高三英語課文
Unit 23 The find of the century
1 . 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。
2 . 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。」
3 . I went further back into the cave and stopped still.我向前走拐進巖洞，停住不動。
4 . 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。
5 . 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。
6 . Ok. We can stop here for a time.「那好吧！我們可以在這裡停一下。」
7 . nor that the headline in the newspaper would be也沒有想到報紙的頭條是
8 . 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。
9 . We succeeded in lighting the fire.我們成功地點著火。
10 . 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」。
11 . I don't think anyone knows about this. I said.「我想沒人知道這一情況，」我說。
12 . 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。
13 . 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。
14 . 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，
15 . On one hand, I was anxious to leave.一方面，我急於離開山洞。
16 . What clothes did they wear?他們穿什麼？
17 . 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。」
18 . What were their names?他們叫什麼？
19 . When did they leave this area?他們什麼時候離開這裡？
20 . 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？
21 . 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。
22 . 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。
23 . Let's think carefully, I replied.「讓我們仔細想一想，」我答道。
24 . It almost looks as if someone has drawn it.看起來好像這隻鹿是畫上去似的。」
25 . At least we're safte here, I said.「起碼我們在這裡是安全的，」我說。
26 . 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。
27 . How many people lived here?多少人住在這裡？
28 . 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。
29 . 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。
30 . 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，
31 . Here were not carvings in the rock but paintings.這裡岩石上不是石刻而是繪畫。
32 . The flames threw light onto the ceiling of the cave.火焰照亮了山洞的頂部。
33 . 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。
34 . And don't set the hillside on fire either!「也不要把山坡弄著火了。」
35 . I shall never forget that extraordinary evening.我永遠忘記不了那個不平凡的夜晚。
36 . 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。
37 . 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。
38 . 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。
39 . Now I could see a smaller deer next to the one my brother had pointed to.現在我可以看見一隻更小的鹿，它緊挨著我弟弟指的那一隻。
40 . What languages did they speak?他們講什麼語言？
41 . 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。
42 . 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。
43 . 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。
44 . 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。
45 . 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。
46 . 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，
47 . 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。
48 . 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。
49 . We were in a better position than they were.我們的處境比他們要好。
50 . 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。