The actual act of transcribing information, preferably interpreting it into your one style of writing is incredibly helpful.

抄录这些信息，尤其是把它们按照你自己的写作习惯编辑起来是一件非常有用的事情。

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Transcribing documents, officially or privately, was an important way for then states to spread information.

文书抄录是当时国家信息传播的重要方式之一，其中有官方行为，也有私人行为。

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This works by first recording various dialogues read by a human, and then transcribing this information into sounds.

ECONOMIST: Learning the meaning