听播客学英语 296 nothing

 　　In English we have several names for the number zero (0). Sometimes we call it “zero”. Sometimes we call it “nought¹”. Sometimes we say “O” – just like the letter “O”. James Bond² was “double o seven” – 007. In most cases, you can use any of these three – zero, nought or “O”. But in the score for a football match, and in many other sports, we say “nil”. For example, Birmingham City 2, Aston Villa³ 0. And in tennis, a zero score is called “love” – for example, “Anderson leads three sets to love”.

　　Would you like some practice? Listen, and see if you can understand the following numbers accurately⁴. If you like, send me your answers in an e-mail (to [email protected]), and I will reply to tell you if you have got them right.

1 nought   

n.／adj.无，零

参考例句：

• We must bring their schemes to nought.我们必须使他们的阴谋彻底破产。
• One minus one leaves nought.一减一等于零。

2 bond   

n.结合，债券，契约，粘合剂，保证人，键，关栈保留；vt.存入关栈，粘着；vi.结合

参考例句：

• This glue makes a good firm bond.这种胶水粘得很结实。
• His word is his bond.他是讲信用的。

3 villa   

n.别墅，城郊小屋

参考例句：

• We rented a villa in France for the summer holidays.我们在法国租了一幢别墅消夏。
• We are quartered in a beautiful villa.我们住在一栋漂亮的别墅里。

4 accurately   

adv.准确地，精确地

参考例句：

• It is hard to hit the ball accurately.准确地击中球很难。
• Now scientists can forecast the weather accurately.现在科学家们能准确地预报天气。