The change is largely cosmetic, a matter of acceptable politicalrhetoric 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。
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They have tried to talk up the value of the euro, though currency markets have dismissed this as mere politicalrhetoric, and are rapidly bringing the euro closer to equilibrium.