I long for a return to the simplicity of designating metro exits by the points of the compass.

我盼望着能恢复用方位标地铁出口的简明方式。

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They are much more familiar with the points of the compass than their more northern neighbours.

还要说的是，这里的印第安人在使用指南针方面要比他们北方邻居强多了。

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The majority of the metro stations have four exits , which logically enough were formerly specified by the points of the compass.

多数地铁站都有四个出口，以前是极合理地以方位标出。

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In this regard, the points of the compass are like money, which has value only because men say that it does.

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The woman might have been interested in how my industry source, who had called sugar, fat, and salt the three points of the compass, described her entree.

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