Good class notes are essential to good study skills. If you study bad notes, it's pretty clear that you won't perform very well on tests. But what are good notes?

　　好的课堂笔记对形成好的学习技巧是至关重要的，如果课堂笔记质量不高，那在测试中取得好的成绩便很难。但好的笔记是什么样的呢?

　　Many students fall into the trap of attempting to write down every word the teacher speaks. This is unnecessary, but even worse, it's confusing. The key to good notes is identifying the most important things to write down.

　　许多学生试图将老师上课说的每个词都记录下来，但这样是没有必要的甚至更糟糕的情况会使人困惑。好笔记的关键就是将最重要的信息记录下来。

　　1.Develop a Frame or Theme for Your Class Notes 形成笔记的框架或主题

　　You will usually find that each lecture has an overall theme or common thread. If you read back over previous class notes, you will see that each day's lecture will usually address a specific chapter or topic.

　　你会经常发现每堂课都有一个整体的主题或一条共同的主线。如果你阅读之前的课堂笔记，你会发现每堂课都解决了一个具体的问题。

　　2.Why is this important? 为什么笔记如此重要?

　　Your notes will make more sense to you if you identify a common thread and create a frame of reference in your head before the lecture begins.

　　当你在课程前确定讲课的主线或构造参考资料的框架时，笔记对你会非常有意义。

　　When you understand the overall theme or message for the day, you will be able to identify important facts and understand why they matter. When you start with a frame in your head, you can see where each fact, or piece of a puzzle, fits within the frame.

　　当你理解了当天课程的主题或内容，你将能够筛选出一些重要的信息并且理解他们为什么重要。当你在脑海中构建了知识框架，你也会明白每个事实例证或难题在框架中适用的原因。

　　3.Finding the Theme for Class Notes 找到课堂笔记的主题

　　There are a few ways to identify a theme for a framework.

　　这里有几种方法可以确定框架的主体。

　　First of all, if the teacher has assigned a specific chapter or passage for the next class, you can be pretty certain that the next lecture will focus on that reading. Even if the information is different from the chapter you read (and teachers often add important facts to the reading) the theme or topic will often be the same.

　　首先，如果老师为下一节课指定了一个特定的章节或文章，那么你可以肯定下一堂课将围绕这个主题。即使讲课的内容与你阅读的章节内容有所不同(老师经常会添加一些重要的阅读材料)，主题往往是相同的。

　　Teachers are different, however. Some teachers will assign readings on one topic and lecture on something completely different. When this happens, you must find the relationship between the reading and the lecture. Chances are, that relationship will represent a theme.

　　然而，教师的习惯是不同的。一些老师会指定某些主题的阅读材料但讲课时的内容却完全不同。当这种情况发生的时候，你必须找到阅读和讲课之间的联系。很有可能这两者之间的关系将表明了主题。

　　Another good way to identify a theme for the day is to ask the teacher. Before each lecture begins, simply ask if the teacher can provide a theme, title, or framework for the day's class.

　　另外一种确定每日课程的主题就是询问老师。在课程时间开始之前，直接向老师询问当天课程的主题或框架。

　　Your teacher will probably be very glad you asked and may even start providing a theme or framework for each day before the lecture begins.

　　老师可能会对你的询问感到很高兴，甚至可能开始在正式讲课前先讲述当天课程的主题和框架。

　　4.Class Notes With Pictures 为课堂笔记添加图表

　　You may find that it helps to draw pictures while you take notes.

　　你可能发现当你做笔记时画出图表会有助于学习。

　　No, this doesn't mean you should doodle while the teacher is talking! Instead, you may find that you can understand a theme or overall picture of a class lecture when you turn words into diagrams or charts.

　　这不意味着你应该在老师说话的时候涂鸦!相反,你可能会发现，如果将文字形式转换为图表形式，你更能理解整堂课的一个主题或整体的概貌。

　　For example, if your biology teacher talks about osmosis, be sure to draw a quick and simple picture of the process. You can even ask the teacher to draw an example on the board and then copy theillustration.

　　例如，如果您的生物教师谈到渗透作用,一定要快速地画一个简单的流程图。你甚至可以建议老师在黑板上画一个图，然后将图画到你的笔记中。

（编辑：何莹莹）