國家科學技術獎勵大會 屠呦呦趙忠賢獲最高獎

President Xi Jinping presented the 2016 State Preeminent Science and Technology Award to Tu Youyou, co-winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and physicist Zhao Zhongxian last Monday.

國家主席習近平上週一將2016年度國家最高科學技術獎頒予2015年諾貝爾生理學或醫學獎得主之一的屠呦呦以及物理學家趙忠賢。

Tu is best known for discovering artemisinin, which is used to treat malaria. She is the first woman to receive the national award.

屠呦呦最廣為人知的成就是發現了可用於治療瘧疾的青蒿素。她是首位獲得國家最高科學技術獎的女性。

Zhao Zhongxian, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has spent four decades researching superconductors.

趙忠賢是中國科學院院士，他致力於超導體研究四十年。

27 scientists have received the nation's top science and technology award since it was established in 2000. It comes with a prize of 5 million yuan.

國家最高科學技術獎2000年設立，獎金為500萬元人民幣，至今已有27位科學家獲獎。

The award is one way the government encourages fundamental research, Premier Li Keqiang said at the ceremony.

李克強總理在儀式上表示，該獎項是政府鼓勵基礎研究的一種方式。

Li paraphrased a Chinese proverb, saying, "(Scientists) could stay silent for a decade, (but they should) try to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat."

李克強總理引用了一句中國的諺語稱：“（科學家們）可以十年不鳴，但是他們要爭取一鳴驚人。”

Li also expressed gratitude to foreign scientists and scholars who have contributed to China's scientific progress.

此外，李克強總理還對那些為中國科技事進步而奉獻的外籍科學家和學者表示了感謝。