A bigger one if The Chelsea Set sells well.

另一笔预付款也会拿到而且会更多，如果《切尔西的名流》畅销的话。”

It's like a publisher's advance to an author.

这就像出版商给作家的预付款。

What we support is you paying up-front.

我们支持的是你的预付款。

The one who pays the biggest advance is the one who expects the biggest sales, that's all.

付最多预付款的出版商也是认为书能卖得最火的那个，仅此而已。

In others it is advance payments from oil traders, liabilities from public-private partnerships or hidden loans from commercial banks.

在其他地方，是来自于石油交易商的预付款、来自公私伙伴的债务或是来自商业银行的隐性贷款。

Are you allowed to share what the advance was for the book?

你可以透露这本书的预付款是多少吗？

So they get the convenience of ordering and prepaying through the app.

所以他们可以通过应用程序享受下单和预付款的便利。

It continues to sell, and I have not made any money past the advance.

它还在继续销售，但我还没有从销售额中赚到任何钱，只是提前收到了一笔预付款。

Generally, the advances for theater are much less than for movies.

通常，戏剧的预付款远低于电影。

The creative team, you get your upfront to work on the show, whatever that is.

创意团队在开始制作节目时，会先拿到一笔预付款，不论金额多少。

If you're making six figures, you may need a 10 grand advance.

如果你赚的是六位数，你可能需要一笔十万元的预付款。

Charlie misinterpreted Terry's charity as an advance on a future record contract.

查理误解了泰瑞的慈善之举，以为这是未来唱片合约的预付款。

I think he got an advance from Old Boss with which to buy her off.

我想他从老老板那里得到了一笔预付款，用来收买她。

" I wish I hadn't paid the contractor already." Or, " I wish I hadn't paid the contractor in advance." Okay?

“我不该给承包商付钱的。”或者“我不该给承包商付预付款的”，明白了么？

You know, without the $300 up front.

有没有那300块预付款都愿意。

Let's just call this a down payment, okay? I want you to have that.

就当是预付款好么？ 我希望你拿着。

How much is the down payment ?

预付款是多少比例？

He'd been given an advance and had about a year to complete the manuscript.

他得到了预付款，有大约一年的时间来完成手稿。

Now, I could ask for an advance.

现在, 我可以要求预付款。

The publisher is betting that those songs will earn at least as much as that cash advance.

出版商打赌，这些歌曲至少能赚回那笔预付款。