高三英語課文
Unit 23 The find of the century
1 . Funny, said my brother.「真有趣，」我弟弟說。
2 . We've still got a little food and water and maybe by tomorrow morning the weather will have cleared up.我們還有一點食物和水，也許到明天早上，天就會晴了。」
3 . A fine rain began to fall on our heads and the temperature had dropped.一陣小雨落到我們頭上，氣溫開始下降了。
4 . How extraordinary! I said. I think someone has been carving animals.「多麼神奇啊！」我說，「我想有人一直在刻這些動物。」
5 . In fact, I was a bit frightened and didn't know what we should do.事實上我有點害怕，不知道我們該怎麼辦。
6 . The lines of the animal had in fact been cut into the rock.事實上，動物的線條被刻進岩石裡。
7 . This is wonderful, I said.「這太奇妙了，」我說。
8 . I turned the corner and looked in astonishment.我轉了個彎，十分驚奇地看著。
9 . If we go downhill, we might find a stream, and if we follow the stream we should reach a farm, or a village or a bridge.「如果我們走下山，我們可能會發現一條小溪，如果我們沿著小溪走，我們會到達一個農場或一個村莊或是一座橋。」
10 . I went on walking, bending down because the roof of the cave was not very high.因為洞頂不是很高，我繼續彎著腰往前走。
11 . I knew that experts from the local museum would soon visit the cave.我知道本地博物館的專家會很快到山洞來探訪。
12 . We talked and wondered about the people who had lived here before.我們談論並且很好奇以前住在這裡的人們。
13 . We were in a better position than they were.我們的處境比他們要好。
14 . Here were not carvings in the rock but paintings.這裡岩石上不是石刻而是繪畫。
15 . The find of the century - Children aged 13 and 11 discover cave paintings.「本世紀的重大發現--13歲和11歲的孩子發現了巖畫」。
16 . I guessed, extremely old.我猜測是極古老的東西。
17 . Outside the rain had turned into a storm and lightning flashed over the hills.洞外，小雨已變成狂風暴雨，閃電劃過山崗。
18 . It follows the shape of the rock.它順著岩石的形狀。
19 . We're warm, we're dry and we're safe.「我們不感到冷，身上是乾的，而且我們很安全。
20 . I think we should continue walking as long as we can see where we're going. I said.「我想只要我們能看見我們朝哪兒走，我們就要繼續走下去，」我說，
21 . We ate our sandwiches and a bar of chocolate each and began to feel better.我們倆都吃了三明治和一塊巧克力才感到舒服些了。
22 . One moment we were walking along the top of a hill and now we could see no more than about thirty metres ahead of us.一時間我們還在山頂上行走，而現在30公尺開外的地方我們都看不清了。
23 . There would be pictures in magazines and newspapers, showing crowds of peope with their cameras and noisy, excited talk.報紙和雜誌將刊登出圖片，報紙和雜誌將刊登出圖片，展示那些帶著照相機熙熙攘攘蜂湧而至的人群。
24 . Fortunately we found some that was still dry and carried it back to the cave.幸好，我們找到了一些干木柴，並把木柴抱回巖洞。
25 . The smoke from the fire rose and found its way outside and the light danced over the roof of the cave.縷縷青煙從火中升起，飄出洞外，火光在洞頂上閃耀。
26 . It almost looks as if someone has drawn it.看起來好像這隻鹿是畫上去似的。」
27 . What languages did they speak?他們講什麼語言？
28 . It was beginning to get dark. I think we'd best stay the night here, I said.天開始變黑。「我看我們最好在這裡過夜，」我說，
29 . The flames threw light onto the ceiling of the cave.火焰照亮了山洞的頂部。
30 . The cave led back into the rockface and the earth by the entrance was dry.巖洞迂迴延伸到巖面裡，靠近洞口的土是乾的。
31 . I realized that they would be very worried, but that they would trust our good sense, wherever we were.我想他們會很擔心，但是無論我們在什麼地方，他們都會相信我們的處事能力。
32 . I shall never forget that extraordinary evening.我永遠忘記不了那個不平凡的夜晚。
33 . What were their names?他們叫什麼？
34 . I was proud that we had come across something that was completely unknown and valuable and,讓我感到自豪的是，我們在無意中發現了不為世人所知的、有價值的東西，
35 . In front of me was a wall of animals.在我的前面是一面刻滿了動物的牆壁。
36 . The clouds had come down so suddenly we had no warning.烏雲突然出現，我們絲毫沒有覺察。
37 . It was like stepping into a secret art museum, in which we were the only visitors.就像是走進入了一個秘密的藝術博物館，我們是館內唯一的遊客。
38 . We succeeded in lighting the fire.我們成功地點著火。
39 . There were birds too, with the eyes carved out of the rock and painted white.還有一些鳥的眼睛是用石頭刻的，並被塗上白色。
40 . Neither of us realized that night that these carvings and paintings dated back 15,000 years,我們沒有意識到這些刻畫追溯到15，000年前，
41 . Another part of me wanted this moment to continue for ever.我還有另一個想法，就是希望此時能永遠持續下去。
42 . I always carry matches with me at such times and I tore out the pages of the first chapter of the book I was reading to get the fire going.在這樣的時候我身上總是帶著火柴的，為了讓火堆燃下去，我從我正在看的那本書的第一章撕下幾頁。
43 . This evening the cave was ours. It belonged to no one else.今天晚上，山洞是我們的，它不屬於別人。
44 . nor that the headline in the newspaper would be也沒有想到報紙的頭條是
45 . What clothes did they wear?他們穿什麼？
46 . We were so excited, my brother and I, that we did not get to sleep until very late.我們太激動，以至於我和我弟到很晚才睡得著。
47 . We spent some time looking around under the trees for some wood.我們花了些時間在樹下四周找木柴。
48 . The sides of the deer were coloured with a reddish-brown paint.鹿的四周用一種淡棕帶紅的顏色勾勒。
49 . It looks a bit like a deer. There's its head and there are its feet.它看起來有點像鹿，那是鹿頭，那是鹿腳。
50 . We can make a fire and warm ourselves, I suggested.「我們可以生火取暖，」我說道。