英语,请问下文中的expending是增加扩大的意思吗,expend感觉和消费,消耗更贴近啊.为什么不用increase呢.Thereportsayseducationratesareexpendingfasterinmanydevelopingcountriesthaninrichones."Whatisreallyinte

　　英语,请问下文中的expending是增加扩大的意思吗,expend感觉和消费,消耗更贴近啊.为什么不用increase呢.

　　Thereportsayseducationratesareexpendingfasterinmanydevelopingcountriesthaninrichones.

　　"Whatisreallyinterestingwhenyoulookatthisdata:theworldisnolongerdividedbetweenrichandwelleducatednations,andpoorandbadlyeducatedones.Someofthesemiddle-incomecountriesseeenormousprogress,"saidSchleicher.这句我自己翻译的有点憋嘴,请各位帮我下可以吗,非常感谢/.