2. Then it was all poppycock, two cents a word for minimum rate and payment upon acceptance. 原来这一切都是胡扯:什么最低稿费两分钱一个字呀,稿件一采用就付稿酬呀,统统是假话,骗得他上了当。
3. The two main justifications for adding chips to passports are that they improve security at border crossings and speed up immigration procedures. Your correspondent thinks this is poppycock. 给护照加芯片有两个主要理由,一是过境时可以提高安全系数,二是可以加快移民手续。而记者认为,这是胡说。