VOA慢速英语听力素材：常用的英语数字表达
VOA慢速英语，作为国际英语学习者的重要资源，通过清晰缓慢的发音与简洁的词汇，为初学者及中等水平学习者搭建了通往流利英语的桥梁。它不仅帮助提升听力理解能力，还丰富了词汇量，增强了语感，是学习地道英语表达不可或缺的工具，对全球英语学习者的语言提升至关重要。让我们一起进入今天的VOA慢速英语听力训练：常用的英语数字表达。
英文原文
Language is not only made up of words. Numbers are also important to communicating our thoughts. So today, we talk about some common English expressions that use numbers.
语言不仅仅由单词组成。数字在表达我们的思想时也起着重要作用。所以今天，我们来谈谈一些常用的英语数字表达。
Let's start with zero and the expression "to zero in". "Zeroing in" means directing all of your attention on something or someone. We often say what that something is.
我们先从0和表达“to zero in”开始。“Zeroing in”意味着将你的全部注意力集中在某物或某人上。我们通常会说明那是什么。
For example, "The defence lawyers were able to zero in on the testimony of an important witness and find problems with it."
例如，“辩护律师能够集中注意力在一位重要证人的证词上，并找到了其中的问题。”
Here is another example: "I know a woman who can zero in on any relationship problem and find a solution."
再举一个例子：“我认识一个女人，她能集中注意力在任何关系问题上，并找到解决办法。”
This expression can also mean to take aim directly at something. For example, when taking a picture, a photographer might zero in on a subject. And it is the job of a quarterback in an American football game to zero in on a receiver, the player catching the ball.
这个表达也可以意味着直接对准某物。例如，在拍照时，摄影师可能会对准一个主题。而在美式足球比赛中，四分卫的任务是集中注意力于接球手，也就是接球的球员。
Other words that help to explain the expression "to zero in" are "to focus" and "concentrate on". As verbs, these words both mean to direct your attention on something or someone.
其他有助于解释“to zero in”这个表达的词是“focus”和“concentrate on”。作为动词，这两个词都意味着将注意力集中在某物或某人上。
Now let's move to the numbers 6 and 7. If something is "at 6s and 7s", it is in a state of confusion or disorder. In other words, it is all messed up. "At sixes and sevens" may also mean a state of disagreement between two or more people.
现在我们来谈谈6和7。如果某物是“at 6s and 7s”，那它处于混乱或无序的状态。换句话说，就是一团糟。“At sixes and sevens”也可能意味着两人或多人之间的分歧状态。
For example, "When the manager left without a word, the workplace was at sixes and sevens. Nobody knew which way was up." If you don't know which way is up, you are very confused.
例如，“经理一声不吭就走了，工作场所陷入了一片混乱。没人知道该怎么办。”如果你不知道该怎么办，那你就是非常困惑的。
Word experts say this expression may have started in the 1300s. At that time, it meant taking a careless risk. Around the middle of the 1600s, the meaning changed to mean a state of confusion.
词汇专家说，这个表达可能起源于14世纪。在那个时候，它的意思是冒一个粗心的风险。大约在17世纪中叶，它的意思变成了混乱的状态。
Being "at sixes and sevens" is the opposite of being a "10". If something is a "10", it is really great. It is perfect or nearly perfect. This usage comes from the highest rank on a scale of 1 to 10.
“At sixes and sevens”与“10”是相反的。如果某物是“10”，那它真的很好。它是完美的或近乎完美的。这种用法来自1到10的等级中的最高等级。
For example, "On a scale of 1 to 10, my recent trip to Bangladesh was a 10. I loved every minute."
例如，“在1到10的等级中，我最近去孟加拉国的旅行是10分。我爱上了那里的每一刻。”
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