高三英語課文
Unit 23 The find of the century
1 . How many people lived here?多少人住在這裡？
2 . We were in a better position than they were.我們的處境比他們要好。
3 . 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，
4 . 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。
5 . 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。
6 . What clothes did they wear?他們穿什麼？
7 . Ok. We can stop here for a time.「那好吧！我們可以在這裡停一下。」
8 . Let's think carefully, I replied.「讓我們仔細想一想，」我答道。
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 . 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。
11 . I guessed, extremely old.我猜測是極古老的東西。
12 . 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。
13 . I shall never forget that extraordinary evening.我永遠忘記不了那個不平凡的夜晚。
14 . 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，
15 . 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。
16 . 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。
17 . 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。
18 . 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，
19 . 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。
20 . 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。
21 . 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？
22 . 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。
23 . It almost looks as if someone has drawn it.看起來好像這隻鹿是畫上去似的。」
24 . 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。
25 . 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。
26 . 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。
27 . We succeeded in lighting the fire.我們成功地點著火。
28 . 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。
29 . 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。
30 . We can make a fire and warm ourselves, I suggested.「我們可以生火取暖，」我說道。
31 . This is wonderful, I said.「這太奇妙了，」我說。
32 . 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。
33 . 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。
34 . Funny, said my brother.「真有趣，」我弟弟說。
35 . 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。
36 . What were their names?他們叫什麼？
37 . At least we're safte here, I said.「起碼我們在這裡是安全的，」我說。
38 . 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。
39 . 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。
40 . 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。
41 . What languages did they speak?他們講什麼語言？
42 . 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。
43 . The flames threw light onto the ceiling of the cave.火焰照亮了山洞的頂部。
44 . 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。
45 . 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。
46 . 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。
47 . 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。
48 . 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。
49 . 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，
50 . 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。