高三英語課文
Unit 23 The find of the century
1 . 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，
2 . 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」。
3 . I went further back into the cave and stopped still.我向前走拐進巖洞，停住不動。
4 . How many people lived here?多少人住在這裡？
5 . 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。
6 . Ok. We can stop here for a time.「那好吧！我們可以在這裡停一下。」
7 . 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。
8 . 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。
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 . 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。
11 . It follows the shape of the rock.它順著岩石的形狀。
12 . 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，
13 . 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。
14 . 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。
15 . 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。
16 . 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。
17 . It almost looks as if someone has drawn it.看起來好像這隻鹿是畫上去似的。」
18 . 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。
19 . 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。
20 . What clothes did they wear?他們穿什麼？
21 . 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，
22 . 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。
23 . 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。
24 . 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？
25 . I think we're lost! What shall we do?「我想我們迷路了！我們該怎麼辦呢？」
26 . I turned the corner and looked in astonishment.我轉了個彎，十分驚奇地看著。
27 . At least we're safte here, I said.「起碼我們在這裡是安全的，」我說。
28 . 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，
29 . What languages did they speak?他們講什麼語言？
30 . 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。
31 . What were their names?他們叫什麼？
32 . 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。」
33 . 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。
34 . 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。
35 . 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。
36 . 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。
37 . 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。
38 . 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。
39 . 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，
40 . nor that the headline in the newspaper would be也沒有想到報紙的頭條是
41 . We succeeded in lighting the fire.我們成功地點著火。
42 . I don't think anyone knows about this. I said.「我想沒人知道這一情況，」我說。
43 . 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。
44 . This is wonderful, I said.「這太奇妙了，」我說。
45 . 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。
46 . We can make a fire and warm ourselves, I suggested.「我們可以生火取暖，」我說道。
47 . 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。
48 . We were in a better position than they were.我們的處境比他們要好。
49 . I shall never forget that extraordinary evening.我永遠忘記不了那個不平凡的夜晚。
50 . I guessed, extremely old.我猜測是極古老的東西。