VOA慢速英语:UN:World's Poorest Countries Should Rethink Their Economic Policies

短语讲解：

1. The U.N. Conference on Trade and Development is warning that current policies will not do a lot to reduce poverty, because so few jobs are being created.

a lot 非常多; 成总儿
例句：Ask a lot of questions?
经常问大量的问题吗？

2. During that period, many least developed countries grew each year at a rate of eight percent or more.

at a rate of 以…速度
例句：I got through the work at a rate of knots. 
我很快结束了工作。 

3. By 2050, the number of young people seeking jobs is expected to rise to 300 million.

be expected to 被期待做某事; 有望做某事; 期许
例句：That could hardly be expected to last.
这很难预计将持续多久。
 
4. Taffere Tesfachew says countries should invest in labor- intensive industries such as manufacturing to create jobs for the millions of unemployed.

such as 例如                           
例句：Some were better, such as bureaucracy.
有些会好一点，比如说在办公室工作。