Welsh brothers Scott and Rhys Thomas recently completed a charity run across 13 states in the US –the equivalent of 74 back-to-back marathons–for 70 days.

一对威尔士兄弟斯科特和里斯 托马斯历时70多天，穿越美国13个州，相当于74次马拉松的距离，完成慈善长跑。

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Eight other states offer civil unions that are legally equivalent to marriage.

还有八个州也向居民联合会提议了婚姻面前应该人人平等。

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Babassu palm trees grow on 185,000 square km of land in four Brazilian states, an area equivalent to half of the territory of Japan.

巴巴苏棕榈树生长于巴西的四个省，生长面积达到185000平方千米，相当于日本国土面积的一半。

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That would be the equivalent to almost 40 percent of the projected demand of the United States.

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For facial plastic surgery, a doctor certified by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is considered an equivalent in all states.

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The Transportation Safety Board is the Canadian equivalent of the United States' National Transportation Safety Board.

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There has never really been the equivalent in the United States.

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