第31230号小行星永久命名为"屠呦呦星"

 　　Tu Youyou, a Chinese pharmacologist and winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology¹ or Medicine, is getting an asteroid² named after her.

　　近日，一颗小行星以中国药理学家、2015年诺贝尔生理学或医学奖得主屠呦呦的名字而命名

　　The No.31230 asteroid was named "Tuyouyou", according to a statement issued by International Astronomical³ Union.

　　国际天文学联合会近日发布公报，将第31230号小行星永久命名为"屠呦呦星"。

　　The asteroid was discovered on Jan 18, 1998 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program.

　　"屠呦呦星"由北京天文台施密特CCD小行星项目组于1998年1月18日发现。

　　Tu Youyou discovered the antimalarial drug artemisinin, which has saved millions of lives, especially in developing countries.

　　屠呦呦发现了抗疟药物青蒿素，在全球范围内特别是发展中国家挽救了数百万人的生命。

1 physiology   

n.生理学，生理机能

参考例句：

• He bought a book about physiology.他买了一本生理学方面的书。
• He was awarded the Nobel Prize for achievements in physiology.他因生理学方面的建树而被授予诺贝尔奖。

2 asteroid   

n.小行星；海盘车(动物)

参考例句：

• Astronomers have yet to witness an asteroid impact with another planet.天文学家还没有目击过小行星撞击其它行星。
• It's very unlikely that an asteroid will crash into Earth but the danger exists.小行星撞地球的可能性很小，但这样的危险还是存在的。

3 astronomical   

adj.天文学的，（数字）极大的

参考例句：

• He was an expert on ancient Chinese astronomical literature.他是研究中国古代天文学文献的专家。
• Houses in the village are selling for astronomical prices.乡村的房价正在飙升。