E聊吧第263期:谁来做会议记录

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本期节目的topic:记录

Who is going to take the minutes?谁来做会议记录？

讲解:名词minute，除了“分钟”的含义之外，还有一个很常用的意思，“备忘录，笔记”。当以复数形式minutes出现时，则专指“会议记录”。用作这个含义的minute，还可以作动词用。

【名词】The minutes of a meeting are the written records of the things that are discussed or decided at it.会议记录

【例句】

He'd been reading the minutes of the last meeting.
他一直在看上次会议的记录。

【动词】When someone minutes something that is discussed or decided at a meeting, they make a written record of it.做会议记录

You don't need to minute that.
你不必记录那些。