有谁一早就在这里了？

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【有谁一早就在这里了？】

Zina:  Who has been here already this morning?

吉娜：         今天有谁一早就在这里了？

Dave:  Well, Vince dropped off some sales reports for you. Said you signed a big deal with HomeSupplies.com.

戴夫：  呃，文斯丢了一些销售报告给你。说你签下了HomeSupplies.com这个大客户。

Zina:  They\'re ¹⁾ small fry. Tonight I\'m going to LA to ²⁾ negotiate with Stars.com. That\'ll be big.

吉娜：         小菜一碟。我今晚要飞去洛杉矶跟Stars.com协商。那可大了。

Dave:  You\'re right. All the ³⁾ entertainment web sites follow Stars.com.

戴夫：         没错。所有的娱乐网站都以Stars.com马首是瞻。

Zina:  Who else has been here?

吉娜：         还有谁到过这里来？

Dave:  Elvin stopped by to see me.

戴夫：         艾文顺道过来找了我一会儿。

Zina:  Elvin? Which one is he?

吉娜：         艾文？他是哪一个啊？

语言详解

A: Did you sign a contract before agreeing to work for him?

    在你同意为他工作前先签合约了吗？

B: He told me we would do it later.

   他说那个晚点儿 再签。

【stop by 顺道拜访】

stop by是指你在要去一个地方的途中，因为顺路而到某人家拜访：

A:I was going to the store and thought I would stop by.

     我正要去店里，就想可以顺道过来。

B:I\'m so glad you did!

     我真高兴你来了！

stop by也可以用来表达“稍作停留，不会久留”的意思：

A:  I just stopped by to see if you needed anything.

     我只是过来看一下你是否需要什么。

B:  I need some more cough medicine.

     我还需要多一些咳嗽药。

1) small fry  微不足道的事

2) negotiate  (v.) 协商，协调

3) entertainment  (n.) 娱乐