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　　A Very Special Juice and the Golden Fountain are the titles of two books. They have sold hundreds ofthousands of copies. Can you guess what they are about? They are guides to urine therapy. Don't laugh! Urineis big business these days. There's an annual market of US$500 million for products made from urine.
"It's a great aftershave," says one consumer. It's even used in many skin creams and perfumes. Besides,it is widely used as a kind of medicine. Believe it or not, a lady in America says she drinks a glass ofurine a day. At this point, you must excuse me; I have to go to the restroom.

 

lucrative¹ 有利可图的    profitable²
juicy 多汁的
hundreds of thousands of 几十万
five copies 五本相同的书    five books 五本不同的书
Please copy your passport and give its copy to me.   copy vt.n.
copy cat 盲目的模仿者
make a guess 猜    We made a guess where Bill is, because we can't find him.
tour guy  导游
urine  n.尿    urinate  v.小便(医生用语)
a business 公司，商行(可数)    business 生意(不可数)   Business is not so good this year.
yearly = annual
aftershave  须后水
 

1 lucrative   

adj.赚钱的，可获利的

参考例句：

• He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
• It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。

2 profitable   

adj.有益的，能带来利益的，有利可图的

参考例句：

• That business became profitable last year.那项生意去年变得很赚钱。
• The convention business is very profitable for the hotel industry.承办会议业务能给旅馆业带来很高的利润。