高三英語課文
Unit 23 The find of the century
1 . 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」。
2 . I don't think anyone knows about this. I said.「我想沒人知道這一情況，」我說。
3 . nor that the headline in the newspaper would be也沒有想到報紙的頭條是
4 . 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。
5 . Ok. We can stop here for a time.「那好吧！我們可以在這裡停一下。」
6 . 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。
7 . It's very difficult to see where we're going and the shower may pass in an hour or two. Let's rest and have some food.「現在很難看到我們要去的地方。陣雨可能一兩個小時就會過去，我們休息一下吃點東西。」
8 . And don't set the hillside on fire either!「也不要把山坡弄著火了。」
9 . What clothes did they wear?他們穿什麼？
10 . 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。
11 . Here were not carvings in the rock but paintings.這裡岩石上不是石刻而是繪畫。
12 . 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。
13 . How many people lived here?多少人住在這裡？
14 . We succeeded in lighting the fire.我們成功地點著火。
15 . This is wonderful, I said.「這太奇妙了，」我說。
16 . We can make a fire and warm ourselves, I suggested.「我們可以生火取暖，」我說道。
17 . At least we're safte here, I said.「起碼我們在這裡是安全的，」我說。
18 . What languages did they speak?他們講什麼語言？
19 . 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。
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 . 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。
22 . What were their names?他們叫什麼？
23 . 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。
24 . 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。
25 . I was so excited that I wanted to tell the whole world what we had found.我激動得想要告訴全世界我們發現了什麼。
26 . It was a Sunday in May. My brother and I had decided to go off for a long walk while we were staying with my grandparents in the French countryside.5月的一個星期天，我和弟弟決定去遠足。當時我們住在法國鄉下的祖父母家中。
27 . 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，
28 . I think we're lost! What shall we do?「我想我們迷路了！我們該怎麼辦呢？」
29 . 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，
30 . On one hand, I was anxious to leave.一方面，我急於離開山洞。
31 . 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，
32 . 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。
33 . 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。
34 . 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。」
35 . 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。」
36 . 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，
37 . 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。
38 . I guessed, extremely old.我猜測是極古老的東西。
39 . 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，
40 . Let's think carefully, I replied.「讓我們仔細想一想，」我答道。
41 . 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。
42 . We were in a better position than they were.我們的處境比他們要好。
43 . 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。
44 . 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。
45 . 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。
46 . 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。
47 . It follows the shape of the rock.它順著岩石的形狀。
48 . 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。
49 . 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。
50 . Funny, said my brother.「真有趣，」我弟弟說。