So in fact this is indeed a positive number so we didn't make a mistake in our signs.

因此等式的右边也是正数,两边符号吻合。

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10 Even if your content subtotal was negative ten, that doesn't mean you're not better off alive, because negative ten plus the extra hundred points for the mere fact that you're alive is still going to give you a positive total, 90 plus 90.

就算你的生活内容部分总和是，那也不意味着你活得不够好，因为-10加上额外的100分说明了,你活着得到的总和仍然是正数，超过。

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.. Because we also have to add in, if we accept a valuable container theory, we also have to add in some extra positive points to take account of the fact that, well, at least you're alive or have the life or a person-- or whatever it is that you think is valuable in and of itself.

因为我们还要添加，如果我们接受有价值容器理论的话，我们还要添加一些额外的正数,你要考虑，你至少活着或者拥有人的生命-,或任何你觉得它本身有价值的东西。

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