高三英語課文
Unit 23 The find of the century
1 . Funny, said my brother.「真有趣，」我弟弟說。
2 . What clothes did they wear?他們穿什麼？
3 . 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」。
4 . I think we're lost! What shall we do?「我想我們迷路了！我們該怎麼辦呢？」
5 . And don't set the hillside on fire either!「也不要把山坡弄著火了。」
6 . We were in a better position than they were.我們的處境比他們要好。
7 . 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。」
8 . 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。
9 . 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。
10 . 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。
11 . 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。
12 . 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。
13 . 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。
14 . I guessed, extremely old.我猜測是極古老的東西。
15 . Let's think carefully, I replied.「讓我們仔細想一想，」我答道。
16 . 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。
17 . I was so excited that I wanted to tell the whole world what we had found.我激動得想要告訴全世界我們發現了什麼。
18 . 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？
19 . It almost looks as if someone has drawn it.看起來好像這隻鹿是畫上去似的。」
20 . 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。
21 . 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。
22 . 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。
23 . I went further back into the cave and stopped still.我向前走拐進巖洞，停住不動。
24 . 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。
25 . 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。
26 . We succeeded in lighting the fire.我們成功地點著火。
27 . 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，
28 . 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。
29 . It follows the shape of the rock.它順著岩石的形狀。
30 . 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。」
31 . 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。
32 . We can make a fire and warm ourselves, I suggested.「我們可以生火取暖，」我說道。
33 . 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。
34 . 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。
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 . 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。
37 . 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。
38 . 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。
39 . How many people lived here?多少人住在這裡？
40 . 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。」
41 . On one hand, I was anxious to leave.一方面，我急於離開山洞。
42 . The flames threw light onto the ceiling of the cave.火焰照亮了山洞的頂部。
43 . 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。
44 . 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。」
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 . 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。
47 . This is wonderful, I said.「這太奇妙了，」我說。
48 . I shall never forget that extraordinary evening.我永遠忘記不了那個不平凡的夜晚。
49 . At least we're safte here, I said.「起碼我們在這裡是安全的，」我說。
50 . 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。