Well, and sometimes that "O America" Meant the tinkerer, it meant the inventor, it meant the guy who invented a new kind of sewing machine and took it in for a patent.

有时候这个《啊,美国》,意味着工艺师,意味着发明者,意味着 发明新型缝纫机,并将它申请专利的人

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So basically, what he wants us to do is redesign this and produce something better and then possibly patent that.

所以，医生希望我们能重新设计这种仪器，发明出更加先进的仪器，有可能的话，还可以申请专利。

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