University computing company

university [,junɪ'vɝsəti]

n. 综合性大学;大学人员;大学校舍;

univers宇宙+ity名词→由宇宙引申为知识，知识之地→大学

computing [[kəm'pju:tiŋ]]

[计] 计算

company ['kʌmpəni]

n. 公司，商号;作伴，伴侣，客人;连队，中队;（社交）集会，聚会;

com(together)+pan(bread)+y(名词后缀)→交谊；伙伴

John isn't here today. That figures, he looked very sick yesterday.

约翰今天没有来，怪不得，他昨天就好像不太舒服。

I can give you quarters, if that'll help.

如果2角5分的硬币管用的话，我可以给你换一些。

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。