They had a long way to go, but, like the weather, maybe the outlook was promising.

他们还有一段漫长的路要走，但是，就像天气一样，前景也许是充满希望的。

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Why is this sort of misinformation and misperception possible, and can it be corrected? Based on a recent report, the outlook for the second part of the question is less than promising.

为什么这类错误信息和误解成为可能，并且可以改正过来吗？根据最近的一份报告，展望问题的第二部分是不到光明的。

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For Danica Patrick, it was a historical week that ended with a promising outlook for 2013.

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Analysts see a promising outlook for vendors like Huawei as the demand for faster wireless network connections continue to grow driven by rising bandwidth requirements from the iPhone and smartphones that run Android.

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The consultancy looks for another surplus (excluding investment), with mine output and scrap expected to rise further at a time when a less-than-promising economic outlook takes some shine off of fabrication.

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