Mead predicts that inventors will be able to perfect powerful customized chips over a weekend at the office -- spawning a new generation of garage start-ups and giving the U.S.a jump on its foreign rivals in getting new products to market fast.

米德预言发明者可以在办公室用一个周末的时间生产了完美的、功能很强的、按客户需求设计的芯片 -- 造就新一代从汽车间起家的技术人员，在把产品推向市场方面使美国把它的外国对手们打个措手不及。

Ironically, Europe, which had bequeathed the rabbit as a pest to Australia,

具有讽刺意味的是，欧洲把这种兔子作为有害动物传给澳洲，

as different as arsenic is from strychnine,

就像砒霜不同于马钱子碱一样。

Ever since, people have had difficulty in deciding whether the craft should be ranged among ships,

自那以后，人们很难决定是否应该将这种运载工具列为轮船、

Today we tend to go to the other extreme,

虽然现在我们倾向于走向另一个极端，

Those planning a trip to remote areas, or intending to live in countries where drinking water is not readily available, should know about the various possible methods for making water safe.

那些计划去偏远地区旅行，或在饮用水不现成的国家居住的人，应该知道如何使水适于饮用的各种办法。