高三英語課文
Unit 23 The find of the century
1 . 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。
2 . 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」。
3 . 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。
4 . 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。
5 . And don't set the hillside on fire either!「也不要把山坡弄著火了。」
6 . What clothes did they wear?他們穿什麼？
7 . 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。
8 . 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。
9 . 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。
10 . Here were not carvings in the rock but paintings.這裡岩石上不是石刻而是繪畫。
11 . nor that the headline in the newspaper would be也沒有想到報紙的頭條是
12 . 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。
13 . 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。
14 . 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。
15 . Ok. We can stop here for a time.「那好吧！我們可以在這裡停一下。」
16 . 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，
17 . 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。
18 . 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。」
19 . 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，
20 . When did they leave this area?他們什麼時候離開這裡？
21 . At least we're safte here, I said.「起碼我們在這裡是安全的，」我說。
22 . I think we're lost! What shall we do?「我想我們迷路了！我們該怎麼辦呢？」
23 . We can make a fire and warm ourselves, I suggested.「我們可以生火取暖，」我說道。
24 . This is wonderful, I said.「這太奇妙了，」我說。
25 . On one hand, I was anxious to leave.一方面，我急於離開山洞。
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 . 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。
28 . 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。」
29 . 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。」
30 . 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。
31 . It almost looks as if someone has drawn it.看起來好像這隻鹿是畫上去似的。」
32 . 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。
33 . It follows the shape of the rock.它順著岩石的形狀。
34 . 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。
35 . 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。」
36 . I don't think anyone knows about this. I said.「我想沒人知道這一情況，」我說。
37 . 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。
38 . 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。
39 . 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。
40 . 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。
41 . What were their names?他們叫什麼？
42 . We succeeded in lighting the fire.我們成功地點著火。
43 . Funny, said my brother.「真有趣，」我弟弟說。
44 . Let's think carefully, I replied.「讓我們仔細想一想，」我答道。
45 . 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。
46 . 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。
47 . I guessed, extremely old.我猜測是極古老的東西。
48 . 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。
49 . 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。
50 . 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。