一、care for 中的 care 是動(dòng)詞,表示“把...放在心上”,以下是它的引申意思：
1. 把某個(gè)東西放在心上,引申為“喜歡”,如：
I didn't care for the movie I saw yesterday. 我不喜歡昨天看的那個(gè)電影.
I don't care for music. 我不愛好音樂.
2. 把某個(gè)人放在心上引申為“關(guān)心、關(guān)懷、照顧”,如：
He cares for no one. 他不關(guān)心別人.
3. 把某件事情放在心上引申為“介意、在乎”
Would you care for another helping? 你還介意得到幫助嗎?
二、take care of 中的 care 是名詞,表示“承擔(dān)對(duì)...的責(zé)任”,其引申義如下：
1. 承擔(dān)對(duì)人的責(zé)任引申為“照料,贍養(yǎng),關(guān)懷”,如：
My mother is ill. I must ask for a leave to take care of her. 我母親病了,我必須請(qǐng)假照顧她.
It is your duty to take care of your aged parents. 贍養(yǎng)年邁的雙親是你的義務(wù).
2. 承擔(dān)對(duì)物的責(zé)任引申為“看管,維護(hù),保養(yǎng)”,如：
There was something wrong with the machine and the manager asked him to take care of it. 那臺(tái)機(jī)器有點(diǎn)毛病,經(jīng)理讓他維護(hù).
Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves. [諺]節(jié)約每一個(gè)銅板, 財(cái)富自然會(huì)積累起來(lái).
三、care for my son 和 take care of my son 的區(qū)別：
1. care for my son 著重于把兒子放在心上,從問寒問暖、關(guān)注成長(zhǎng)的角度對(duì)兒子給予照顧、呵護(hù)；
2. take care of my son 著重于承擔(dān)的義務(wù)和責(zé)任,從物質(zhì)供給到精神安慰對(duì)兒子進(jìn)行撫養(yǎng).