Well, simply put the word " thing" has zero value for the listener.

好吧，简单地说，“thing”这个词对听众来说没有任何价值。

In fact, they're dying because our current economic system puts a zero value on a living whale.

实际上，它们濒危的原因是我们当前的经济系统完全不在意活鲸鱼的价值。

He liked my business plan, but told me that what I had to offer probably had zero value to him.

他喜欢我的商业计划，但告诉我，我提供的东西对他来说可能毫无价值。