To cremate someone is to burn their dead body as part of a funeral, until only ashes are left.

To cremate someone火化（cremate） is to burn their dead body as part of a funeral是在喪禮中把遺體燒掉，until only ashes are left直到只剩骨灰為止。

It is the ordinary respectful verb for that choice, set against burial, which means placing the body in the ground.

It is the ordinary respectful verb for that choice這是描述這個選擇的一般、尊重的說法，set against burial跟土葬（burial）相對，which means placing the body in the ground也就是把遺體埋進土裡。

The family decides; workers at a crematorium carry it out. You will hear the word in news, in official papers, and in careful talk about funerals — never as a joke.

The family決定的是家屬 decides由家屬決定；workers at a crematorium火葬場的工作人員 carry it out來執行。You will hear the word你會聽到這個字 in news, in official papers, and in careful talk about funerals在新聞、官方文件，還有講到喪禮時謹慎的用語裡——never as a joke但絕不會拿來開玩笑。

Though actually, English only took this Latin verb in the late nineteenth century, when modern cremation was being argued about in public; the practice is older than this English word.

Though actually不過事實上，English只在 only took this Latin verb in the late nineteenth century十九世紀末才把這個拉丁動詞收進英文，when modern cremation was being argued about in public當時現代火葬正在公開被討論；the practice is older than this English word但這個做法本身比這個英文字還要早。

In Taiwan today, cremation is a very common choice.

In Taiwan today在今天的台灣，cremation火化 is a very common choice是非常普遍的選擇。