Emma's Best is a small but growing health food company.? 保健食品,綠色食物

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.(組織、機(jī)構(gòu)等的) 創(chuàng)建者，創(chuàng)辦者，發(fā)起人;

conscious?adj.意識(shí)到; 注意到; 神志清醒的; 有知覺(jué)的; 有意識(shí)的;

health-conscious??網(wǎng)絡(luò)注重健康; 注重健康的; 重視健康的; 有健康意識(shí)的;

vegetarians??n.素食者; 吃素的人;? ??adj.素食者的; 素菜的;

n.危險(xiǎn); 風(fēng)險(xiǎn); 危險(xiǎn)人物; 會(huì)帶來(lái)風(fēng)險(xiǎn)的事物;

determined? ??adj.決心; 決定; 決意; 堅(jiān)定的; 堅(jiān)決的; 果斷的;

work是名詞，不可數(shù)名詞，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.? 人們?cè)絹?lái)越有食品意識(shí)

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.? 幾乎沒(méi)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.有機(jī)的; 不使用化肥的; 綠色的; 有機(jī)物的; 生物的; 器官的; 器質(zhì)性的; 官能的;

food conscious 食品意識(shí)的??

safety?n.安全; 平安; 安全性; 無(wú)危險(xiǎn); 安全處所;

be free?of? ?[詞典]無(wú)…的; 擺脫了…的;

In addition??[詞典]另外; 加之; 除…之外;

had little time? 幾乎沒(méi)有時(shí)間

meals?n.早(或午、晚)餐; 一頓飯; 一餐所吃的食物

frozen? ?adj.冷凍的; 冷藏的; 凍僵; 極冷; 冰封的

available?adj.可獲得的; 可購(gòu)得的; 可找到的; 有空的;

at the time? ??[詞典]在一定時(shí)間；也；立即；毫不拖延地；在…期間;

gap? ?n.開口; 豁口; 缺口; 裂口; 間斷;

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.開始從事，發(fā)起，發(fā)動(dòng)(尤指有組織的活動(dòng)); (首次) 上市，發(fā)行; 使(船，尤指新船)下水;

pasta??n.意大利面食;

mix? ?n.混合; 混雜; 結(jié)合; 配料，混合料(常為粉狀); 混錄; 混音;

cream sauce? ??網(wǎng)絡(luò)白醬; 奶油汁; 奶油沙司; 忌廉汁; 奶油醬汁;

cream? ?n.奶油; 乳脂; 奶油夾心糖; 護(hù)膚霜; 潔凈劑; 清洗液;

sauce? ?n.調(diào)味汁; 醬; 討厭的話(或舉動(dòng));

enthusiastic??adj.熱情的; 熱心的; 熱烈的; 滿腔熱忱的;

profitable? ?adj.有利潤(rùn)的; 贏利的; 有益的; 有好處的;

expectation? ?n.預(yù)料; 預(yù)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.瞬間; 片刻; 某一時(shí)刻;

was being done 是被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)的過(guò)去進(jìn)行時(shí)態(tài),是說(shuō)某件事情在過(guò)去的一個(gè)時(shí)間點(diǎn)正在被做

?It tastes good.? taste在此句中是連系動(dòng)詞。意思是‘嘗起來(lái)，吃起來(lái)，有...的味道’的意思。這個(gè)時(shí)候，其后要跟形容詞，無(wú)被動(dòng)。此時(shí)，taste=be

Other products followed in rapid succession.? 其他產(chǎn)品接踵而至

As a result ,at the end of 5 years ,the company was producing over 100 frozen meals.

為什么用過(guò)去進(jìn)行時(shí)，而不用have done? 因?yàn)椋和瓿蓵r(shí)是過(guò)去對(duì)現(xiàn)在造成的影響，這句話中沒(méi)有表示完成時(shí)的語(yǔ)態(tài)，指的是在某一個(gè)點(diǎn)，發(fā)生了什么。 所以用過(guò)去進(jìn)行時(shí)。

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.一連串; 一系列; 連續(xù)的人(或事物); 交替; 更迭; 繼承; 繼任; (尤指王位的) 繼承權(quán);

in rapid successio? ?接連不斷;

Since then??[詞典]以后; 從此一直;

snack??n.點(diǎn)心; 小吃; 快餐; 易辦到的事; “小菜一碟”;

natural food stores? ?天然食品商店