高三英語課文
Unit 23 The find of the century
1 . 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？
2 . How many people lived here?多少人住在這裡？
3 . 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。
4 . At least we're safte here, I said.「起碼我們在這裡是安全的，」我說。
5 . 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。
6 . 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。
7 . 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，
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 . 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。
10 . This is wonderful, I said.「這太奇妙了，」我說。
11 . It follows the shape of the rock.它順著岩石的形狀。
12 . What were their names?他們叫什麼？
13 . We were in a better position than they were.我們的處境比他們要好。
14 . 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。
15 . 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。
16 . 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。」
17 . 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。
18 . The flames threw light onto the ceiling of the cave.火焰照亮了山洞的頂部。
19 . 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。
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 . 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。
22 . 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。」
23 . I guessed, extremely old.我猜測是極古老的東西。
24 . What languages did they speak?他們講什麼語言？
25 . 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。
26 . When did they leave this area?他們什麼時候離開這裡？
27 . I think we're lost! What shall we do?「我想我們迷路了！我們該怎麼辦呢？」
28 . I don't think anyone knows about this. I said.「我想沒人知道這一情況，」我說。
29 . 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。
30 . 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，
31 . 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。
32 . 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。」
33 . 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，
34 . 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。」
35 . I went further back into the cave and stopped still.我向前走拐進巖洞，停住不動。
36 . What clothes did they wear?他們穿什麼？
37 . 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。」
38 . 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。
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 . Funny, said my brother.「真有趣，」我弟弟說。
41 . 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。
42 . 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。
43 . 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。
44 . 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。
45 . 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。
46 . It almost looks as if someone has drawn it.看起來好像這隻鹿是畫上去似的。」
47 . 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。
48 . I turned the corner and looked in astonishment.我轉了個彎，十分驚奇地看著。
49 . nor that the headline in the newspaper would be也沒有想到報紙的頭條是
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。