It is also an unmistakable sign that Protestant opinion is in a febrile state.

同时，这也是一个明显的象征：新教普遍处于头脑发热中。

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The news plunged the nation into a febrile, agitated state.

这项消息使国家陷入一种狂躁的状态。

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The Labour Party is in a febrile state following the Glasgow East by-election defeat and the prospect of another in Glenrothes, whenever the government gets round to setting a date.

BBC: Why so frank now, Mr Darling?