The Meaning of Zero: A Love Poem

时间：2007-05-18 05:34:58

（单词翻译:单击）

by Amy Uyematsu

A mere¹ eyelid's distance between you and me.

It took us a long time to discover the number zero.

John's brother is afraid to go outside.

He claims he knows the meaning of zero.

I want to kiss you.

A mathematician² once told me you can add infinity³ to infinity.

There is a zero vector， which starts and ends at the same place，

its force and movement impossible to record with rays or maps or words.

It intersects yet runs parallel with all others.

A young man I know wants me to prove the zero vector exists.

I tell him I can't，

but nothing in my world makes sense without it.

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1 mere
adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过
参考例句：
That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。 It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。

2 mathematician
n.数学家
参考例句：
The man with his back to the camera is a mathematician.背对着照相机的人是位数学家。 The mathematician analyzed his figures again.这位数学家再次分析研究了他的这些数字。

3 infinity
n.无限，无穷，大量
参考例句：
It is impossible to count up to infinity.不可能数到无穷大。 Theoretically,a line can extend into infinity.从理论上来说直线可以无限地延伸。