Sailors took note of this long ago, and came up with the saying, "The farther the sight, the nearer the rain."
重点
take note of此处意为“注意到”。long ago意为“很久以前”。come up with意为“想出,想到”。The farther the sight, the nearer the rain. 是一句与天气有关的谚语,意为“若可远视,则雨将临”。
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口语中与note有关的短语还有:
of note意为“重要的,引人注目的”。如:
The museum contains nothing of great note. 这家博物馆没什么很有价值的东西。
take/make notes of意为“把……记录下来,把……作成笔记”。如:
Would you please take notes of my new address? 麻烦记下我的新地址,好吗?
worthy of note意为“值得注意的”。如:
The series of events were worthy of note. 这一系列事件值得关注。