Her books are quite widely read.

她的书有很多人阅读。

He liked reading Harry Potter to his grandchildren.

他喜欢给孙子孙女读《哈利·波特》。

read the street signs

看懂路标

read sb’s thoughts / mind

看透某人的心思

read the disk

读取磁盘

“Absolutely no smoking,” the sign reads.

告示牌上写着“严禁吸烟”。

I was shocked when I read about / of his death in today’s newspaper.

当我从今天的报纸上获悉他的死讯时，感到很震惊。