1.The beleaguered JT began the year inauspiciously with a tainted food scare, which battered sales in its food pision.
在冲击了该公司食品部分销售的污染食品的恐慌中，困顿的日本烟草今年开局不利。
2.But negotiations have started inauspiciously and reports suggest that there has been little progress in the first hours of discussions.
但续约谈判开局并不顺利，有媒体猜测说谈判没有取得丝毫进展。