最近，这个国家通过了一项历史性的法案。
According to the new law, all Icelanders will by default become organ donors.
这条法案就是：所有的冰岛人都将默认成为器官捐献者。
This law is an opt-out law, which means Icelanders have the right to refuse to donate.
这条法律是一种可以“选择退出”的法律，也就是说冰岛人有权选择拒绝捐献。
If the deceased made it clear that he did not wish for his organ to be removed, or if the deceased’s closest family member refused to donate his organ, his organ would not be donated.
如果逝者生前明确表示不希望器官被移除，或者逝者最亲近的家属拒绝捐献他的器官，，那么他的器官就不会被捐献。
In other cases, that is, by default, everyone will automatically become an organ donor.
其他的情况下，也就是默认情况下，所有人都会自动成为器官捐献者。
Every year,many people in the world need to transplant organs, but there is always a shortage of transplantable organs.
世界上每年都会有很多人需要移植器官，而可移植的器官却一直短缺。
Many people have to wait for a long time even if they finally find a transplantable organ, and some died while waiting.
很多人即使最终找到了可移植的器官也需要等候很长的时间，而他们则在等待的过程中死亡了。
According to Icelandic research data, only 60% of Icelanders choose to donate their organs upon their death.
根据冰岛的研究数据，只有60%的冰岛人在即将面临死亡时会选择捐献自己的器官。
The Icelandic government hopes that the law will increase the proportion of organ donations.
冰岛政府希望这次的法案能提高捐献的比例。
Actually,Iceland is not the first country to approve this law. Today there are 27 countries around the world that have this law, including France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, and Singapore.
