Without the "1", the rest will all be reduced to zero.

这个“1”就是社会稳定，如果没有了这个“1”，其余一切都会归零。

youdao

My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus.

我21岁的时候对人生的期望降到了0，从那以后发生的任何事都是红利了。

youdao

Tariffs for diesel and aircraft fuel will be reduced to zero from 6 percent and 9 percent respectively.

柴油和飞机燃油将分别从6%和9%减少为零。

youdao

The Fed has reduced short-term rates to almost zero.

VOA: special.2009.08.28

That force is scheduled to be reduced from nearly by next October,and to zero by the end of 2011, although Secretary Gates said Friday there could be a follow-on agreement for some U.S.troops to stay, particularly elements of the Air Force.

VOA: standard.2009.12.12

When a loan is written off, its accounting value is reduced to zero so the bank can suffer no further losses.

ECONOMIST: Will Tokyo finally clean house?

The Danish minister, who accused Britain of being the worst offender on this matter, said reducing emissions to background levels was not acceptable since emissions of hazardous chemicals were already being reduced to zero.

BBC: News | UK | Sellafield to stay open - Prescott

With three of the country's banks now nationalized and their market caps reduced to zero, the OMXI15, an index tracking Iceland's 15 biggest shares, had to be recalculated, so some traders were confronted with a startling 76.0% drop in leading shares.

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