首先，这可以让我们的先期投入最少，稍作尝试，就可以得出我们的想法。

First, we could get started with the most minimal up-front investment, to test the waters and get our ideas straight.

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这样做将能减少纳税人的先期投入，最终却能使他们获得回报。

All of this would reduce the upfront cost of the taxpayer, but we would expect the taxpayer to get a return on this.

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和考虑互操作性和安全性一样，架构和规划同样需要更多的先期投入。

There may be more upfront costs for architecture and planning as well as consideration for interoperability and security.

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