高三英語課文
Unit 23 The find of the century
1 . 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。
2 . Ok. We can stop here for a time.「那好吧！我們可以在這裡停一下。」
3 . 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。
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 . I guessed, extremely old.我猜測是極古老的東西。
6 . 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。
7 . And don't set the hillside on fire either!「也不要把山坡弄著火了。」
8 . 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，
9 . 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。
10 . 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。
11 . 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。
12 . 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。
13 . 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，
14 . What were their names?他們叫什麼？
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 think we're lost! What shall we do?「我想我們迷路了！我們該怎麼辦呢？」
17 . 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。
18 . The flames threw light onto the ceiling of the cave.火焰照亮了山洞的頂部。
19 . When did they leave this area?他們什麼時候離開這裡？
20 . 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。
21 . nor that the headline in the newspaper would be也沒有想到報紙的頭條是
22 . 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。
23 . 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，
24 . 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。
25 . 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。
26 . 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。
27 . 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。
28 . We were in a better position than they were.我們的處境比他們要好。
29 . 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，
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 . I shall never forget that extraordinary evening.我永遠忘記不了那個不平凡的夜晚。
32 . I don't think anyone knows about this. I said.「我想沒人知道這一情況，」我說。
33 . 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？
34 . 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。
35 . How many people lived here?多少人住在這裡？
36 . 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。」
37 . It's very difficult to see where we're going and the shower may pass in an hour or two. Let's rest and have some food.「現在很難看到我們要去的地方。陣雨可能一兩個小時就會過去，我們休息一下吃點東西。」
38 . It follows the shape of the rock.它順著岩石的形狀。
39 . At least we're safte here, I said.「起碼我們在這裡是安全的，」我說。
40 . What languages did they speak?他們講什麼語言？
41 . 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。
42 . 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。
43 . Let's think carefully, I replied.「讓我們仔細想一想，」我答道。
44 . We can make a fire and warm ourselves, I suggested.「我們可以生火取暖，」我說道。
45 . 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。
46 . This is wonderful, I said.「這太奇妙了，」我說。
47 . 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。
48 . 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。
49 . 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。」
50 . 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。