VOA慢速英語：三位科學(xué)家研究基因獲諾貝爾化學(xué)獎(jiǎng)

The Nobel Prize committee in Stockholm, Sweden has awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

位于瑞典斯德哥爾摩諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)委員會(huì)已為今年諾貝爾化學(xué)獎(jiǎng)得主頒發(fā)獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)。

"The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly to Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar..."

“瑞典皇家科學(xué)院已經(jīng)決定將2015年諾貝爾化學(xué)獎(jiǎng)共同授予瑞典科學(xué)家托馬斯·林達(dá)爾、美國科學(xué)家保羅·莫德里克和科學(xué)家阿齊茲·桑賈爾......”

Sweden's Tomas Lindahl, one of the joint winners of the 2015 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, has a drink of champagne at the Francis Crick Institute in Potters Bar, north London, England, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. Sweden's Tomas Lindahl, American Paul Modrich and U.S.-Turkish scientist Aziz Sancar won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for "mechanistic studies of DNA repair. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

The three award winners received the prize for their work in human DNA repair. Their work has provided knowledge on how living cells are used in developing new cancer treatments.

三位獲獎(jiǎng)?wù)咭蛩麄冊(cè)谌祟惢蛐迯?fù)機(jī)理方面的研究成就而獲得該獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)。他們的研究成就對(duì)于認(rèn)識(shí)在研發(fā)新的癌癥治療方法時(shí)如何應(yīng)用活細(xì)胞提供了根本性支撐。

Nobel Prizes are awarded each year in medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, and peace. The money comes from a bequest by Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel. The awards have existed since 1901 and have become a top award in each field. Visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!

諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)每年都會(huì)在醫(yī)學(xué)、物理學(xué)、化學(xué)、文學(xué)及和平領(lǐng)域頒發(fā)。資金來自于瑞典發(fā)明家阿爾弗雷德·諾貝爾。自1901年該獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)已經(jīng)存在，并在各領(lǐng)域已成為一個(gè)特等獎(jiǎng)。

The secretary general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences made the announcement Wednesday.

瑞典皇家科學(xué)院秘書長于周三宣布該消息。

I'm Jonathan Evans.

我是喬納森·埃文斯。

Jonathan Evans adapted this story for Learning English. Kathleen Struck was the editor.

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bequest – n. the property or money that you promise in your will to give to another person or organization after you die