高三英語課文
Unit 23 The find of the century
1 . 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。
2 . 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。
3 . 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。
4 . What clothes did they wear?他們穿什麼？
5 . 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，
6 . I shall never forget that extraordinary evening.我永遠忘記不了那個不平凡的夜晚。
7 . 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。」
8 . 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。
9 . 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。
10 . 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，
11 . 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。
12 . It almost looks as if someone has drawn it.看起來好像這隻鹿是畫上去似的。」
13 . 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。
14 . I turned the corner and looked in astonishment.我轉了個彎，十分驚奇地看著。
15 . Here were not carvings in the rock but paintings.這裡岩石上不是石刻而是繪畫。
16 . 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。
17 . 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。
18 . How many people lived here?多少人住在這裡？
19 . 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。
20 . 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。
21 . 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」。
22 . 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。
23 . 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。
24 . 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。
25 . 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。
26 . I guessed, extremely old.我猜測是極古老的東西。
27 . 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。
28 . 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。
29 . 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。
30 . 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。
31 . And don't set the hillside on fire either!「也不要把山坡弄著火了。」
32 . We were in a better position than they were.我們的處境比他們要好。
33 . 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。
34 . 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。」
35 . 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。
36 . 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。」
37 . We succeeded in lighting the fire.我們成功地點著火。
38 . Funny, said my brother.「真有趣，」我弟弟說。
39 . 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。
40 . I don't think anyone knows about this. I said.「我想沒人知道這一情況，」我說。
41 . When did they leave this area?他們什麼時候離開這裡？
42 . At least we're safte here, I said.「起碼我們在這裡是安全的，」我說。
43 . 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。
44 . 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。
45 . 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，
46 . The flames threw light onto the ceiling of the cave.火焰照亮了山洞的頂部。
47 . 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？
48 . 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。
49 . It follows the shape of the rock.它順著岩石的形狀。
50 . 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。