The second stage refers to the while-reading stage.

第二阶段是指在读阶段。

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Collecting raw material, which is reading books and taking notes, is very much like the process of brainstorming at the prewriting stage of an ordinary essay.

收集原始资料，即阅读书籍和做笔记，很像写一篇普通文章前的头脑风暴过程。

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Government bills should also go through a "public reading stage" as they progress through Parliament, giving voters greater scrutiny, he said.

BBC: House of Commons

At first reading stage MEPs failed to reach agreement with the Council of Ministers - which represents EU member states - over the implementation of the proposals.

BBC: Laws on EU trade agreements

Danica Hunter is playing on Friday at 13:55 BST on the BBC Introducing stage at Reading, and at the same time on Saturday at the Leeds Festival.

BBC: Henley singer Danica Hunter's Reading Festival 2012 plans