The town of Longyearbyen is located on the Svalbard archipelago in Norway.

朗伊尔城位于挪威的斯瓦尔巴特群岛|8]z~6WjC#I_TBt。

It is known for its strange local policy that prevents people from dying.

那里实行一项奇怪的政策——禁止人们去世，也因此而闻名5zx]d-e]Mae0+5N)cE。

Residents of Longyearbyen who are very sick or injured are sent to hospitals on the mainland.

重病或重伤的朗伊尔城居民被送往大陆的医院_K2b4^U|Ebpjf。

The town has also outlawed burying bodies in the ground, and even cremation requires a permit.

该镇还禁止将尸体埋在地下，甚至火葬也需要许可证R7]Ll@dv;mp3[eeuD8。

While this law sounds unusual, it exists for a good reason.

虽然这条法律听起来不同寻常，但它是合理的Fj,r+-^5k6k,Wr)nMSB,。

In the 1950s, residents learned that bodies buried on the archipelago don’t decompose.

在20世纪50年代，居民们发现埋在岛上的尸体不会腐烂YnTOC(.|=-Be+#9(O。

This is because the climate is so cold that the ground is always frozen.

因为天气太冷，地面总是结冰9Tx8wZ;UrPb。

The problem with this is that the cold ground also preserves viruses that the bodies are infected with.

问题在于，寒冷的地面也保护了尸体中的病毒m[O|E7%D3~yE=。

In order to prevent an outbreak, Longyearbyen stopped using the town cemetery.

为防止病毒大规模传播，朗伊尔城停用了镇上的公墓n4g_gpLNw;stR。