You either have it, or you don’t –a sense of direction, that is. But why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map, while others can lose themselves in the next street?
方向感——你要么有，要么没有。但为什么有些人可以在没有地图的情况下穿越撒哈拉，而另一些人却可以在下一条街迷路？
Scientists say we’re all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works. One theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we don’t use it, we lose it.
科学家们说，我们生来就有方向感，但并不能正确理解它如何工作。一种理论认为，拥有良好方向感的人只是在发展方向感方面付出了更大的努力。利物浦大学正在进行的研究支持这一观点，并表明如果我们不使用，我们就会失去。
“Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around.” says Jim Martland .Research Director of the project. “However if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they never develop the skills.”
该项目的研究总监吉姆·马尔特兰说：“七岁的孩子就有能力找到出口。然而，如果不允许他们单独外出或坐车去别的地方，他们就无法发展这项技能”。
Jim Martland also emphasizes that young people should be taught certain skills to improve their sense of direction. He makes the following suggestions.
吉姆·马尔特兰还强调，应该向年轻人传授某些技能，以提高他们的方向感。他提出了以下建议。
If you are using a map, turn it so it relates to the way you are facing.
如果您使用地图，请转动地图，使其与您所面对的道路一致。
If you leave your bike in a strange place, put it near something like a big stone or a tree.
如果你把自行车停在陌生的地方，把它靠近一块大石头或一棵树。
Note landmarks on the route as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the same route.
离开自行车时，注意路线上的地标。当你返回时，沿相同路线返回。
Simplify the way of finding your direction by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or walls in the countryside to guide you. Count your steps so that you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks such as tower blocks or hills which can help to find out where you are.
通过使用城镇中的街道、乡村里的溪流或墙壁等来引导你，简化寻找方向的方式。记住走的步数，让你知道已经走了多远，并记下任何有助于找到你所在位置的地标，如塔楼或山丘。
Now you need never get lost again!
现在你再也不会迷路了！
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