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.
在我们品评完毕一本新书的优劣后,自然要猜测一下本书销售掉多少本,作者得到多少预支稿费,他一共能得到多少钱。