He swam, I took notes.

我未婚夫游泳，我在记笔记。

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I took notes.

我边听边记着笔记。

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I took notes carefully anyway, always looking down.

但我还是仔细地做着笔记，一直埋着头。

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During the site visit, I took notes on what stood out.

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Then he gave a formal speech the next morning and, fueled this time by highly caffeinated tea, I again took notes, just to be sure.

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Because even though I sat in the front, paid attention and took detailed notes, I rarely raised my hand to answer a question.

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