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听力文本
From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report.
What do these four things have in common: a proposed wind farm in the American state of Washington, a gold mine in Idaho, a new casino in Las Vegas and ski resort expansions in Vermont. They're all investment vehicles for wealthy foreigners seeking green cards to live in the United States.
Under American law, foreigners can get such recess if they invest at least 500,000 dollars to create at least 10 jobs in the country. Here is an example of how the program works.
A few years ago, Jordan Gagner and his wife needed to move from their home in Canada to a drier climate, like Arizona. At first, the possibility of moving south of the border permanently seemed unlikely.
"Being a self-employed wealth manager and a teacher, those are two occupations that are not on the top 10 lists of visas being given to foreigners to come down to the U.S."
But then he heard about the immigrant investor visa. He and several other foreign investors offered $500,000 each to build an assisted living center in Bellingham, Washington. Mr Gagner was credited with creating lots of jobs during the recession and his whole family received green cards.
Immigration lawyer David Andersson organized the deal.
"If you have a solid investment and there may be a benefit which exceeds mere return, such as the ability to move your family to America, then an investor may consider a lower return than, for example, a bank."
Mr Andersson has led the way in an industry he says is growing quickly. Companies that bringing together investors and possible borrowers are officially known as "EB-5 regional centers." The name comes from the part of the immigration law that send up the immigrant investor visa.
Some Americans have expressed concerns about the program. Landowner Harland Radomske first heard about it when a group of wealthy Koreans were invited to invest in a wind farm on land next to his property. He feared a wind farm would reduce the value of his ranch, and there was more.
"We have all of this controversy going over immigration, the borders of Mexico, and all of that issues before the Congress and Senate and so on. And now we find out unbeknownst, if you're a rich foreigner, you can buy your way to citizenship."
The wind project developers refused many requests to tell the side of the story. Yet, even with the disputes over immigration, the foreign investor program has a lot of support in Congress. There is also a move to make the program permanent.
And that's the Economics Report from VOA Learning English. I'm Mario Ritter.
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词汇学习
1.recess n.暗处；隐蔽处
He emerged from the dark recesses of the garage...
他从车库的暗处走出来。
2.unlikely adj. 不大可能发生的
It is highly unlikely that she'll be late.
她迟到的可能性极小。
3.occupation n. 职业
I suppose I was looking for an occupation which was going to be an adventure...
我想我在找的是一份具有冒险性的工作。
4.credit v. 赞颂
We don't mind who gets the credit so long as we don't get the blame...
谁受到表扬无所谓，只要我们不挨批就好。
5.exceed v. 超过，胜过
The speed limit is 40 miles an hour. Don't exceed this maximum.
限速每小时四十英里，不要超过这个极限。
6.property n. 财产；地产
Cecil inherited a family property near Stamford...
塞西尔继承了斯坦福德附近的一处家族房产。
内容解析
1.What do these four things have in common: a proposed wind farm in the American state of Washington, a gold mine in Idaho, a new casino in Las Vegas and ski resort expansions in Vermont.
in common 共有
We have lots of things in common besides music.
除了音乐，我们还有很多共通点。
2.At first, the possibility of moving south of the border permanently seemed unlikely.
at first 起初，首先
The children were shy at first, but soon lost their inhibitions.
孩子们起初很羞涩，但很快就放开了。
3.The name comes from the part of the immigration law that send up the immigrant investor visa.
send up 长出，发出
The administrator has the ability to send up to three autoreminders per reservation.
管理员最多可为每个预订发送三个自动提醒。
参考译文
美国之音慢速学英语节目，这里是经济报道。
以下四个事物有什么共同点：美国华盛顿州提议的风力发电场，爱达荷州的金矿，拉斯维加斯新建的赌场和佛蒙特州的滑雪场。这些都是希望获得绿卡，能够在美国居住的外国有钱人的投资工具。
根据美国法律，外国人如果在美国投资至少500,000美元，创造至少10个就业岗位，就可以获得绿卡。以下是该项目流程的一个例子。
几年前，Jordan Gagner和他的妻子需要从加拿大搬到气候更加干燥的环境中，例如亚利桑那州。首先，永久性搬到南部边境线几乎是不可能的。
“作为自己经营的财富经理和教师，这两个职业不属于外国人可以申请美国签证的10种职业。”
但是后来他听说了投资移民签证。他和其他几名外国投资者每人提供500,000美元，在华盛顿的贝宁汉建立了一个援助居住中心。由于在经济萧条时期创造了许多就业机会，Gagner受到广泛赞誉，全家人都获得了美国绿卡。
该事宜是由移民律师David Andersson组织的。
“如果你有可靠的投资，而且收益超过回报率，例如全家搬到美国的可能性，那么投资者或许会考虑比银行收益更低的投资。”
Andersson先生在他所说的快速增长的行业处于领先地位。将投资人和可能的借款人联系起来的公司正式名称为“EB-5区域中心”。该名字来源于发放移民投资签证的移民法。
一些美国人对该项目表示担忧。土地所有人Harland Radomske第一次听说该项目是在一些有钱的韩国人应邀在他的土地旁投资风力发电场时。
他担心风力发电场会降低他的农场价值，以及更多危害。
“关于移民问题，墨西哥边境和所有问题，我们都反映给国会和参议院。现在，我们发现，如果你是有钱的外国人，你可以买到美国公民身份。”
风力发电场开发人拒绝讲述整个事件。尽管关于移民问题的争议不断，外国投资人项目在国会也获得了很多支持。有人试图把该项目变为永久性的。
以上就是今天的美国之音慢速学英语经济报道。我是Mario Ritter。
