Alaska and Hawaii were dependencies of the United States.

阿拉斯加和夏威夷过去是美国的属地。

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With the exception of Alaska and Hawaii, all the other 48 states are on the mainland and border on each other.

除了阿拉斯加和夏威夷外， 其它的48个州都在美国大陆上彼此接壤。

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Alaska and Hawaii are the two newest states in America. Alaska lies in the northwestern Canada, and Hawaii lies in the central Pacific.

阿拉斯加和夏威夷是最近加入美国的两个新州。阿拉斯加在加拿大的西北部，夏威夷位邻中太平洋。

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Alaska and Hawaii are very different states, but they shared attention last year during the presidential campaign.

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Alaska and Hawaii both joined the Union in nineteen fifty-nine.

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Then Alaska and Hawaii became states.

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The two remaining U.S. states, remote Alaska and Hawaii, saw a mixed picture in 2012.

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Alaska and Hawaii are awash in defense projects, one of the largest pieces in the government's spending pie.

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North Korea is already testing a three-stage rocket and will soon have the means to hit Alaska and Hawaii.

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