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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
