At noon Captain Nemo himself came to take our bearings.

中午，尼摩船长亲自出来测定了方位。

The terms here are monstrously simplified, of course, but such a bird's-eye view lets us immediately take our bearings.

当然，这里的术语非常简单， 但这样的鸟瞰图让我们立即了解方位。