VOA慢速英语:In Rural India, Medical Myths Spread

lead to导致, 引起
例句：An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。

2. If the man is brought to me on time, I can give him my medicine and he will be all right.

on time按时, 准时
例句：She made a feeble effort to get to school on time.
她努力想按时赶到学校, 但未成功。

3. "They are uneducated village people -- they still hold on to such superstitions," he says.

hold on继续;坚持;保持
例句：The speaker held on for a full hour.
演讲的人讲了整整一个小时。

4. The national government spends about one and a half percent of India's gross domestic product on health care.

spend on把…花在…
例句：He doesn't spend much time on his homework.
他花在作业上的时间不多。

5. Daria Minerova, a healer in Moscow, told a reporter last year that doctors often called on her to either cast spells or clear spells for patients.

call on要求, 请求
例句：He called on his friends to help him.
他向朋友求助。