Translate the following passage into Chinese:
The eight major islands and over 100 small islets of Hawaii – likea chain of beads some 2 575 kilometers long – lie upon thePacific, southeast to northwest. Although the state is located inthe tropical zone, its climate is comfortable because of the oceancurrents that pass its shores and winds that blow across theland from the northeast. The temperature usually remains close to the annual average of 24degrees Centigrade.
參考譯文：
由8座大島和100多個小島組成的夏威夷群島，像一串珍珠從南到北撒落在方圓2 575公里的太平洋洋面上。夏威夷地處熱帶，氣候卻溫和宜人，年均氣溫常年在攝氏24度左右。島上時時刮過的東北風(fēng)，伴著太平洋的陣陣海風(fēng)，讓人倍感涼爽舒適。
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