高三英語課文
Unit 23 The find of the century
1 . And don't set the hillside on fire either!「也不要把山坡弄著火了。」
2 . 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。
3 . We were in a better position than they were.我們的處境比他們要好。
4 . 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。
5 . 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。」
6 . What were their names?他們叫什麼？
7 . I turned the corner and looked in astonishment.我轉了個彎，十分驚奇地看著。
8 . 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，
9 . 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。」
10 . How many people lived here?多少人住在這裡？
11 . 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。
12 . 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。」
13 . 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。
14 . 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。
15 . Ok. We can stop here for a time.「那好吧！我們可以在這裡停一下。」
16 . 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。
17 . 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。
18 . 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。」
19 . 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。
20 . 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。
21 . What languages did they speak?他們講什麼語言？
22 . 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。
23 . 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。
24 . 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。
25 . I don't think anyone knows about this. I said.「我想沒人知道這一情況，」我說。
26 . Let's think carefully, I replied.「讓我們仔細想一想，」我答道。
27 . What clothes did they wear?他們穿什麼？
28 . 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。」
29 . At least we're safte here, I said.「起碼我們在這裡是安全的，」我說。
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 . 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，
32 . 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。
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 . On one hand, I was anxious to leave.一方面，我急於離開山洞。
35 . 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。
36 . 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。
37 . 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。
38 . 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。
39 . 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」。
40 . I think we're lost! What shall we do?「我想我們迷路了！我們該怎麼辦呢？」
41 . 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。
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 . We can make a fire and warm ourselves, I suggested.「我們可以生火取暖，」我說道。
44 . Here were not carvings in the rock but paintings.這裡岩石上不是石刻而是繪畫。
45 . 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。
46 . Funny, said my brother.「真有趣，」我弟弟說。
47 . I went further back into the cave and stopped still.我向前走拐進巖洞，停住不動。
48 . This is wonderful, I said.「這太奇妙了，」我說。
49 . 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。
50 . 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。