就网友的句子来说,你的两种改写方式都是可以接受的。
正:When you take notes, just write down the key words, such as names, dates, and numbers.
正:When you are taking notes, just write down the key words, such as names, dates, and numbers.
至于 when doing sth 变成从句时如何确定从句的时态:在通常情况下,网友提到的两种方式都可以。又如:
Don’t talk when eating. =Don’t take when you are eating. 吃饭时不要讲话。
When taking photographs indoors (=When you take / are taking photographs indoors), use a flash for illumination. (D127) 在室内拍照时,使用闪光灯照明。
但在某些特定语境中,可以有用其中的一种方式比用另一种方式更合适。比如下面的句子就宜用一般时态(而不是进行时态):
When hunting (=when you hunt) ducks he always uses a call. 他猎鸭子时总用哨子。
When approving (=When they approve) a merger, the commission can attach conditions. 委员会在批准公司合并的时候可以附加条件。