高三英語課文
Unit 23 The find of the century
1 . 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。
2 . 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。
3 . 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。
4 . Funny, said my brother.「真有趣，」我弟弟說。
5 . 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。
6 . Here were not carvings in the rock but paintings.這裡岩石上不是石刻而是繪畫。
7 . 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。
8 . 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。」
9 . 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，
10 . 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。
11 . 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。
12 . I turned the corner and looked in astonishment.我轉了個彎，十分驚奇地看著。
13 . How many people lived here?多少人住在這裡？
14 . 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。
15 . I shall never forget that extraordinary evening.我永遠忘記不了那個不平凡的夜晚。
16 . 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。」
17 . 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，
18 . 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。
19 . 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。」
20 . 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。
21 . 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，
22 . It almost looks as if someone has drawn it.看起來好像這隻鹿是畫上去似的。」
23 . 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。
24 . 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。
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 . 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。
27 . 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。
28 . 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。
29 . 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。
30 . Let's think carefully, I replied.「讓我們仔細想一想，」我答道。
31 . I guessed, extremely old.我猜測是極古老的東西。
32 . 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。
33 . On one hand, I was anxious to leave.一方面，我急於離開山洞。
34 . What clothes did they wear?他們穿什麼？
35 . 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，
36 . 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。
37 . 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。
38 . 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。
39 . The flames threw light onto the ceiling of the cave.火焰照亮了山洞的頂部。
40 . 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。
41 . At least we're safte here, I said.「起碼我們在這裡是安全的，」我說。
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 is wonderful, I said.「這太奇妙了，」我說。
44 . 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。」
45 . 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。
46 . When did they leave this area?他們什麼時候離開這裡？
47 . 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。
48 . 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。
49 . 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？
50 . 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。