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1·The change is largely cosmetic, a matter of acceptable political rhetoric rather than social reality.

这一变化主要是表面文章，不过是受欢迎的政治性虚华词藻而非社会现实。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·They have tried to talk up the value of the euro, though currency markets have dismissed this as mere political rhetoric, and are rapidly bringing the euro closer to equilibrium.

他们试图鼓吹欧元的价值。但是货币市场并不买账，欧元汇率开始接近均衡。