高三英語課文
Unit 23 The find of the century
1 . 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。」
2 . I think we're lost! What shall we do?「我想我們迷路了！我們該怎麼辦呢？」
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 . 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。
5 . We were in a better position than they were.我們的處境比他們要好。
6 . 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。
7 . 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。
8 . 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。
9 . 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？
10 . 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。」
11 . We succeeded in lighting the fire.我們成功地點著火。
12 . I went further back into the cave and stopped still.我向前走拐進巖洞，停住不動。
13 . 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，
14 . 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。
15 . 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，
16 . When did they leave this area?他們什麼時候離開這裡？
17 . It follows the shape of the rock.它順著岩石的形狀。
18 . 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」。
19 . 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。
20 . What were their names?他們叫什麼？
21 . 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。」
22 . I shall never forget that extraordinary evening.我永遠忘記不了那個不平凡的夜晚。
23 . Let's think carefully, I replied.「讓我們仔細想一想，」我答道。
24 . 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。
25 . The flames threw light onto the ceiling of the cave.火焰照亮了山洞的頂部。
26 . 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。
27 . 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。
28 . 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。
29 . 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。
30 . At least we're safte here, I said.「起碼我們在這裡是安全的，」我說。
31 . 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。
32 . 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。
33 . 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。
34 . We can make a fire and warm ourselves, I suggested.「我們可以生火取暖，」我說道。
35 . 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。
36 . I turned the corner and looked in astonishment.我轉了個彎，十分驚奇地看著。
37 . 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。
38 . 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，
39 . How many people lived here?多少人住在這裡？
40 . 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。」
41 . 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。
42 . nor that the headline in the newspaper would be也沒有想到報紙的頭條是
43 . I don't think anyone knows about this. I said.「我想沒人知道這一情況，」我說。
44 . 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。
45 . 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。
46 . What clothes did they wear?他們穿什麼？
47 . Funny, said my brother.「真有趣，」我弟弟說。
48 . What languages did they speak?他們講什麼語言？
49 . 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。
50 . It almost looks as if someone has drawn it.看起來好像這隻鹿是畫上去似的。」