but that was precisely the idea adopted in some of the early instruments (seismometers) for recording earthquake waves.
但是早期記錄地震波的儀器（測震儀）正是采用了這種思路。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 42 Recording an earthquake
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 地震;大變動;動亂;
?? earth地球+quake震動 → 地震
"The organization distributed food to the earthquake victims."
這個機構向地震災民分發了食品。
近義：quake, seism, cataclysm
adv. 精確地;恰好地;嚴謹地，嚴格地;一絲不茍地;
"It's precisely that sort of slick sales - talk that I mistrust."
我不相信的正是那種油腔滑調的推銷宣傳.
近義：aptly, just, right, rightly, sensibly, thoroughly
反義：inaccurately
n. 主意，想法;[哲]理念，觀念;[樂]樂句;模糊想法;
?? dear(親愛的），你有什么好idea(主意）
"How does the idea of a holiday in Spain grab you?"
你對于到西班牙去度假這個主意感興趣 嗎 ?
近義：intent, knowledge, notion, purpose, think, thought
adj. 早的;早期的;早日的;（果實等）早熟的;
adv. 早;在初期;先前;提早;
?? 三十“而立”（諧音），人生 早期
"They filed an application to have their case heard early."
他們申請早日審理他們的案子.
近義：onetime, back, previous, prior, old, earlier
反義：hind, hindmost, back, postern, puisne, retral
recording
[ri'k?:di?]
n. 記錄，錄音;唱片;錄了音的磁帶;錄音的節目;
adj. 記錄的，錄音的，錄影的;自記的;記錄用的;
v. 記錄，錄音，拍攝( record的現在分詞);顯示，自動記下;標明;發表正式（或法律方面的）聲明;
"How long will the recording of the song take?"
錄下這首歌得花多少時間?
近義：tape, consignation, consignment, census, narration, recital