1. I haven´t enough time to read/for reading. 我没有足够的时间读书.
2. I have heard of writers who read nothing but their own books; 我听说一些作家,除了自己的书外,别的书一概不读,
3. I limited myself to two modest ambitions: to do physical exercises every morning and to read more of an evening. 只给自己定下两项适中的任务;每天早上锻炼身体,每天晚上多看点书。
4. In fact, I have just bought a book entitled How to Read a Thousand Words a Minute. 事实上,我刚买来一本叫《一分钟读一千字的诀窍》的书。
5. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. 我读了几行,但一个字也不懂。
6. I read she´s twenty-nine, 我从报上看到她是29岁,
7. I can´t read it! 我看不懂这封信,
8. It was read by many rulers and statesmen in Europe. 欧洲的很多领导人和政治家都读了这本书,
9. I did not realize that we do not see but read a book or a newspaper until one day my teacher caught me out. 直到有一天老师指出了我的错误,我才认识到“看书”、“看报”需用“read”,而不用“see”。