Unit 1 Great scientists（课件）-2021-2022学年高中英语必修5【导与练】高中同步全程学习（人教版）

Unit 1　Great scientists 英语 主题语境·导入 屠呦呦及其团队因研制青蒿素获得多项国内外重要奖项,2015年屠呦呦获得诺贝尔生理学或医学奖。屠呦呦的事迹向我们证明了科学研究需要潜心钻研,成功不是一朝一夕的事情。 Chinese female scientist Tu Youyou won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on October 5 for her discoveries concerning a novel treatment against Malaria (疟疾).This is the first Nobel Prize given to a Chinese scientist for work carried out within China. 英语 Tu shared the prize with Irish-born William C.Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura of Japan, who were honored for their revolutionary anti-roundworm treatment.Tu is awarded this prize for her contribution to cutting the death rate of malaria, reducing patients’ suffering and promoting mankind’s health.Although she received several medical awards in the past, the 2015 Nobel Prize is definitely the most privilege reward that recognizes Tu’s dedication and perseverance in discovering artemisinin(青蒿素), the key drug that battles malaria-friendly parasites (寄生虫). 英语 However, her route to the honor has been anything but traditional.She won the Nobel Prize for medicine, but she doesn’t have a medical degree or a PhD.In China, she is even being called the “three-noes” winner: no medical degree, no doctorate, and she’s never worked overseas.No wonder her success has stirred China’s national pride and helped promote confidence of native Chinese scientists. The fact that Tu has none of these three backgrounds reminds us that science should be more accessible to all.One shall be able to become a scientist no matter what kind of background he or she comes from, as long as one dives into scientific research.There have been discussions on people who really love science but are never able to achieve much during their whole life.Their contributions can never be ignored.They work so hard to prove the wrong way so that the future researchers will be closer to the right one. 英语 As the first Chinese mainland Nobel Prize Winner of natural science award, Tu’s record-breaking winning also serves as