county town of Berkshire, Old English Readingum (c.900), "(Settlement of) the family or followers of a man called *Read."
reading (n.)
Old English ræding, "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.
权威例句
1. His remedial teacher sees signs of progress in his reading and writing.
他的辅导教师发现了他在阅读和写作方面进步的迹象。
2. They will concentrate on teaching the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic.
他们将集中教授阅读、写作和算术基础知识。
3. Hopefully, you won't have any problems after reading this.
希望你读完这个后就不会有任何问题了。
4. Patty began reading everything she could get her hands on.
帕蒂开始阅读她能找到的所有东西。
5. I spent most of my teen years reading diet books.