1 新人教版高中英语选修一课文原文及翻译（Word 精校版） Unit 1 PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT 卓 有 成 就 的 人 物 Reading and Thinking TU YOUYOU AWARDED NOBEL PRIZE 屠呦呦荣获诺贝尔奖 6 October 2015 2015 年 10 月 6 日 This year’s Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Tu Youyou (co-winner), whose research led to the discovery of artemisinin, a crucial new treatment for malaria. Artemisinin has saved hundreds of thousands of lives, and has led to improved health for millions of people. Over 200 million people around the world get malaria each year, and about 600, 000 die from it. Artemisinin has become a vital part of the treatment for malaria, and is thought to save 100, 000 lives a year in Africa alone. 本 年度 的 诺贝尔生 理 学 或 医 学 奖已 授 予 屠呦呦(得 主 之 一 )。 她 的 研 究 使 青 蒿 素 这 种 至 关 重 要的 新 型 抗 疟 疾 药 物 得 以 发 现 。 青 蒿 素 挽 救 了 成 干 上 万 人 的 生 命 ,改 善 了 很 多 人 的 健 康 状 况 。全 世 界 每 年有2 亿 多 人 感 染 疟 疾 ,其 中 约60 万 人 死 于 该 种 疾 病 。 青 蒿 素 成 了 抗 疟 疾 药 物 的 关键 成 分 ,据 估 计 每 年仅 在 非 洲 就 挽 救 了10 万 人 的 性 命 。 Tu Youyou, a committed and patient scientist, was born in Ningbo, China, on 30 December 1930, and graduated from Peking University Medical School in 1955. After she graduated, she worked at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing. In 1967, the Chinese government formed a team of scientists with the objective of discovering a new treatment for malaria, and Tu Youyou was among the first researchers chosen. In the beginning, Tu Youyou went to Hainan, where malaria was more common, to study malaria patients. I...
