first reading

名词 first reading:

1. the first presentation of a bill in a legislature

1. A bill pass through the following stage in parliament: first read, second read, committee stage, report stage and third read.
   在议会，法案通过以下几个阶段：一读，二读，讨论，下院辩论和三读。
2. Let's first read the play around the class, then we will try to act it.
   首先让同学们依次读一下剧本，然后我们将试着来表演一下。