高三英語課文
Unit 23 The find of the century
1 . What clothes did they wear?他們穿什麼？
2 . 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。
3 . 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。
4 . I guessed, extremely old.我猜測是極古老的東西。
5 . Ok. We can stop here for a time.「那好吧！我們可以在這裡停一下。」
6 . 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。
7 . 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。
8 . 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，
9 . 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。
10 . 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。
11 . 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」。
12 . 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。
13 . I think we're lost! What shall we do?「我想我們迷路了！我們該怎麼辦呢？」
14 . Funny, said my brother.「真有趣，」我弟弟說。
15 . 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。
16 . 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，
17 . 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。
18 . 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。」
19 . 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。
20 . Here were not carvings in the rock but paintings.這裡岩石上不是石刻而是繪畫。
21 . I don't think anyone knows about this. I said.「我想沒人知道這一情況，」我說。
22 . 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。
23 . 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。
24 . At least we're safte here, I said.「起碼我們在這裡是安全的，」我說。
25 . We can make a fire and warm ourselves, I suggested.「我們可以生火取暖，」我說道。
26 . nor that the headline in the newspaper would be也沒有想到報紙的頭條是
27 . 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。
28 . When did they leave this area?他們什麼時候離開這裡？
29 . 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。
30 . 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，
31 . 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。
32 . The flames threw light onto the ceiling of the cave.火焰照亮了山洞的頂部。
33 . It almost looks as if someone has drawn it.看起來好像這隻鹿是畫上去似的。」
34 . 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。」
35 . We were in a better position than they were.我們的處境比他們要好。
36 . We succeeded in lighting the fire.我們成功地點著火。
37 . 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。
38 . And don't set the hillside on fire either!「也不要把山坡弄著火了。」
39 . 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。
40 . 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。
41 . What languages did they speak?他們講什麼語言？
42 . 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。
43 . 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。
44 . 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。
45 . How many people lived here?多少人住在這裡？
46 . 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。
47 . 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。」
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 . On one hand, I was anxious to leave.一方面，我急於離開山洞。
50 . 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。