Emma's Best is a small but growing health food company. 保健食品,绿色食物
It was started in 1995 by a married couple who were tired of working for large companies.
The two founders were Ada and Emma Smith ,both health-conscious vegetarians.
Despite the risks ,Ada and Emma wanted to start their own business.
They knew it would be hard work but they were determined to try.
Their plan was to create a business that provided healthy food to busy people.adj.忙碌的;
They wanted it to be something they can be proud of.
(They wanted to start their own business despite the risks.)
(How did they feel about working for large companies?)
founder n.(组织、机构等的) 创建者，创办者，发起人;
conscious adj.意识到; 注意到; 神志清醒的; 有知觉的; 有意识的;
health-conscious 网络注重健康; 注重健康的; 重视健康的; 有健康意识的;
vegetarians n.素食者; 吃素的人; adj.素食者的; 素菜的;
n.危险; 风险; 危险人物; 会带来风险的事物;
determined adj.决心; 决定; 决意; 坚定的; 坚决的; 果断的;
work是名词，不可数名词，所以一般不加a前面
When they started the company,organic food was becoming more popular.
People were becoming more food conscious and worried about food safety. 人们越来越有食品意识
In fact ,people were willing to pay higher prices for food that was free of harmful chemicals.
In addition , an increasing number of people had little time to go shopping and cook at home.
They want meals that were healthy but easy to prepare.
There were very few frozen meals available at the time and none of them were vegetarian or organic. 几乎没有
There was a gap in the market.
(What king of food were people willing to pay higher prices for?)
(What was the gap in the market?) There were no vegetarian or organic frozen meals.
organic adj.有机的; 不使用化肥的; 绿色的; 有机物的; 生物的; 器官的; 器质性的; 官能的;
food conscious 食品意识的
safety n.安全; 平安; 安全性; 无危险; 安全处所;
be free of [词典]无…的; 摆脱了…的;
In addition [词典]另外; 加之; 除…之外;
had little time 几乎没有时间
meals n.早(或午、晚)餐; 一顿饭; 一餐所吃的食物
frozen adj.冷冻的; 冷藏的; 冻僵; 极冷; 冰封的
available adj.可获得的; 可购得的; 可找到的; 有空的;
at the time [词典]在一定时间；也；立即；毫不拖延地；在…期间;
gap n.开口; 豁口; 缺口; 裂口; 间断;
Ada and Emma immediately saw the opportunity and launched their first product.
It was a frozen pasta meal with a mix of vegetables and delicious cream sauce.
The market response was enthusiastic and profitable beyond the expectations.
Their product was an instant success.
To their surprise,it was soon being eaten by millions of people ,not only vegetarians or those interested in organic foods.
It was being bought because it was easy to prepare and it tasted good.
And of course ,it was healthy.
(The market response was enthusiastic and profitable.)
(To be more conscious of something means to be more aware of it.)
launch v.开始从事，发起，发动(尤指有组织的活动); (首次) 上市，发行; 使(船，尤指新船)下水;
pasta n.意大利面食;
mix n.混合; 混杂; 结合; 配料，混合料(常为粉状); 混录; 混音;
cream sauce 网络白酱; 奶油汁; 奶油沙司; 忌廉汁; 奶油酱汁;
cream n.奶油; 乳脂; 奶油夹心糖; 护肤霜; 洁净剂; 清洗液;
sauce n.调味汁; 酱; 讨厌的话(或举动);
enthusiastic adj.热情的; 热心的; 热烈的; 满腔热忱的;
profitable adj.有利润的; 赢利的; 有益的; 有好处的;
expectation n.预料; 预期; 期待; 希望; 盼望; 期望; 指望;
instant adj.立即的; 立刻的; 速食的; 即食的; 速溶的; 方便的; n.瞬间; 片刻; 某一时刻;
was being done 是被动语态的过去进行时态,是说某件事情在过去的一个时间点正在被做
It tastes good. taste在此句中是连系动词。意思是‘尝起来，吃起来，有...的味道’的意思。这个时候，其后要跟形容词，无被动。此时，taste=be
Other products followed in rapid succession. 其他产品接踵而至
As a result ,at the end of 5 years ,the company was producing over 100 frozen meals.
为什么用过去进行时，而不用have done 因为：完成时是过去对现在造成的影响，这句话中没有表示完成时的语态，指的是在某一个点，发生了什么。 所以用过去进行时。
Since then they have increased the number of meals to over 150,including pizzas ,sandwiches and snacks.
Their foods are carried by natural food stores and supermarkets throughout north America.
(Who carries their product?)
(They wanted meals that were healthy but easy to prepare.)
succession n.一连串; 一系列; 连续的人(或事物); 交替; 更迭; 继承; 继任; (尤指王位的) 继承权;
in rapid successio 接连不断;
Since then [词典]以后; 从此一直;
snack n.点心; 小吃; 快餐; 易办到的事; “小菜一碟”;
natural food stores 天然食品商店