1,Emma's Best is a small but growing health food company. Emma's Best是一家规模虽小但发展迅速的健康食品公司
2,It was started in 1995 by a married couple who were tired of working for large companles.1995年，一对厌倦了在大公司工作的夫妇创办了这家公司
3,The two founders were Ed and Emma Smith , both health-conscious vegetarians.两位创始人是爱德华·史密斯(Ed Smith)和艾玛·史密斯(Emma Smith)，两人都是注重健康的素食主义者.
4,Despite the risks , Ed and Emma wanted to start their own business尽管有风险，Ed和Emma还是想自己创业
5,They knew it would be hard work , but they were determined to try .他们知道这将是一项艰苦的工作，但他们决心去尝试。
6,Their plan was to create a business that provided healthy food to busy people.他们的计划是创建一家为忙碌的人们提供健康食品的企业
7,They wanted it to be something they could be proud of他们想让它成为他们引以为豪的东西
8,When they started the company , organic food was becoming more popular.[翻译] 当他们创办公司时，有机食品变得越来越受欢迎
9,People were becoming more food conscious and worried about food safety人们对食品的意识越来越强，越来越担心食品安全
10,In fact , people were willing to pay higher prices for food that was free of harmful hemicals事实上，人们愿意为不含有害物质的食物支付更高的价格
11,In addition , an increasing number of people had little time to go shopping and cook at home.此外，越来越多的人几乎没有时间去购物和在家做饭。
12,They wanted meals that were healthy but easy to prepare他们想要健康但容易准备的食物
13,There were very few frozen meals available at the time , and none of them were vegetarian or organic当时，有很少的冷冻食物可用,而且都不是素食或有机
14,There was a gap in the market市场有缺口
测验的句子：To be conscious of something means to be aware of it意识到某事意味着意识到它
15,Ed and Emma immediately saw the opportunity and launched their first product . Ed和Emma立刻看到了机会，推出了他们的第一个产品
16,It was a frozen pasta meal with a mix of vegetables and a delicious cream sauce这是一顿由蔬菜和美味奶油酱混合而成的冷冻意大利面
17,The market response was enthusiastic and profitable beyond their expectations市场反应热烈，盈利超出了他们的预期
18,Their product was an instant success他们的产品很快就成功了
19,To their surprise , it was soon being eaten by millions of people , not only vegetarians or those interested in organic foods令他们惊讶的是，它很快就被数百万人食用，不仅是素食者或那些对有机食品感兴趣的人
20,It was being bought because it was easy to prepare and it tasted good它被买，是因为它易于准备，而且味道很好。
21,And of course it was healthy当然这是健康的
22,Other products followed in rapid succession其他产品纷纷跟进
23,As a result , at the end of 5 years , the company was producing over 100 frozen meals因此，在5年的最后，该公司生产了100多种冷冻食品。
24,Since then they have increased the number of meals to over 150 , including pizzas , sandwiches and snacks从那时起，他们已经把饭菜的数量增加到150多种，包括比萨饼、三明治和小吃。
25,Their foods are carried by natural food stores and supermarkets throughout North America他们的食物由北美各地的天然食品商店和超市运送。
