It was started in 1995 by a married couple who were tired of working for large companies.
The two founder s 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 provid ed 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、機構等的) 創建者，創辦者，發起人;
conscious?adj.意識到; 註意到; 神誌清醒的; 有知覺的; 有意識的;
health-conscious?網絡註重健康; 註重健康的; 重視健康的; 有健康意識的;
vegetarians?n.素食者; 吃素的人; adj.素食者的; 素菜的;
n.危險; 風險; 危險人物; 會帶來風險的事物;
determined adj.決心; 決定; 決意; 堅定的; 堅決的; 果斷的;
work是名詞，不可數名詞，所以壹般不加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.? 人們越來越有食品意識
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.有機的; 不使用化肥的; 綠色的; 有機物的; 生物的; 器官的; 器質性的; 官能的;
food conscious 食品意識的?
safety?n.安全; 平安; 安全性; 無危險; 安全處所;
be free?of [詞典]無…的; 擺脫了…的;
In addition?[詞典]另外; 加之; 除…之外;
had little time? 幾乎沒有時間
meals?n.早(或午、晚)餐; 壹頓飯; 壹餐所吃的食物
frozen adj.冷凍的; 冷藏的; 凍僵; 極冷; 冰封的
available?adj.可獲得的; 可購得的; 可找到的; 有空的;
at the time [詞典]在壹定時間；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，發起，發動(尤指有組織的活動); (首次) 上市，發行; 使(船，尤指新船)下水;
pasta?n.意大利面食;
mix n.混合; 混雜; 結合; 配料，混合料(常為粉狀); 混錄; 混音;
cream sauce 網絡白醬; 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; 護膚霜; 潔凈劑; 清洗液;
sauce n.調味汁; 醬; 討厭的話(或舉動);
enthusiastic?adj.熱情的; 熱心的; 熱烈的; 滿腔熱忱的;
profitable adj.有利潤的; 贏利的; 有益的; 有好處的;
expectation n.預料; 預期; 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; 某壹時刻;
was being done 是被動語態的過去進行時態,是說某件事情在過去的壹個時間點正在被做
It tastes good.? taste在此句中是連系動詞。意思是‘嘗起來，吃起來，有...的味道’的意思。這個時候，其後要跟形容詞，無被動。此時，taste=beOther products followed in rapid succession .? 其他產品接踵而至
As a result ,at the end of 5 years ,the company was producing over 100 frozen meals.
為什麽用過去進 行時，而不用have done? 因為：完成時是過去對現在造成的影響，這句話中沒有表示完成時的語態，指的是在某壹個點，發生了什麽。 所以用過去進行時。
Since then ?they have increased the number of meals to over 150,including pizzas ,sandwiches and snack s.
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.壹連串; 壹系列; 連續的人(或事物); 交替; 更叠; 繼承; 繼任; (尤指王位的) 繼承權;
in rapid successio 接連不斷;
Since then?[詞典]以後; 從此壹直;
snack?n.點心; 小吃; 快餐; 易辦到的事; “小菜壹碟”;
natural food stores 天然食品商店