When we had done discussing the merits of the latest book, it was natural to wonder how many copies had been sold, what advance the author had received, and how much he was likely to make out of it.
在我们品评完毕
本新书的优劣后,自然要猜测
下这本书销售掉多少本,作者得到多少预支稿费,他
共能得到多少钱。