Self-orientation

self [self]

n. 自己;本人;本性;私利; adj. 同一的;纯净的;单一的; vt. 使自花授精;使近亲繁殖; vi. 自花授精;

orientation [orɪɛn'teʃən]

n. 方向，定位，取向，排列方向;任职培训;（外交等的）方针[态度]的确定;环境判定;

orient东方+ation名词后缀→向东方→定位

it suddenly became real.

一切突然成真了。

I will try.

我会试试看。

Pierre and I borrowed the money and bought the necklace. During the next ten years we both worked day and night to pay back the money we had borrowed. That's why I now look so old. Well, after all these years we've at last paid back all the money.

我和比尔借了一笔钱，买下了那条项链。在后来的10年时间里，我们两人为了偿还这笔借款不分昼夜地干活。这就是为什么我现在看起来这样老的原因。好了，过了这些年之后，我们终于还清了全部借款。