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澳政府吸引美国富豪入籍

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2015-07-17 05:05 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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Flush with the success of a millionaire visa program to attract wealthy Chinese, Australia is now promising¹ citizenship² to rich Americans who are willing to bring their cash and entrepreneurial talent Down Under.

澳大利亚的百万富翁签证项目成功吸引了大批中国富豪，现在澳政府又向那些愿意将钞票和创业人才带到澳州来的美国富豪伸出了入籍的橄榄枝。

But there's a rather large catch: participants in the invitation-only Premium³ Investment Visa scheme will need to invest A$15 million ($11.57 million) for the privilege of becoming an Aussie.

Launched earlier this month but not widely publicized, the scheme's investment requirements easily top the existing two-year-old Significant Investor⁴ Visa (SIV) program, which asks for a A$5 million commitment and has been especially popular with Chinese migrants.

Investment advisors⁵ who have been briefed on the plan by government officials expressed doubts about the wisdom of targeting Americans, with several telling Reuters the more obvious place to start was Australia's Asian neighbors.

After all, why would a successful U.S. entrepreneur want to invest a large chunk⁶ of cash in Australia - a country very similar to the United States, just further away from everything - in exchange for a passport that carries few additional benefits to their own?

"The U.S. has some problems that Australia doesn't have. It's got a lot more racial crimes, it's got a lot more gun-related crimes, but I don't think that is going to drive a whole bunch of ultra-rich Americans out of their country," said Bill Fuggle, a partner at law firm Baker⁷ & McKenzie.

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1 promising
adj.有希望的，有前途的
参考例句：
The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。 We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

2 citizenship
n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)
参考例句：
He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。 Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

3 premium
n.加付款；赠品；adj.高级的；售价高的
参考例句：
You have to pay a premium for express delivery.寄快递你得付额外费用。 Fresh water was at a premium after the reservoir was contaminated.在水库被污染之后，清水便因稀而贵了。

4 investor
n.投资者，投资人
参考例句：
My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。 The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。

5 advisors
n.顾问，劝告者( advisor的名词复数 )；（指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授
参考例句：
The governors felt that they were being strung along by their advisors. 地方长官感到他们一直在受顾问们的愚弄。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 We will consult together with advisors about her education. 我们将一起和专家商议她的教育事宜。来自互联网

6 chunk
n.厚片，大块，相当大的部分（数量）
参考例句：
They had to be careful of floating chunks of ice.他们必须当心大块浮冰。 The company owns a chunk of farmland near Gatwick Airport.该公司拥有盖特威克机场周边的大片农田。

7 baker
n.面包师
参考例句：
The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。 The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。

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