高三英語課文
Unit 23 The find of the century
1 . 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。
2 . 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，
3 . How many people lived here?多少人住在這裡？
4 . 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，
5 . 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。
6 . 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？
7 . And don't set the hillside on fire either!「也不要把山坡弄著火了。」
8 . 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。
9 . This is wonderful, I said.「這太奇妙了，」我說。
10 . We can make a fire and warm ourselves, I suggested.「我們可以生火取暖，」我說道。
11 . I guessed, extremely old.我猜測是極古老的東西。
12 . 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。」
13 . 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。
14 . Let's think carefully, I replied.「讓我們仔細想一想，」我答道。
15 . 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。
16 . We were in a better position than they were.我們的處境比他們要好。
17 . 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。
18 . 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。
19 . What languages did they speak?他們講什麼語言？
20 . It follows the shape of the rock.它順著岩石的形狀。
21 . 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。
22 . 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。
23 . We succeeded in lighting the fire.我們成功地點著火。
24 . 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。
25 . I don't think anyone knows about this. I said.「我想沒人知道這一情況，」我說。
26 . At least we're safte here, I said.「起碼我們在這裡是安全的，」我說。
27 . What clothes did they wear?他們穿什麼？
28 . 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。
29 . 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。
30 . 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。
31 . 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。
32 . What were their names?他們叫什麼？
33 . Here were not carvings in the rock but paintings.這裡岩石上不是石刻而是繪畫。
34 . On one hand, I was anxious to leave.一方面，我急於離開山洞。
35 . 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。
36 . 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。
37 . 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。
38 . 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。
39 . 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。」
40 . 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。
41 . 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。
42 . 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。
43 . 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。
44 . 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。
45 . I turned the corner and looked in astonishment.我轉了個彎，十分驚奇地看著。
46 . 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。
47 . 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。
48 . 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。
49 . 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。
50 . 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，