- 1n/ˌfɜːrst ˈriːdɪŋ/ · /ˌfɜːst ˈriːdɪŋ/bill's first stage (UK Parliament)一讀（英國國會）
正式The first time a proposed new law, called a bill, is formally brought before Parliament in the UK. There is no debate at this stage, and the bill is then printed so that members can read it before the Second Reading.
一個法案要變成法律，要過好幾關。每一關叫做一個 reading。First Reading 是第一關，只是把法案的名稱唸出來，正式登記進去。這時候不辯論，也不表決內容。真正的用意是讓全體知道有這個法案，並且把它印出來給大家看。辯論要等到 Second Reading。台灣立法院的一讀、二讀、三讀，流程上正好對得起來。這個詞常常寫成大寫，常見句型是 a bill gets its first reading。
示範例句 · Example
The new transport bill gets its first reading in the House of Commons tomorrow.
中文翻譯新的交通法案明天在下議院進行它的一讀。
A bill has to pass several stages before it can become law, and each stage is called a reading. The First Reading is the door opening. The title of the bill is read out, it goes on the record, and that is all: nobody argues about it and nobody votes on the idea yet. The point is to tell the House that the bill exists and to get it printed so everyone can study it. The arguing starts at the Second Reading. The phrase is often written with capital letters, and it usually turns up with get or have: a bill gets its first reading.
常見搭配
get its first reading
進行一讀
to be formally introduced for the first time
The bill got its first reading on Monday.
at the first reading
在一讀時
during that stage of the process
No amendments are made at the first reading.
the first reading of a bill
某法案的一讀
that stage, for a named piece of proposed law
The first reading of the housing bill took place yesterday.
用法接近
Second ReadingThird ReadingbillParliamentcommittee stage
- 2n/ˌfɜːrst ˈriːdɪŋ/ · /ˌfɜːst ˈriːdɪŋ/bill's first stage (US Congress)一讀（美國國會）
正式The first time a proposed new law is formally introduced to Congress in the US and entered on the record.
跟英國那一關意思一樣，只是換了地方。法案在美國國會第一次被正式提出、列入紀錄。真正的審查和攻防都在後面。它被分成另一個意思，是因為兩邊是不同的制度，後面的關卡也不一樣。實際閱讀時，看句子裡出現什麼機構就知道是哪一個：出現 House of Commons 是英國，出現 Congress 或 Senate 是美國。這個詞兩邊都常寫成大寫。
The wording is the same as the UK stage; the building is different. A bill is brought in, read into the record for the first time, and the real work comes afterwards. This is kept as a separate sense because the two parliaments are separate systems with their own later stages. For a reader, the country almost always comes from what else is in the sentence: the House of Commons points to the UK sense, Congress or the Senate to this one.
常見搭配
introduce a bill
提出法案
to bring a proposed law before the lawmakers
She introduced the bill last month, and the first reading followed at once.
get its first reading
進行一讀
to reach that opening stage
The bill will get its first reading on Tuesday.
after the first reading
一讀之後
once that opening stage is over
After the first reading, the bill goes to a committee.