They come here to swim in the deep end. They want their work to add up to something.

人们要让他们的工作可以被加到某件事物上，某个重大的事物。

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Essentially, they add up to something that we don't do enough of today: critical thinking.

根本上说，这些原则其实就是我们今天做的不够的批判性思考。

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However, many a mickle makes a muckle, and in total they add up to something significant.

但是积少成多， 所有的加在一起就会形成巨大的影响。

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These nine pieces add up to something considerable, and form a vital addition to the corpus.

NEWYORKER: Laureate of Terror

Is there reason to believe they may add up to something this time?

ECONOMIST: Japan and North Korea

And for all those tens-of-millions of others who recognize that small appreciative tokens, gestures of kindness, recycling and energy consciousness add up to something real.

FORBES: "A Memorial Day for the Environment"