Flux meter

flux [flʌks]

n. [物]流量;流出;熔解;不断的变动; v. 熔化;熔解;流出;

flu流动+x → 流动；变迁

meter ['mitɚr]

n. 计量器;计量仪; v. 用仪表测量;

meter(measure)→公尺；测量器；以测量器计量

there won't be a job for me.

已经没有空缺了。

To hold a firecracker

拥有爆竹

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。