The Viking longboats that arrived here in 982 relied on the stars and the sun to maintain their orientation.

斯堪的纳维亚人的海盗小艇在公元982年就抵达格陵兰岛，他们能保持航向靠的只是星星与太阳的位置。

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The orientation of the louvers also admits the winter afternoon sun while blocking the harsh summer afternoon glare.

百叶窗的方向也在调节了冬天午后阳光的同时，挡住了严酷夏日的午后眩光。

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The building faces west to optimise its exposure to the evening sun, but this orientation also means it looks directly onto a large avenue.

该建筑朝西，使它尽可能地暴露在夕阳下，但这个方向也意味着它直接看向大道。

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Twice yearly, an accident of solstice, orientation and geometry sends golden shafts of setting sun straight through the grid from river to river, west to east, an occasion that would be celebrated by people less in a hurry.

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Mr. House says an east-west orientation is preferred because latitude works with the sun's motion, making it easy for an individual who wants morning sunlight in the breakfast room to position it on the west side of the home, with east-facing windows.

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Find this orientation by looking through the crystal at the sky at a time when you can see the sun, mark the sun's direction on the crystal, and your mark will always point towards the sun when you match the beams from even a tiny patch of blue in an otherwise overcast sky.

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