Proxy talks were held there on Friday, but long-heralded face-to-face discussions have not started in earnest, despite a very brief opening meeting on Saturday.

周五举行了代理谈判，尽管周六也举行了很简短的开幕会议，但长久期待的面对面协商仍未真正开始。

Several of these people were in management positions, and they said they liked the idea so much that they'd started opening their regular meetings in much the same way.

这些人当中有好几个都在管理位置，他们说太喜欢这个主意了，他们用几乎相同的方式来做例会的开场白。