reading

The famous author was giving a public reading of his new book at the city library.

(Chinese) 那位著名的作者正在城市图书馆进行他新书的公开朗读会。

The technician took a temperature reading of the machine to ensure it wasn't overheating.

(Chinese) 技术员测量了机器的温度读数，以确保它没有过热。