Thornton says the new amendment to the Lacey Act is a wake-up call for anyone who wants to trade in the lucrative U.S.wood products market.

VOA: standard.2010.05.28

The idea of working in an office, pushing papers 70 to 80 hours a week, although as lucrative as it might be, wasn't something I felt I will be really using my own personal skill set to benefit people on a mass level.

在办公室里一周做，70到80小时的琐碎工作，虽然会很赚钱，但是这并不是,我能真正用自己的能力,去造福大众的工作。

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It's a very lucrative source of money. It is a major business in Afghanistan."

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

Somali pirates are blamed for seizing more than 20 vessels since the beginning of last month and are holding more than Piracy is a lucrative, albeit dangerous,business.

VOA: standard.2010.04.20