note
1.make(或take)a note of和take(或make)notes of是“把…记下”。例如:Please make a note of that, will you?和I didn't take notes of the lecture. take note of是“注意”。请人注意该说Please take note,没有a。
2.make a note of比take a note of普通,take notes of比make notes of普通。take notes比make notes普通。
3.You must take notes of what you read是英国用法,You must take notes on what you read是美国用法。
4.注意下面各句里的介词(note或notes都指“注解”):
- There ought to be a note on this obsolete word.
- See the notes on(或to)these difficult passages.
- The notes to(或on)the poems are published in a separate volume.
5.Just a note to let you know that I am going abroad on Saturday 里的note是“短信”,用法跟line相同。
6.It will(或should)be noted that...是公文英语。
7.下面各句里的note或notes后面都接以that引导的从句,意思都不同:
- Please note (注意) that this usage is now rare.
- On entering the garden I noted (见到) that spring had come round.
- Recounting her experiences on a lecture tour, the actress noted (说) that she had met many interesting people.
- He drew a plan of the house and noted (注明) below that it was meant to face south.
8.关于note paper,参见note(-)paper