Language Point 47
...and other life-threatening conditions are prescribed by Western doctors, ...(Para. 35)
prescribe: v. 1. order as a medicine or treatment
The doctor prescribed a new medicine for the pain in my bones.
医生开了一种新药治我的关节痛。
The doctor prescribed three different types of medicine and six weeks in bed for his back problem.
医生开了三种不同的药,并嘱咐卧床6周,以治疗他的背部疾病。
2. state (what must be done) 规定
The agreement prescribes the prices of the things we are going to purchase.
协议规定了我们要买的东西的价格。