It is difficult for numeric people to keep track of the change in numbers even when the total is very small.

即使数据总数很小，数据工作者也很难追踪数字的变化。

youdao

The total is 1,200.

总数是1200。

《新英汉大辞典》

2bn, but some analysts believe the total is far higher.

但是分析人士相信实际开支远远高于这个数目。

youdao

The total is more than two million.

VOA: special.2009.05.25

So the average is 30. So the total is 90, the average is 30, am I right so far?

平均数是30,总和是90,平均数是30,这回没错吧

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That's what the optimist thinks-- not just for themselves individually, but for everybody, the total is always positive.

那是乐观主义者的想法-,而且不但是对他们自己，而是对所有人，等式结果总是正数。

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Another 37% of the total is pooled asset-backed securities, which are usually issued by leasing companies.

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Despite the increase in unemployment, the total is 71, 000 lower than a year ago.

BBC: UK unemployment rises to 2.56 million

The next biggest expenditure, I believe, in the composition of the total is the payroll tax cut.

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