Without particular interest and just to pass the time, I read a story.

没有特别的兴趣，只是为了消磨时间，我才读了一篇故事。

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I read a book after lunch.

午饭后我读了一本书。

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I read a book last night.

昨天晚上我读了一本书。

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"Oh no,you are doing it again, Tom! You always cry when I read a letter from her.

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When I realized that I was writing plays, I read a lot more plays for style and for substance and for technique.

当我意识到我在写剧的时候，我会读更多剧本来学习形式,内容和技巧。

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I like Stephen King a lot. When I was younger, I used to read a lot of his books.

我非常喜欢斯蒂芬•金。我小时候看过他的许多作品。

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In fact, before I came here, I read a story about a young University of Oregon graduate.

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Several years ago, I read a survey that indicated financial planning was one of the most popular professions.

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This morning I read a trend piece, that staple of New York journalism, in the New York Observer.

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