We are delighted with your products and are thinking of placing an order. The size of our order will depend greatly on your price.
我们对你方的产品非常满意,正欲订购。我们定单的大小主要取决于你方的价格。
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。