VOA慢速英语：三位科学家研究基因获诺贝尔化学奖

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

位于瑞典斯德哥尔摩诺贝尔奖委员会已为今年诺贝尔化学奖得主颁发奖项。

"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..."

“瑞典皇家科学院已经决定将2015年诺贝尔化学奖共同授予瑞典科学家托马斯·林达尔、美国科学家保罗·莫德里克和科学家阿齐兹·桑贾尔......”

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.

三位获奖者因他们在人类基因修复机理方面的研究成就而获得该奖项。他们的研究成就对于认识在研发新的癌症治疗方法时如何应用活细胞提供了根本性支撑。

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!

诺贝尔奖每年都会在医学、物理学、化学、文学及和平领域颁发。资金来自于瑞典发明家阿尔弗雷德·诺贝尔。自1901年该奖项已经存在，并在各领域已成为一个特等奖。

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

瑞典皇家科学院秘书长于周三宣布该消息。

I'm Jonathan Evans.

我是乔纳森·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