Tuesday, August 09, 2005

read

Silence must not always read as consent.
默然不語不等於默許默認.
(別把沉默當作許可.)

The sign reads `No admittance'.
告示牌上寫著請勿內進.

The article reads very well.
這篇文章不錯.

What does the thermometer read?
溫度計的讀數是多少?

Do you read me?
收唔收到?

For `madam' in line 3 read `madman'.
Read `madam' in line 3 as `madman'.
第三行 `madam' 一字當作 `madman'.

She reads law in Oxford.
She is reading for a law degree in Oxford.
她在牛津唸法律.

(from OALD, 自譯)

record

The thermometer recorded a temperature of 40 deg C. (OALD)
溫度計錄得溫度為攝氏40度.

The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death. (OALD)
驗屍官判定死者死於意外.