5. Micro-organisms start to break down your body.

5.微生物开始分解尸体。

Bacteria in the gastro-intestinal tract eats through the abdominal organs.

胃肠道内的细菌蚀穿腹部器官。

This is called putrefaction, and it causes the smell of death associated with a dead body.

这个过程我们将其称为腐烂，此后尸体会开始散发尸臭。

The breakdown of amino acids creates other strong-smelling acids which attract insects that lay eggs in the rotting tissue.

氨基酸分解会产生带有刺激性气味的酸，昆虫被这种气味吸引过来并在腐烂的组织内产卵。

The eggs hatch after 24 hours and the maggots eventually consume 60 percent of the body tissue over a number of weeks.

虫卵在24小时后会孵化，经过几周的时间，蛆虫会食用60%的身体组织。

6. Finally, the maggots create holes in the rotting flesh, which allow decomposition fluids and gases to escape.

6.最终，蛆虫会在腐肉里筑造小孔，分解后的液体和气体会通过这些小孔释放出来。

After a month and a half, beetles and fungi further consume the remains.

一个半月后，食腐甲虫和真菌进一步分解尸体。

This is called dry decay which can take up to one year.

这就是干腐过程，大概会持续1年。

Eventually, every part of the body will have been broken down and used.

至此，尸体的各个部位被分解吸收完毕。

英文来源：雅虎新闻（中国日报网）