"We are very glad to have you as part of Comcast family, " it began, unpromisingly.

“我们很高兴你加入康卡斯特这个大家庭，” 回复开头说道， 让人读了希望尽失。

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The first morning I find myself out on one of the lodge's rugged little aluminum boats in the unpromisingly named Squally Channel.

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As a result, what starts off unpromisingly as the tarted-up travelogue of a privileged island-hopper turns into a journey of scientific discovery to the corners of the earth.

ECONOMIST: Island life