The only reason we've been able to make this happen is because we've accumulated a nice sum each month in our LTSS.

我们能成行的唯一原因就是我们每月都在这个账户里存上一小笔钱。

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The sum is greater than the parts. We all know this, but how oftendo we look at the parts of a design to make sure they are there tobalance out the sum?

一加一大于二，这个我们都知道，但有多少人能保证设计的各个局部在组成一个整体的时候保持良好的平衡？

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But what makes Silicon Valley special is the way in which a lot of different things are mixed together to make the sum greater than the parts.

但硅谷的独特之处在于许多不同元素融为一体的方式，这种方式使得整体的作用大于个体。

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The debt relief company would (eventually) use those savings to make a lump sum settlement for far less than the total amount due.

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Many of the original holders of the bonds, weary of waiting for a deal, have sold them to others for as little as 12 cents on the dollar, so the purchasers of these bonds stand to make a tidy sum.

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In theory, you can make or spend a small sum to accomplish your goal.

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