空洞无物的八股调,我看了就讨厌.

There he learned to read the 26 letters of the alphabet.

在那儿,他学会了念字母表上的26个字母.

Go on ─ read it to us.

念吧——念给我们听听。

Is it clear enough for you to read?

这个你读起来清不清楚？

Due to the fact that they did not read English, the prisoners were unaware of what they were signing.

这些囚犯由于看不懂英语，不知道自己在签什么。

The kids kept pestering me to read to them.

娃娃们老缠着我给他们读故事书。

If you go to bed now, I've read you a bedtime story.

假使你现在就上床睡觉，我就念个睡前故事给你听。

I shall have to read up on this subject if I am to give a talk about it.

如果我准备做一次关于这课题的讲座,我就必须把它彻底研究一番.

Schools need volunteers to help children to read.

学校需要义务工作者帮助儿童阅读。

This light is too dim to read by.

这光线太暗，看不了书。

to read for pleasure

读书以自娱

The shelf was full of the sort of books I like to read.

书架上摆满了我喜欢读的那种书。

She's still learning to read.

她还在学习识字。

I studied Italian so that I would be able to read Dante in the original.

我学习意大利语以便能读但丁的原著。

The type was too small for me to read.

这种印刷文字太小，我看不清。

I tried to read his directions, scrawled on a piece of paper.

我尽量弄明白他草草写在一片纸上的指示。

Didi taught me how to read.

姐姐教我读书。

Your writing is really difficult to read.

你的笔迹真是难以辨认。

She gave me the minutes of the meeting to read and check.

她把会议记录交给我审阅。

How do you expect me to read this scribble?

这种写得歪歪扭扭的东西，让我怎么看？

to read sb's palm (= to say what you think will happen to sb by looking at the lines on their palm )

看手相

to read by candlelight

在烛光下阅读

In some countries children don't start learning to read and write until they are six.

有些国家的儿童到了六岁才开始读书写字。

I'll need to read up on the case before the meeting.

在开会前，我需要看一些有关这件事的材料。

I can't be expected to read this scrawl!

这种潦潦草草的东西我能看懂吗！

A man came to read the gas meter.

有位男子来查过煤气表。

There are a couple more files to read first.

还有几份档案要先看一看。