VOA慢速英语:Wealthy Foreigners Buy Their Way to US Citizenship

短语讲解：

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
例句：What do they have in common?
他们有什么共同点呢？

2. 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.

at least 至少
例句：Read at least 30 books.
至少读30本书。

3. But then he heard about the immigrant investor visa.

hear about 得悉，听说
例句：Unfortunately, mexicans hear about them all the time.
不幸的是，墨西哥人常常听说此类事件。

4. The name comes from the part of the immigration law that send up the immigrant investor visa.

send up 发射； 使向上升
例句：It has been announced that their country will send up another man-made satellite next month.
据宣布他们的国家将在下月再发射一颗人造地球卫星。

5. Some Americans have expressed concerns about the program.

concern about 使（自己）关心…
例句：China's central bankers have expressed concern about inflation.
中国的银行业专家纷纷表示了对通胀的担忧。

6. And now we find out unbeknownst, if you're a rich foreigner, you can buy your way to citizenship."

find out 发现
例句：There is always more to find out.
还有很多东西要我们去探索发现。