Getting his bearings? 找到方向感
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> "<span word="get">get</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bearings">bearings</span>": <span word="It">It</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bearing">bearing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collegiate">collegiate</span> <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Bearings">Bearings</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compass">compass</span> <span word="bearings">bearings</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="GPS">GPS</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="positioning">positioning</span> <span word="techniques">techniques</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="compass">compass</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>. <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="compass">compass</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="compass">compass</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="magnetic">magnetic</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bearings">bearings</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bearings">bearings</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ascertain">ascertain</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="relative">relative</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="surroundings">surroundings</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="bearings">bearings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="orient">orient</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="freshman">freshman</span> <span word="orientation">orientation</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="introduction">introduction</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="newcomers">newcomers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="oriented">oriented</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="help">help</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="surroundings">surroundings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whereabouts">whereabouts</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="compass">compass</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> "<span word="get">get</span> <span word="one">one</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bearings">bearings</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="use">use</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="new">new</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bearings">bearings</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="environs">environs</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bearings">bearings</span>, <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="comfortably">comfortably</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flourish">flourish</span>.</p><p><span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bearings">bearings</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="understandably">understandably</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="confused">confused</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="uneasy">uneasy</span>.</p><p><span word="Okay">Okay</span>?</p><p><span word="Okay">Okay</span>, <span word="here">here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bearings">bearings</span>:</p>
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