take attendance

基本解释

We don't take attendance in lecture, but lectures by a live person are one of the reasons for attending college.
我们不在课堂上点名，但是真人授课就是进大学的原因之一。
If the class is small enough. As you take attendance, write little notes to yourself next to each student's name that will give you a unique image for each one.
如果班级不大，在点名时你就可以依次在每个学生的名字栏加以备注，这样你就会对每个名称产生一个独特的印象。
For example, in Baltimore, some schools take attendance at 10 a.m. rather than 8 a.m. because they know if kids show up at all, they come in late and would be counted absent.
例如，在巴尔的摩，一些学校在上午10时统计出席人数，而不是在上午8时，因为他们知道，如果孩子们迟到了，上午8时统计会把他们算成旷课。

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