Shaffer's method

method ['mɛθəd]

n. 方法;条理;

meth(meta-=after)+od(way)→方法；体系；秩序（=a way after,a following after）

Sorry, I'm afraid I'm busy tonight.

对不起， 今晚我恐怕没空。

An empty bag cannot stand upright.

空袋不能直立。

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。