【新环境】Trying to find my feet

Trying to find my feet

Gordon: US 8, UK 42. Ferrare Cavallo. Heel…(Lying on couch & examining a pair of shoes)

Katherine: Hurry up! You'll be late for work. What are you doing?

Gordon: I'm a little bit worried about my new job. I'm trying to find my feet.

Katherine: That's the trouble then. You deserve [diˈzə:v] the boot [bu:t].

Gordon: Why?

Katherine: You work in a shoe shop and if you don't even know where your feet are, then there's no future for you there. Now get a move on before I put my foot in your mouth.

Gordon: Alright, alright, I'm leaving.

努力适应新环境

戈登: 美国码8号、英国码42号、意大利真皮、鞋后跟……（躺在沙发上，反复观看一双皮鞋）

凯瑟琳: 快点！你快迟到了，你在干什么？

戈登: 我只是有点担心新工作，我正尝试适应新环境。

凯瑟琳: 问题就在这里，你真该被解雇。

戈登: 为什么？

凯瑟琳: 你在鞋店工作，但居然不知自己脚踏何地，我觉得你在鞋店也不会有什么前途。你再不动身，别怪我不客气了。

戈登: 好的，好的，我马上出门。

第一个是trying to find my feet，意为“我正在努力适应新环境”。其它类似说法还有：

I'm trying to orientate myself.  我在尽力适应。

I’m trying to settle in. 我在努力习惯（新工作/新居等）

I’m learning the ropes. 我正在学习掌握窍门。