He read the life of Caesar and jotted down a few reflections in the margin.

他阅读了凯撒的生平，并在页边空白处记下了一些感想。

It's a pleasure to address you this afternoon and to offer a few reflections as I approach the end of my first year as president.

很高兴今天下午向你们致辞，并在接近我作为校长的第一年任期结束时提出一些反思。