VOA慢速英語：三位科學家研究基因獲諾貝爾化學獎

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委員會已為今年諾貝爾化學獎得主頒發(fā)獎項。

"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..."

“瑞典皇家科學院已經(jīng)決定將2015年諾貝爾化學獎共同授予瑞典科學家托馬斯·林達爾、美國科學家保羅·莫德里克和科學家阿齊茲·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.

三位獲獎者因他們在人類基因修復機理方面的研究成就而獲得該獎項。他們的研究成就對于認識在研發(fā)新的癌癥治療方法時如何應用活細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!

諾貝爾獎每年都會在醫(yī)學、物理學、化學、文學及和平領域頒發(fā)。資金來自于瑞典發(fā)明家阿爾弗雷德·諾貝爾。自1901年該獎項已經(jīng)存在，并在各領域已成為一個特等獎。

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

瑞典皇家科學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