See whether the grand total of pleasures is greater than the grand totals of pain.

看快乐的总数,是否大于痛苦的总数。

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And during the siege there were sixty-five balloon flights carrying two and a half million letters, weighing a grand total of 10,000 kilograms, so roughly about 20,000 pounds.

在巴黎被围期间,共放出了六十五个热气球,带走了多达两百五十万封信,合计重量约有一万公斤,也就是两万磅左右

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Against that, you can imagine someone who thinks being alive per se is so incredibly valuable that no matter how horrible the contents are, the grand total will always be positive.

与之相反，你可以想象有些人会认为,活着本身有着巨大的价值,不管生活内容有多糟糕，总和都会是正数。

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Now, notice that since we are adding extra positive facts, extra positive points, for the fact that you're alive, even if the contents subtotal is negative, the grand total could still be positive.

由于我们添加了额外的积极事物，额外的正数，因为你活着，就算生活内容的部分总和是负数，但它的总和可能仍然是正数。

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