Acquisition of a patent

acquisition [,ækwɪ'zɪʃən]

n. 获得;购置物;获得物;收购;

ac加强+quis询问+ition名词后缀→通过询问得到→获得;增添的人(或物)

of [əv]

prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成; aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];

patent ['pætnt]

n. 专利;专利品;专利权;专利证; adj. 专利的;显然，显露;明摆着的; vt. 获得…专利，给予…专利权;取得专利权;

You just earned your weight in gold, Malcolm.

你可帮了大忙， Malcolm。

Oh, really? I'm moving there too.

真的？我也会搬到那儿去。

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。