误He made〔took〕 (a) note of the lecture.
正He made〔took〕 notes of the lecture.
她给主人寄了封感谢信。误She sent notes of thanks to her host.
正She sent a note of thanks to her host.
析note作“笔记”解时,其后须加s; 作“书信”解时,其后不加s。
我要把你告诉我的记下来。误I will take note of what you have told me.
正I will take notes of what you have told me.
析take notes of表示“记录”,而take note of表示“注意”。
我给他写了一个条子,说包裹已到。误I wrote him a notice saying that the package had arrived.
正I wrote him a note saying that the package had arrived.
析notice通常指在公共场所公布的通知, note意为“便条”。
他的话带有生气的调子。误There were notes of anger in what he said.
正There was a note of anger in what he said.
析note表示“语调”时应用单数形式。