我们主要的消遣是读书。

Our chief diversion was reading.

他读书非常有选择性。

He is very selective in his reading.

他一直在读书。

He had been reading.

中世纪的发明物中有读书用眼镜和手纺车。

Medieval inventions included spectacles for reading and the spinning wheel.

当他是个小男孩的时候，他每天要么读书，要么看板球。

As a small boy, he spent his days either reading or watching cricket.