句子的理解，谢谢。

joywzy

The total amount spent on cataract surgery has increased number of people electing to have the surgery more than offsets the decrease in cost per operation.

siebel

The total amount spent on cataract surgery has increased number of people electing to have the surgery more than offsets the decrease in cost per operation.

花在cataract surgery的这些钱（或者精力，视上下文而定），增加了做手术的人数，而没有起到降低手术单价的作用。

joywzy

谢谢siebel。

那么与这一句的意思一样吗？

Thanks to the new technology used in cataract surgery, the operation now restores vision dramatically and is less expensive. These two factors have caused the number of cataract operations performed to increase greatly, which has, in turn, drive up the total amount spent on cataract surgery.

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siebel

Thanks to the new technology used in cataract surgery, the operation now restores vision dramatically and is less expensive. These two factors have caused the number of cataract operations performed to increase greatly, which has, in turn, drive up the total amount spent on cataract surgery.

差不多吧。新技术，因为手术量增多，总成本也增加（虽然单价降低）。怎么读着像逻辑？

joywzy

就是逻辑，呵呵。siebel真有眼力。