In the nineteenth century,
19世紀には、
a number of people
多くの人々が
tried to develop a method of sending messages
メッセージを送る方法を開発しようとした
by using electric signals.
電気的な信号を使って
19世紀には、電気的な信号を使ってメッセージを送る方法を開発しようとした人がたくさんいた。
attempt 「試み」
electricity 「電気」
In the nineteenth century, a number of people tried to develop a method of sending messages by using electric signals.
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Telegraph lines were laid
電信線が敷設された
alongside the railway tracks
線路に沿って
so that they could be repaired easily.
簡単に修理できるように
電信線は簡単に修理ができるように、線路に沿って設置されたのだ。
so that 「～ように」
Telegraph lines were laid alongside the railway tracks so that they could be repaired easily.
This was the beginning
これが始まりだった
of the era of rapid communication.
高速通信時代の
これが高速通信時代の始まりだった。
This was the beginning of the era of rapid communication.
A.
The signals were produced
その信号は作られた
by interrupting the flow of electricity
電気の流れを途切れさせることによって
with simple on-off switch.
単純なオン・オフスイッチで
この信号は単純なオン・オフスイッチで電気の流れを途切れさせて作られた。
electricity 「電気」
The signals were produced by interrupting the flow of electricity with simple on-off switch.
B.
This new system of communication,
この新しい伝達システムは
called telegraphy,
電信と呼ばれたが
developed swiftly,
急速に発達した
along with the spread of railway networks.
鉄道網の拡大とともに
この新しい伝達システムは電信と呼ばれたが、鉄道網の拡大とともに急速に発達した。
develop 「発達する」
This new system of communication, called telegraphy, developed swiftly, along with the spread of railway networks.
C.
They reached the receiver
それは受信機に届いた
in the form of dots and dashes,
点と線という形で
which were changed into words.
それが言葉に置き換えられた
その信号は受信する側には点と線という形で届き、それが言葉に置き換えられた。
They reached the receiver in the form of dots and dashes, which were changed into words.
In the nineteenth century, a number of people tried to develop a method of sending messages by using electric signals. [ 29 ] Telegraph lines were laid alongside the railway tracks so that they could be repaired easily. This was the beginning of the era of rapid communication.
A. The signals were produced by interrupting the flow of electricity with a simple on-off switch.
B. This new system of communication, called telegraphy, developed swiftly, along with the spread of railway networks.
C. They reached the receiver in the form of dots and dashes, which were changed into words.
In the nineteenth century, a number of people tried to develop a method of sending messages by using electric signals. The signals were produced by interrupting the flow of electricity with a simple on-off switch. They reached the receiver in the form of dots and dashes, which were changed into words. This new system of communication, called telegraphy, developed swiftly, along with the spread of railway networks. Telegraph lines were laid alongside the railway tracks so that they could be repaired easily. This was the beginning of the era of rapid communication.
