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 . It almost looks as if someone has drawn it.看起來好像這隻鹿是畫上去似的。」
3 . 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。
4 . We succeeded in lighting the fire.我們成功地點著火。
5 . 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」。
6 . 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。
7 . 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。
8 . I guessed, extremely old.我猜測是極古老的東西。
9 . 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。
10 . 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，
11 . What clothes did they wear?他們穿什麼？
12 . 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。
13 . It follows the shape of the rock.它順著岩石的形狀。
14 . 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。
15 . I turned the corner and looked in astonishment.我轉了個彎，十分驚奇地看著。
16 . 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。
17 . 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。
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 . 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。
20 . 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。
21 . When did they leave this area?他們什麼時候離開這裡？
22 . 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。
23 . 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。
24 . 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。
25 . 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，
26 . 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。
27 . 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。
28 . Here were not carvings in the rock but paintings.這裡岩石上不是石刻而是繪畫。
29 . Ok. We can stop here for a time.「那好吧！我們可以在這裡停一下。」
30 . 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，
31 . 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。
32 . 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。
33 . 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。
34 . What languages did they speak?他們講什麼語言？
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 . 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？
37 . 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。」
38 . We can make a fire and warm ourselves, I suggested.「我們可以生火取暖，」我說道。
39 . And don't set the hillside on fire either!「也不要把山坡弄著火了。」
40 . 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。
41 . 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。
42 . 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。
43 . nor that the headline in the newspaper would be也沒有想到報紙的頭條是
44 . 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。
45 . 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。
46 . I think we're lost! What shall we do?「我想我們迷路了！我們該怎麼辦呢？」
47 . On one hand, I was anxious to leave.一方面，我急於離開山洞。
48 . At least we're safte here, I said.「起碼我們在這裡是安全的，」我說。
49 . Funny, said my brother.「真有趣，」我弟弟說。
50 . 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。