Those who did turn out rejected all measures except one that freezes legislators' pay during budget-deficit years-a ritualised form of venting general anger.

那些投了票的选民只赞成一项，即在预算赤字期间冻结议员工资——这成为一种发泄群体愤怒的渠道。

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The three-party alliance made unprecedented inroads in the 2008 general elections but those gains were also attributed to widespread anger over the government's handling of problems such as graft and racial inequality.

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It expresses a general feeling of concern and anger.

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But the general mood quickly turned to anger.

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The lawyers' anger reflects a more general mood of restlessness.

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