Sailors took note of this long ago, and came up with the saying, "The farther the sight, the nearer the rain."
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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。
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