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Lesson?42?Recording?an?earthquake?? H.H Swinnerton The earth beneath us Seismo- 地震 seismology 地震学 seismograph 地震仪 An earthquake comes like a thief in the night,(明喻） without warning. It was necessary, therefore, to invent instruments that neither slumbered nor slept. Some devices were quite simple. One, for instance, consisted of rods of various lengths and thicknesses with would stand up on end like ninepins. When a shock came, it shook the rigid table upon which these stood. （定语从句）If it were gentle, only the more unstable rods fell. Doze（假寐）, drowse, nap（白天的）, rest, snooze Earthquake = seism temblor 大变动，大震荡 Earthquake bomb/centre/country/weather/proof 防震 Slumber :to be dormant or quiescent A deep slumber/ fall into a slumber 动物冬眠或火山沉睡 the baby slumbered in his cradle/ slumber away one’s time/ a slumber cap slumberland/ slumberless slumbery adj. Sleep: a state of inactivity or dormancy rigid Not flexible or pliant, stiff Not moving, fixed Rigorous and exacting Rigid discipline/ideas/support/adherence to rules/body/control Rigid in one’s views 意志坚定 Adamant firm hard stiff strict stubborn taut tense unbending unyielding pliable yielding If it were severe, they all fell. Thus the rods, by falling, and by the direction in which they fell, （并列方式状语）recorded for the severe, they all fell. Thus the rods, by falling, and by the direction in which they fell, recorded for the slumbering scientist the strength of a shock that was too weak to waken him, and the direction from which it came. Delicate Pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way A delicate favor/violin passage精美的，优雅的 Exquisitely fine or dainty 精细的，精致的 Delicate china Frail in constitution or health娇弱的 Easily broken or damaged 脆弱的，易损坏的 a kite is too delicate to fly Marked by sensitivity of discrimination 敏锐的具有辨别力特征的 A critic’s delicate perception Considerate of the feelings of others 体贴的 Concerned with propriety 得体的，优雅的 Squeamish or fastidious 神经质的，唉挑剔的 Requiring tactful treatment 微妙的，棘手的，圆滑的 A d