1. Choose Appropriate Paper

選擇合適的紙張

The right paper can mean the difference between complete frustration in class and organized notes. To take notes effectively, choose a sheet of loose, clean, lined paper, Pferably college-ruled. There are a couple reasons for this choice:

合適的紙張意味著使你避免窘境，從而有條不紊地做筆記。為了做出來的筆記有效果，你要選擇活頁、干凈的橫格紙，最好是學校用的橫格紙。關于這個選擇，有幾個理由：

•Choosing loose paper to take notes allows you to rearrange your notes in a binder if necessary, lend them easily to a friend, and remove and replace a page if it gets damaged.

選擇活頁做筆記，可以使你在必要的時候，將筆記重新整理裝訂，也便于借給朋友，或者損壞了便于拆卸與替換。

•Using college-ruled paper means that the spaces between the lines are smaller, allowing you to write more per page, which is advantageous when you’re studying a lot of material. It won’t seem as much, and thus, as overwhelming.

使用學校用的橫格紙意味著行與行之間的空白更多，每頁紙你就可以寫更多內容，當你要學習大量的材料時，就會非常方便。雖然看起來不多，但內容絕對多。

2. Use Pencil and Skip Lines

使用鉛筆，跳行寫

Nothing will make you more frustrated than taking notes and having to draw arrows from new content to a related idea your teacher was talking about 20 minutes ago. That’s why it’s important to skip lines. If your teacher brings up something new, you’ll have a place to squeeze it in. And, if you take your notes in pencil, your notes will stay neat if you make a mistake and you won’t have to rewrite everything just to make sense of the lecture.

做筆記的時候，沒有什么比將新的內容和老師二十分鐘前講的內容用箭頭連起來更讓人窘迫的了。這就是為什么跳行寫那么重要了。如果你的老師講了新的內容，你就可以把它寫入空白的地方。而且，如果你用鉛筆做筆記，出錯了也可以保持卷面干凈，就不必為了使內容更直觀而重寫了。

3. Label Your Page

給每一頁編號

You don’t have to use a clean sheet of paper for every new note-taking session if you use appropriate labels. Start with the topic of the discussion (for study purposes later), fill in the date, class, chapters associated with the notes and teacher’s name. At the end of your notes for the day, draw a line crossing the page so you’ll have a very clear demarcation of each day’s notes. During the next lecture, use same format so your binder is consistent.

如果你使用合適的標簽，就不需要在每次做筆記的時候都用上新的紙張。以討論的主題（后面則以學習的目的）開頭，寫上日期、班級、筆記相關的章節以及老師的名字。左后，在紙上畫上一條橫線，你就可以清楚地區分每一天的筆記了。在下一次上課時，使用相同的格式，就可以連貫地將它們裝訂起來了。

4. Use an Organizational System

使用組織體系

Speaking of organization, use one in your notes. Many people use an outline (I.II.III. A.B.C. 1.2.3.) but you can use circles or stars or whatever symbols you'd like, as long as you stay consistent. If your teacher is scattered and doesn’t really lecture in that format, then just organize new ideas with numbers, so you don’t get one long paragraph of loosely-related content.

說到組織，你可以將其運用到筆記里。很多人會列一個大綱（I.II.III. A.B.C. 1.2.3.），但你可以使用圓圈、星號或者你喜歡的任意標志，只要能夠保持連貫。如果你的老師講課內容比較散亂，不注重格式，你可以用數字將老師新疆的內容組織起來，你的筆記就不會篇幅冗長內容又松散了。

5. Listen for Importance

注意重要性

Some of the stuff your teacher says is irrelevant, but much of it needs remembering. So how do you decipher what to put down in your notes and what to disregard? Listen for importance by picking up dates, new terms or vocabulary, concepts, names, and explanations of ideas. If your teacher writes it down anywhere, he or she wants you to know it. If she talks about it for 15 minutes, she’s gonna quiz you on it. If he repeats it several times in the lecture, you’re responsible.

你的老師所講的內容有一部分是不相關的，但大多數都是需要記憶的。那么應該怎樣識別，筆記應該記什么，以及哪些內容可以忽略呢？你可以通過記錄日期、新的術語或詞匯、概念、姓名和觀點解釋來留心重要性。如果你的老師將它寫下來，他是想讓你記住。如果他把一個內容講了十五分鐘，就可能會考到它。如果他講課時多次重復，你就要把它當做一種責任了。

6. Put Content Into Your Own Words

用自己的話表述內容

Learning how to take notes begins with learning how to paraphrase and summarize. You will learn new material better if you put it into your own words. When your teacher waxes wordy about Leningrad for 25 minutes, summarize the main idea into a few sentences you’ll be able to remember. If you try to write everything down word for word, you’ll miss stuff, and confuse yourself. Listen attentively, then write.

要想學習做筆記，就得從學習復述和總結開始。如果你能夠將新學的內容用自己的話表述出來，就可以學得更好。如果你的老師將列林格勒講了足足有25分鐘，你就可以將其主要內容總結成幾句話，就可以記下來了。如果你試圖將所有內容的逐字逐句地記下來，那么你會遺漏一些內容，自己也弄得暈頭轉向。專注地聽課，然后再記下來

7.Write Legibly

清楚明了地記錄

It kind of goes without saying, but I’m gonna say it anyway. If your penmanship has ever been compared to chicken scratch, you better work on it. You’ll thwart your taking notes efforts if you can’t read what you’ve written! Force yourself to write clearly. I guarantee that you will not remember the exact lecture when it comes to exam time, so your notes are often going to be your only lifeline.

這是不言而喻的，但我還是要把它拿出來說一下。如果你的字跡太過潦草，就得好好改進了。如果你連自己寫的內容都看不清，就白白為做筆記付出努力了！你要促使自己把筆記寫得清楚些。我敢保證，考試的時候你肯定不會記得一清二楚，所以你的筆記就顯得尤為重要了。

Tips:

建議：

1. Sit near the front of the class

坐在前排

2. Use a good pen like the Pilot Dr. Grip if writing in pencil will bother you

如果你覺得鉛筆不好寫，可以用一支好的鋼筆，例如百樂筆。

3. Keep a folder or binder for every class, so you're more likely to keep your notes organized.

每節課都帶上文件夾或訂書機，你就可以更好地整理你的筆記了。

What You Need:

你需要的：

•A writing instrument, Pferably a pencil

書寫工具，最好是鉛筆

•College-ruled lined paper

學校用的橫格紙

•A binder or folder to store your notes

文件夾或訂書機，以便保存你的筆記。