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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  Now, the usefulness of identifying yourself
  医生们以阿斯克勒庇俄斯之名
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  with asclepius was that there was
  定义自己身份的意义在于
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  it provided physicians with a badge of identity,
  它给内科医生一个身份的象征
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  a source of authority.
  一个权威的来源
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  They were wandering peripatetic healers,
  他们本来是一群巡诊的治疗师
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  but now they're recognizable as members of the same guild.
  但是现在他们被认可为同行
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  This gave them a collective presence and authority,
  这个认可赋予了他们存在和权威
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  and Asclepius also vouched for their ethical conduct.
  他们也向阿斯克勒庇俄斯宣誓道德行为
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  Remember, these are peripatetic
  请记住 他们是你可以邀请到家中
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  physicians whom you invite into your home.
  巡诊的内科医生
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  And, so, they needed to have someone vouch for them,
  因为这样 他们需要宣誓
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  and he vouches that they're good doctors and that
  以保证他们是优秀的医生