The third big influence on wildfire behavior is the lay of the land, or topography.

第三个对森林大火趋势有巨大影响的是地形走势或地势。

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Walking is good exercise, of course, but it's also a great way to learn the lay of the land.

步行是一种很好的锻炼方法，同时也很有利于了解地形。

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Note: most of the things I told you above is meant to give you a good conceptual model of the lay of the land.

注意：我告诉你们的大部分事给了你们一个很好的概念模型。

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But today, we've got a closer look at the lay of the land from a local perspective.

NPR: A Local Perspective on the South Carolina Vote

Laughlin advises working closely with an expert third-party vendor with deep experience and the lay of the land.

FORBES: E-Discovery Moves to the Cloud

Senators can be considered stuffy, and they're often too far removed from the political lay of the land.

FORBES: The Senator President