He simply couldn't sell it. (Books are pre-sold to retailers before they are ever published.)

因为他根不能卖不出去(书预先要卖给零售商，然后再出版)。

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It has also become keen on what the studios call "pre-sold" films-stories based on a book (like Harry Potter) or a toy (like Transformers).

好莱坞还热衷于电影制片公司所谓的“预售”电影——故事情节脱胎于一本书(如《哈利·波特》)或某种玩具(如《变形金刚》)。

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Our investigation revealed that the US client has distributors that pre-sold the shoes to the distribution channels the moment the shoes leave the China port.

我们的调查表明美国客户在产品离开中国港口时，所订购的鞋早已预销给分销商们了。

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