高三英語課文
Unit 23 The find of the century
1 . 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。
2 . Let's think carefully, I replied.「讓我們仔細想一想，」我答道。
3 . We were in a better position than they were.我們的處境比他們要好。
4 . 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。」
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 . I went further back into the cave and stopped still.我向前走拐進巖洞，停住不動。
7 . 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。
8 . I turned the corner and looked in astonishment.我轉了個彎，十分驚奇地看著。
9 . 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。」
10 . What languages did they speak?他們講什麼語言？
11 . 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？
12 . At least we're safte here, I said.「起碼我們在這裡是安全的，」我說。
13 . We can make a fire and warm ourselves, I suggested.「我們可以生火取暖，」我說道。
14 . We succeeded in lighting the fire.我們成功地點著火。
15 . I guessed, extremely old.我猜測是極古老的東西。
16 . 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。
17 . 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。
18 . 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。
19 . And don't set the hillside on fire either!「也不要把山坡弄著火了。」
20 . 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。
21 . Here were not carvings in the rock but paintings.這裡岩石上不是石刻而是繪畫。
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 . 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，
24 . 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。
25 . 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。
26 . 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。
27 . The flames threw light onto the ceiling of the cave.火焰照亮了山洞的頂部。
28 . 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。
29 . 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。
30 . 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。
31 . On one hand, I was anxious to leave.一方面，我急於離開山洞。
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 . 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。
34 . 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。
35 . 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，
36 . 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。
37 . This is wonderful, I said.「這太奇妙了，」我說。
38 . 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。
39 . Funny, said my brother.「真有趣，」我弟弟說。
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 . 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 . 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。」
43 . 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。
44 . 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。
45 . 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。
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 . 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。
48 . 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。
49 . 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，
50 . How many people lived here?多少人住在這裡？