VOA慢速英语:World Bank Head Sees Other Development Banks as Allies

短语讲解：

1. Even with this progress, nearly one billion people continue to live on less than about $1.25 a day.

live on 继续活着;继续存在
例句：Chinese live on rice.
中国人以大米为主食。

2. The World Bank is expected to consider those issues when world leaders meet at the United Nations later this year.

be expected to 期许
例句：They could be expected to rise to the challenge of risk.
可以指望他们会奋起应付危险局面。