来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1600年后西方社会的流行病 第2集 第2集》

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  So, the point about Hippocratic medicine was
  所以希波克拉底医学的重点在于
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  that experienced physicians,
  有经验的医师
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  accustomed to seeing ill people,
  习惯于面对病人的医师
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  would be pretty good at prognosis and reassurance.
  将对病人的确诊和预后有很大帮助
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  They would refuse to treat cases they regarded as hopeless,
  他们拒绝治疗他们认为没有希望的病例
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  and hopeless cases, they also had a referral system--
  对于这些病例 他们也有一个转介制度
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  we'll refer to in a minute--which was to temples.
  就是向宗教求助
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  I'll come back to that in just a second.
  我们待会讲这个话题
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  There were, however, a number of weaknesses.
  然而 这个制度有一系列的弱点
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  So, Hippocratic/Galenic medicine
  希波克拉底-盖伦疗法
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  had a number of powerful strengths.
  有很多强大的优点
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  It provided a lot in terms of reassurance and prognosis,
  它提供了很多确诊和预后方面的知识