Facsimile equipment

facsimile [fæk'simili]

n. （文字、图画等的）副本，传真;

equipment [ɪ'kwɪpmənt]

n. 设备，装备;器材，配件;（工作必需的）知识，素养;

equip配备，装备+ment表名词 →设备

I doubt it, sir. We'll try, but I can't promise anybody before 3:30.

我没把握，先生。我们会尽早的，但我不敢许诺3：30以前行。

We have drapes for the living room,but we need kitchen curtains.

我们有客厅窗帘，但是我们需要厨房窗帘。

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。