2016年6月英语四级听力VOA慢速英语练习(第二套)

1、2016年6月英语四级听力VOA慢速英语练习（第二套）2016年6月英语四级听力VOA慢速英语练习（第二套）NAIROBI,KENYAA2011WorldBanksurveyfoundthatonlyaboutone-tenthofKenya'spopulationearnedenoughtosupportamortgage.However,thatsituationmaybechanging,withmoreaffordableapartmentunitsontheoutskirtsofNairobisellingoutevenbeforethestartofconstruction

2、.AnthonyWamburu,a35-year-oldtechnologyenthusiast,isinthemarketforhisfirstproperty.Wamburuhasbeensavingforawhilenow,andhashiseyeonanapartmentvaluedat$50,000inKenya'scapital,Nairobi.Theunitsaredubbed"starterhomes"bySurayaproperties,thefirmbehindtheventure."Theyarenotveryexpensivefor

3、somebodylikemewhoislookingtostartafamilyquitesoon,”hesaid.“AndalsoIlikethewayitcomeswithdifferentbenefits.Itcomeswithagym.Italsocomeswithaswimmingpool,soIwouldnothavetogetgymmembershipsomewhereelse.Soastarterhomewouldbequiteperfectforme."Begunfouryearsago,SurayaPropertieshasbuiltstarterhomesint

4、heKenyancapitalanditsoutskirtswithaviewtowardtappingintothelow-andmiddle-incomemarket.Mostoftheirunitsrangebetween$10,000and$80,000.UnexpectedbuyersThecompanywasstartedtosupplyaffordablehomestofirst-timehomebuyers,saidCEOPeterMuraya,butamarketwasuncoveredthathehadnotanticipated."Surprisingly,we

5、havefoundthatthere'salotofpeopleheadingtoretirementwhohavelookedatitdifferentlyandtheyarethinking,'Weweregoingtomaybethecountrysideretirementhome'buttheywantaplaceintownwheretheycanbecomingandwhereit'stheirown,"Murayasaid.ThenewapartmentcomplexesinThikaandSyokimauarestillunderco

6、nstruction,butalreadyaresoldout.Still,homeownershipremainsbeyondthereachofmostKenyans.TheMortgageCompany,aKenyanrealestatefirm,estimatesthatonlyafifthofKenyanscanaffordahomepricedat$10,000.PartoftheproblemisthehighinterestrateschargedbyKenyanbanks."You'retalkingaboutborrowingatratesofeighte

7、en,nineteen,twentyandeveninsomecaseshigherthanthat,”saideconomicanalystAlyKhanSatchu.“It'sveryexpensivetoborrowmoneyfromthebankanduntilweseesignificantlylowerrates,Ithinkwe'llcontinuetoseepoormortgagepenetrationbecauseit'sjusttooexpensive."Anotherrealestatecompany,HassConsult,sayson

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