1、What is happening in this photo?Who and where are they?Look at the body language of the man,what can we see from it?Look at the people in the hall,why are they standing?How do they feel?6 October 2015This years Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Tu Youyou(co-winner),whose res
2、earch 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
3、 a vital part of the treatment for malaria,and is thought to save 100,000 lives a year in Africa alone.What does this number suggest?1.the harmful effect of malaria on people2.the great healing effect of malaria on peopleWhat effect does numbers create?make the writing convincing,accurate and reader
4、-friendlyTu 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.1967,the Chinese government formed a teamof sci
5、entists with the objective of discovering a new treatment for malaria,and Tu Youyou was among the first researchers chosen.Why did Tu Youyou begin to study the treatment of malaria?1.Scientists should work for the countrys needs and interest;2.The national interest is above all else.1967,the Chinese
6、 government formed a teamof scientists.chosen.In the beginning,TuYouyou went to Hainan,where malaria was more common,to study malaria patients.In 1969,she became the head of the project in Beijing,and decided to review ancient Chinese medical texts to find traditional botanical treatments for the di
7、sease.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).possibilityTu Youyous studyfieldworkliteratu
8、re reviewproof testsOne medical text from the fourth century suggested using the extract wormwood to treat a fever.Tus team tested a collection of dried wormwood leaves but found no effect.They then tried boiling fresh wormwood,and using the liquid(obtained from this)to treat malaria,but this did no
9、t work,either.Their project got stuck.However,Tu Youyou would not acknowledge defeat.永不言败 She analysed the medical texts again,and by chance,she found one sentence suggesting a different way to treat the wormwood.She concluded that boiling the sweet wormwood apparently destroyed its medical properti
10、es.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 to make sure that it was safe.Later,the medicine was tested o
11、n malaria patients,most of whom recovered.This medicine,which was called artemisinin,soon became a standard treatment for malaria.How was artemisinin discovered?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
12、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.”1.and plays a crucial role in the discovery.2.and helps a lot.3.Its a great opportunity to introduce worldwide.Tu Youyous attitude towards Nobel Prize
