The second stage refers to the while-readingstage.
第二阶段是指在读阶段。
2
To get the most out of reading these plays, try to picture the play on stage, with you, the reader, in the audience.
为了从阅读这些剧本中获得最大收益，请尝试与观众一起在舞台上生动地描绘剧本。
3
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.