高三英語課文
Unit 23 The find of the century
1 . I turned the corner and looked in astonishment.我轉了個彎，十分驚奇地看著。
2 . Here were not carvings in the rock but paintings.這裡岩石上不是石刻而是繪畫。
3 . 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。
4 . When did they leave this area?他們什麼時候離開這裡？
5 . 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。
6 . I think we're lost! What shall we do?「我想我們迷路了！我們該怎麼辦呢？」
7 . 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。
8 . 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。
9 . 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。
10 . 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。
11 . The flames threw light onto the ceiling of the cave.火焰照亮了山洞的頂部。
12 . 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。
13 . I don't think anyone knows about this. I said.「我想沒人知道這一情況，」我說。
14 . I guessed, extremely old.我猜測是極古老的東西。
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 . 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。
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 . 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。」
19 . 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，
20 . 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。
21 . 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。」
22 . 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。
23 . 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。
24 . 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。
25 . 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。
26 . 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。
27 . 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。
28 . We can make a fire and warm ourselves, I suggested.「我們可以生火取暖，」我說道。
29 . 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。
30 . What languages did they speak?他們講什麼語言？
31 . 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。
32 . 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。
33 . 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。
34 . What clothes did they wear?他們穿什麼？
35 . 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。
36 . 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。
37 . 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。
38 . 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？
39 . I went further back into the cave and stopped still.我向前走拐進巖洞，停住不動。
40 . 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。
41 . I shall never forget that extraordinary evening.我永遠忘記不了那個不平凡的夜晚。
42 . 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」。
43 . It almost looks as if someone has drawn it.看起來好像這隻鹿是畫上去似的。」
44 . On one hand, I was anxious to leave.一方面，我急於離開山洞。
45 . 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，
46 . 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。
47 . We succeeded in lighting the fire.我們成功地點著火。
48 . This is wonderful, I said.「這太奇妙了，」我說。
49 . We were in a better position than they were.我們的處境比他們要好。
50 . 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。