but that was precisely the idea adopted in some of the early instruments (seismometers) for recording earthquake waves.
但是早期记录地震波的仪器（测震仪）正是采用了这种思路。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 42 Recording an earthquake
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 地震;大变动;动乱;
💡 earth地球+quake震动 → 地震
"The organization distributed food to the earthquake victims."
这个机构向地震灾民分发了食品。
近义：quake, seism, cataclysm
adv. 精确地;恰好地;严谨地，严格地;一丝不苟地;
"It's precisely that sort of slick sales - talk that I mistrust."
我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传.
近义：aptly, just, right, rightly, sensibly, thoroughly
反义：inaccurately
n. 主意，想法;[哲]理念，观念;[乐]乐句;模糊想法;
💡 dear(亲爱的），你有什么好idea(主意）
"How does the idea of a holiday in Spain grab you?"
你对于到西班牙去度假这个主意感兴趣 吗 ?
近义：intent, knowledge, notion, purpose, think, thought
adj. 早的;早期的;早日的;（果实等）早熟的;
adv. 早;在初期;先前;提早;
💡 三十“而立”（谐音），人生 早期
"They filed an application to have their case heard early."
他们申请早日审理他们的案子.
近义：onetime, back, previous, prior, old, earlier
反义：hind, hindmost, back, postern, puisne, retral
recording
[ri'kɔ:diŋ]
n. 记录，录音;唱片;录了音的磁带;录音的节目;
adj. 记录的，录音的，录影的;自记的;记录用的;
v. 记录，录音，拍摄( record的现在分词);显示，自动记下;标明;发表正式（或法律方面的）声明;
"How long will the recording of the song take?"
录下这首歌得花多少时间?
近义：tape, consignation, consignment, census, narration, recital