1、ReadingTU YOUYOU AWARDED NOBEL PRIZE This years 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 f
2、or millions of people.Over 200 million people around the worid 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.para.1vocabulary1.physiology n.生理学；生理机能生理学；生理机能2.award vt.把把
3、奖给奖给,授予授予;判给判给,判定判定3.crucial adj.至关重要的；关键性的至关重要的；关键性的4.vital adj.必不可少的；极其重要的必不可少的；极其重要的 This years 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
4、thousands of lives.and has led to improved health for millions of people.Over 200 million people around the worid 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.今年的诺贝尔生理学
5、或医学奖授予了屠呦呦(共同获奖者)，她的研究促使了青蒿素的发现。这是一种至关重要的治疗疟疾的新疗法。青蒿素挽救了数十万人的生命，并改善了数百万人的健康状况。全世界每年有超过2亿人罹患疟疾，约60万人死于疟疾。青蒿素已成为治疗疟疾的重要组成部分，据认为仅在非洲一年就能挽救10万人的生命。Reading 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.
6、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
7、 to Hainan,where malaria was more common,to study malaria mitted adj.尽心尽力的；坚定尽心尽力的；坚定/信信的的6.academy n.研究院；学会研究院；学会7.objective adj.客观的客观的para.2-1TU YOUYOU AWARDED NOBEL PRIZEReading 1969，she became the head of the project in Beijing and decided to review ancient Chinese medical texts to find traditio
8、nal botanical treatments for the disease,Her team examined over 2，000 old medical texts,and evaluated 280,000 plants for their medical properties From their research.they discovered and tested 380 distinct ancient Chinese medical treatments that showed promise in the fight against malaria.vocabulary
9、8.botanical adj.植物学的植物学的9.evaluate vt.评价；评估评价；评估10.property n.性质；特征；性质；特征；11.distinct adj.清晰清晰/楚楚的；有区别的的；有区别的para.2-2TU YOUYOU AWARDED NOBEL PRIZE屠呦呦是一位坚定而耐心的科学家，1930年12月30日出生于中国宁波，1955年毕业于北京大学医学院。毕业后，她在北京的中国中医研究院工作。1967年，中国政府组建了一支以探索治疗疟疾新方法为目的的科学家队伍，屠呦呦是其中首批入选的研究人员。在开始的时候，屠呦呦去了海南研究疟疾患者，在那里疟疾较为普遍。19
10、69年，她成为北京项目的负责人，并决定复阅中国古代医药文献，寻找这种疾病的传统植物疗法。她的团队查阅了2000多本古老的医药文献，并对280 000种植物的药用价值进行了评估。在他们的研究中，他们发现并测试了380种不同的中国古代疗法，这些方法为抗击疟疾带来了希望。Reading One medical text from the fourth century suggested using the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever.Tus team tested a collection of dried wormwood leaves
11、 but found no effect.They then tried boiling fresh wormwood and using the liquid obtained from this to treat malaria,but this did not work either Their project got stuck.However,Tu Youyou would not acknowledge defeat.She analysed the medical texts again,and by chance,she found one sentence suggestin
12、g a different way to treat the wormwood.she concluded that boiling the sweet wormwood apparently destroyed its medical properties.para.3-1TU YOUYOU AWARDED NOBEL PRIZE20.apparently adv.显而易见显而易见19.by chance 偶然偶然18.analyse vt.分析分析17.defeat n.失败；挫败失败；挫败16.acknowledge vt.承认承认15.get stuck 陷入僵局陷入僵局14.obta
13、in vt.获得；贏得获得；贏得13.boil v.（使）沸腾（使）沸腾12.extract n.提取物提取物Reading Using a lower temperature to draw out the extract,she found a substance that worked.After failing more than 190 times,the team finally succeeded in 1971.Tu Youyou and her team members even insisted on testing the medicine on themselves t
14、o make sure that it was safe.Later,the medicine was tested on malaria patients,most of whom recovered.This medicine,which was called artemisinin,soon became a standard treatment for malaria.vocabulary19.substance n.物质；物品；事实根据物质；物品；事实根据20.insist vi.vt.坚持；坚决要求坚持；坚决要求para.3-2TU YOUYOU AWARDED NOBEL PRI
15、ZE本四世纪的医药文献推荐使用青蒿提本四世纪的医药文献推荐使用青蒿提取物来治疗发烧。屠呦呦的团队测试取物来治疗发烧。屠呦呦的团队测试了一批干青蒿，但没有发现效果。然了一批干青蒿，但没有发现效果。然后，他们试着把新鲜的青蒿煮沸，并后，他们试着把新鲜的青蒿煮沸，并用从中提取的液体来治疗疟疾，但这用从中提取的液体来治疗疟疾，但这也不起作用。他们的项目陷入了困境。也不起作用。他们的项目陷入了困境。然而，屠呦呦并不承认失败。她再次然而，屠呦呦并不承认失败。她再次分析了一遍医药文献，偶然间，她发分析了一遍医药文献，偶然间，她发现了一句话，建议用另一种方法来处现了一句话，建议用另一种方法来处理青蒿。她得出结
16、论，煮青蒿显然破理青蒿。她得出结论，煮青蒿显然破坏了它的药用价值。她用较低的温度坏了它的药用价值。她用较低的温度提取提取物，发现了一种有效的物质。提取提取物，发现了一种有效的物质。在失败了在失败了190多次之后，这个团队终多次之后，这个团队终于在于在1971年成功了。屠呦呦和她的年成功了。屠呦呦和她的团队成员甚至坚持在自己身上测试药团队成员甚至坚持在自己身上测试药物，以确保它是安全的。后来，这种物，以确保它是安全的。后来，这种药物在疟疾患者身上进行了测试，大药物在疟疾患者身上进行了测试，大部分受试患者都康复了。这种被称为部分受试患者都康复了。这种被称为青蒿素的药物很快成为治疗疟疾的标青蒿素的药
17、物很快成为治疗疟疾的标准药物。准药物。According to Tu Youyou,the discovery of artemisinin was a team effort.Upon hearing that she had been awarded the Nobel Prize,she said,“The honour is not just mine.There is a team behind me,and all the people of my country.This success proves the great value of traditional Chinese medicine.It is indeed an honour for Chinas scientific research and Chinese medicine to be spread around the world.”Upon hearingUpon hearing一一就就屠呦呦说，青蒿素的发现是一个团队努力的结果。当听到自己被授予诺贝尔奖时，她说：“这个荣誉不仅仅属于我。在我身后有一个团队，还有我的国家的全体人民。这一成功证明了中医的巨大价值。中国的科学研究和中医药走向世界，确实是一种荣誉。”
