But if the balance of pain over pleasure-- If there's more pain than pleasure so that the balance is negative, that's worse than zero.

如果痛苦减快乐-,如果痛苦多于快乐,那么结果就是负的，比零小。

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Obviously, if the balance of pleasure over pain is positive, that's better than zero.

显然如果快乐减痛苦是正的，即比零大。

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He meant by utility the balance of pleasure over pain, happiness over suffering.

他认为功利等于快乐减去痛苦，幸福减去苦难。

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