They waited Sunday and Monday for the fever to break, it didn't.

星期日和星期一他们都在等着热度退下去，可是热度就是不退。

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With elections Monday, accusations on all sides have just about reached fever pitch.

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Fever Pitched: Twenty Years On is on BBC Radio 4 at 16:00 GMT on Monday 5 March or listen again on iPlayer (UK only) using the above link.

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