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Unit 1 People of achievement
Reading and Thinking
Tu Youyou Awarded Nobel Prize
Who is the woman in the photo?
The woman is Tu Youyou.
Learning aims:
1)To translate para1--2 fluently and get the main idea.
2)To analyze long & complex sentences
Self-learning guidance I (4’)
1.Read para1 and translate them by yourselves loudly and fluently.
2.Mark the phrases and long &complex sentences you didn't understand.
3.Get the main idea of para1.
1. 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.
2. Artemisinin has saved hundreds of thousands of lives, and has led to improved health for millions of people.
3.Over 200 million people around the world get malaria each year, and about 600,000 die from it.
4. Artemisinin has become a vital part of the treatment for malaria, and is thought to save 100,000 lives a year in Africa alone.
精讲点拨
1. This year’s Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Tu Youyou (cowinner),whose research led to the discovery of artemisinin,
a crucial new treatment for malaria.
今年的诺贝尔生理学或医学奖授予了屠呦呦(共同获奖者),她的研究导致了青蒿素的发现。这是一种治疗疟疾的关键性的新药物。
n.生理学;生理机能
n.共同获奖者
定语
非限定
同位语
whose 引导非限制性定语从句,用作定语,对Tu Youyou 起补充说明作用
1. 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.
2. Artemisinin has saved hundreds of thousands of lives, and has led to improved health for millions of people.
3.Over 200 million people around the world get malaria each year, and about 600,000 die from it.
4. 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.1 main idea:
The significace of the discovery.
今年的诺贝尔生理学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。青蒿素已成为洽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。
Self-learning guidance II (5’)
1.Read para2 and translate them by yourselves loudly and fluently.
2.Mark the phrases and long &complex sentences you didn't understand.
3.Get the main idea of para2.
1.Tu Youyou,a committed and patient scientist,was born in Ningbo, China,on30 December 1930,and graduated from Peking
University(北京大学) Medical School in1955.
2.After she graduated,she worked at the China Academy of
Traditional Chinese Medicine(中医) in Beijing.
3.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.
4.In the beginning,Tu Youyou went to Hainan, where malaria
was more common,to study malaria patients.
5.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 disease.
6. Her team examined over 2, 000 old medical texts, and evaluated 280, 000 plants for their medical properties.
7. From their research, they discovered and tested 380 distinct ancient Chinese medical treatments that showed promise in the fight against malaria.
Para.2
From their research, they discovered and tested 380 distinct ancient Chinese medical treatments that showed promise in the fight against malaria.
在他们的研究中,他们发现并测试了380种不同的古代中医疗法,这些疗法在对抗疟疾方面显示出了希望。
adj.清晰的;清楚的;有区别的
n.获得成功的迹象
对抗;反对;与……作斗争
定从
=which
1.Tu Youyou,a committed and patient scientist,was born in Ningbo, China,on30 December 1930,and graduated from Peking
University(北京大学) Medical School in1955.
2.After she graduated,she worked at the China Academy of
Traditional Chinese Medicine(中医) in Beijing.
3.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.
4.In the beginning,Tu Youyou went to Hainan, where malaria
was more common,to study malaria patients.
5.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 disease.
6. Her team examined over 2, 000 old medical texts, and evaluated 280, 000 plants for their medical properties.
7. From their research, they discovered and tested 380 distinct ancient Chinese medical treatments that showed promise in the fight against malaria.
Tu Youyou's personal experiences.
Para2 main idea:
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。1969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280000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。
The life story of Tu Youyou: read paragraph 2
born on 30 Dec. 1930. Ningbo, China.
1969
1967
1955
1930
graduated from Peking University
became a researcher to fight malaria
was appointed head of the project
Birth
Education
Research
......
Where would you most likely find this passage?
A In a blog B In a book
C In a letter D In a newspaper
Test:
1. physiology n. 生理学,生理机能
2. artemisinin n. 青蒿素
3. crucial adj. 至关重要的,关键性的
4. hundreds of thousands of 成千上万,数十万
5. vital adj. 必不可少的,极其重要的,充满生机的
6. malaria n. 疟疾
7. with the objective of 目标是 以....为目的
8. botanical adj. 植物学的
9. evaluate v. 评价,评估
10. distinct adj. 清晰的,清楚的,有区别的
11. promise v. 保证,答应 n. 承诺,允诺;(某事或某人有好结果 或成功的)迹象,征兆:
12. property n. 性质,特征,财产
Summary:
Review words we learnt
Homework:
Thanks!
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