A gap in two large ice sheets would create a connection from lands near present day Alaska, through Alberta and into the continental United States.

在两个大冰原之间有个裂缝，将今天的阿达斯加州、亚伯达（加拿大西部的一个省）和美国大陆连接在一起。

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Retail director Sue West said that Boxing Day was a big occasion for Chinese customers, as well as visitors from continental Europe.

商场销售主管韦斯特称，对于中国和一些来自欧洲大陆的消费者来说，节礼日打折是一个大日子。

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Five-day projections released by the NHC on Aug. 22 showed Irene heading for the continental United States, potentially making landfall in Florida, Georgia or the Carolinas.

由国家飓风中心8月22日公布的5天预测表示，艾琳正前往美国大陆，可能在佛罗里达州，佐治亚州或卡罗来纳州登陆。

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Also on the agenda for the two-day meeting are a proposed continental bank, to rival institutions like the International Monetary Fund, and plans to build a 5, 000-mile natural gas pipeline between Venezuela and Colombia.

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Amazon can service the continental U.S. with 2-day ground delivery, not having to rely on more expensive air shipping.

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All four of those airlines endured a spin through bankruptcy court first: United filed in 2002, Continental in 1990 and Northwest and Delta on the same day in 2005.

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