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This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Galmesa from Ethiopia:
本周《名师答疑》节目中，我们回答来自埃塞俄比亚的加尔梅萨的一个问题：
Dear VOA, I have a question for you.
亲爱的美国之音，我有一个问题要问你。
At school I usually get asked the difference between the phrases "take note" and "make note." Would you tell me?
在学校，我经常被问到take note和make note（记笔记）这两个短语之间的区别。你能告诉我吗？
Hello, Galmesa!
你好，加尔梅萨！
You say that you are often asked about these phrases at school.
你说你在学校经常被问到这些短语。
It sounds like you might be an English teacher. Am I right?
听起来你可能是一名英语老师。我说的对吗？
In any case, you ask a good question.
无论如何，你问了一个很好的问题。
The phrases "take note" and "make note" are sometimes interchangeable.
短语take note和make note有时是可以互换的。
But there are small differences between the two phrases.
但这两个短语之间有很小的区别。
When used as an idiom or expression, the phrase "take note" means to notice something.
当用作成语或短语时，take note的意思是注意到某事。
If you take note of something, you pay special attention to it because you think that it is important or has value.
如果用take note of something，就表示“你特别注意某件事，因为你认为它很重要或有价值”。
We often use this phrase in commands and questions.
我们经常在命令和疑问句中使用这个短语。
Listen to some examples:
请听一些例句：
If you are driving this afternoon, take note of the weather. We saw a warning on the news for storms in the area.
如果你今天下午开车，请注意天气。我们在新闻上看到该地区将有暴风雨的警告。
Did you take note of how they made the metal handicrafts?
你注意到他们是如何制作金属手工艺品的吗？
But if you add an -s to "take note," the meaning changes.
但如果你在note后面加上一个s，意思就会改变。
"Take notes" means to write something down for the purpose of remembering it.
take notes的意思是为了记住而写下某件事。
People often take notes in classes and meetings, and at talks or other events when they want to recall information later.
人们经常在课堂和会议上做笔记，或者在演讲或其他活动中记笔记，当他们想要稍后回忆信息时。
Listen to how this speaker uses the phrase:
听听这位演讲者是怎么用这句话的：
I watched an excellent program about the symbiosis of sea creatures. I even took some notes.
我看了一个关于海洋生物共生的精彩节目。我甚至还做了一些笔记。
Now let's move to our next phrase.
现在我们讲另一个短语。
The usual wording in American English is "make a note of," which means to write or record something quickly as a reminder.
美式英语中常用的措辞是make a note of，意思是迅速写下或记录下某件事作为提醒。
So "make a note of" has a similar meaning to "take notes."
所以make a note of和take notes的意思相似。
You might also hear the phrase "make a mental note."
你也可能听到这样一个短语：make a mental note（在脑海中做个笔记）。
It means to make a special effort to remember something in your mind.
它的意思是花点力气在脑海里记住一些东西。
For example, a person might say: I will make a mental note to pick up the materials on my way home.
例如，一个人可能会说：我会好好记着在回家路上要去拿走材料。
And that's Ask a Teacher for this week. I'm Alice Bryant.
这就是本周的《名师答疑》。爱丽丝·布莱恩特为您播报。
