高三英語課文
Unit 23 The find of the century
1 . Here were not carvings in the rock but paintings.這裡岩石上不是石刻而是繪畫。
2 . Light the fire not so near the entrance that the wind will blow the fire out, and not so far in that the smoke will fill the cave, said my brother.「不要太靠近洞口點火，風會把火吹滅的；也不要太靠裡面，那樣煙會充滿山洞的，」我弟弟說，
3 . I think we are the first people here for hundreds of years. Maybe thousands.「我認為幾百年，可能幾千年以來，我們是第一次來這裡的人。」
4 . 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。
5 . Ok. We can stop here for a time.「那好吧！我們可以在這裡停一下。」
6 . When did they leave this area?他們什麼時候離開這裡？
7 . I think we're lost! What shall we do?「我想我們迷路了！我們該怎麼辦呢？」
8 . 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。」
9 . What languages did they speak?他們講什麼語言？
10 . 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。
11 . 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。
12 . You can see shapes on the rock. Do you see that bit?「你可以看見岩石上的形狀。你看見那一小塊了沒有？
13 . I turned the corner and looked in astonishment.我轉了個彎，十分驚奇地看著。
14 . I'm tired, said my younger brother as he climbed up to join me.「我累了，」我弟弟邊說邊爬上岩石和我匯合。
15 . It follows the shape of the rock.它順著岩石的形狀。
16 . 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。
17 . I could see a snake, a bear, a wolf, but no people.我還看見一條蛇、一隻熊、一隻狼，但沒有看見人。
18 . 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。
19 . On the other hand, I felt sad that I wasn't able to tell my grandparents that we were safe.另一方面，我為不能告訴我的祖父母我們十分安全而感到難過。
20 . We collected more wood and laid it in a big pile inside the cave.我們撿了更多的木柴，在山洞裡把它堆成大大的一堆。
21 . We had lost the path and had no hope of finding it again.我們找不到那條小路，而且也沒有希望再找到它了。
22 . 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。
23 . 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。」
24 . 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。」
25 . 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。
26 . nor that the headline in the newspaper would be也沒有想到報紙的頭條是
27 . Professors from the university in Paris would be coming down by train.巴黎那些大學的教授們將會坐火車來這裡。
28 . And don't set the hillside on fire either!「也不要把山坡弄著火了。」
29 . 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。
30 . 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。
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 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，
33 . How many people lived here?多少人住在這裡？
34 . On one hand, I was anxious to leave.一方面，我急於離開山洞。
35 . I went further back into the cave and stopped still.我向前走拐進巖洞，停住不動。
36 . The flames threw light onto the ceiling of the cave.火焰照亮了山洞的頂部。
37 . Funny, said my brother.「真有趣，」我弟弟說。
38 . I took a burning branch from the fire and went to examine the rock.我從火堆中拿起一根燃著的樹枝，走過去檢查那個岩石。
39 . I don't think anyone knows about this. I said.「我想沒人知道這一情況，」我說。
40 . 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。
41 . We can make a fire and warm ourselves, I suggested.「我們可以生火取暖，」我說道。
42 . My parents were visiting relatives, and my grandparents had decided to spend the day at home.我父母走親戚去了，祖父母打算那天在家呆著。
43 . 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。
44 . 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。
45 . What were their names?他們叫什麼？
46 . 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。
47 . 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」。
48 . 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。
49 . This is wonderful, I said.「這太奇妙了，」我說。
50 . It almost looks as if someone has drawn it.看起來好像這隻鹿是畫上去似的。」