In the mid-1970s, psychology was the media studies of its day-fashionable but usually chosen because it was easy, and most of the stuff we were taught was frictionless. There was not a lot to get to grips with.

While banks around the world are having to absorb tougher capital and liquidity rules, the UK banks, which were among the hardest hit in the financial crisis, are also having to get to grips with drastic changes to the way they sell products.

就在全球银行不得不消化更为严格的资本和流动性规则的同时，作为金融危机最大受害者之一的英国银行，也不得不应对产品销售方式上的急剧变化。

But it could also be that UK institutions need to work harder to take into account what a big step it is for young people from a radically different culture and linguistic background to get to grips with student life in the UK.

中国年轻的学生来自一个有着巨大差异的文化和语言背景，要融入在英国的学习生活，会是一个很大的跨越，也许英国的教育机构也需要尽力把这一点考虑进去。

Not until regulators get to grips with the banking system's woes by forcing banks to recognise losses, take write-offs and raise capital can the path to sustainable growth begin, he said.

切凯蒂表示，在各国监管部门迫使银行承担损失、进行资产减记并增资，从而化解银行体系的困境之后，全球经济才有望踏上可持续的增长道路。

If the world really wants to get to grips with reducing its dependency on fossil fuels, eliminating subsidies both in the developing and developed world over a period of years is a good start.

如果全球真的想勉力减少对化石燃料的依赖，在几年的时间内取消发展中国家和发达国家的燃料补贴是一个良好的开端。

But there will be a sit-down dinner and dance in the evening so it is best to get to grips with table manners well in advance.

但是，傍晚的时候将举行正式的晚宴和舞会，所以还是事先掌握好餐桌礼仪为佳。

He might be almost 121 in cat years, but the world's oldest moggy has proved its never too late to get to grips with social media.

它是全世界最高寿的猫，以猫的年龄换算他已经121岁了，然而它却证明了一件事：想要掌握社交网络，永远都不晚。

While Jovanovic is getting used to a new style of football, he and his family are also attempting to get to grips with life in a foreign country.

在约万越来越适应一种新的踢球方式的时候，他和他的家人也在尝试在国外的一种新的生活方式。

This is followed by a tour through the most applicable parts of the Java2D package that you need to get to grips with.

随后引导读者遍历了Java2D包中最有用的部分，这些都是你必须掌握的。

Robin Dunbar's book, The Science of Love and Betrayal, is perhaps surprisingly easier to get to grips with.

相比之下，罗宾.邓巴（Robin Dunbar）的书《爱与背叛的科学》更容易理解，这一点或许出人意料。

A staggering 52 per cent of workers admitted they struggled to get to grips with their work-load on Monday.

多达52%的员工承认周一只是在勉强应付工作。

If the nation is to get to grips with the problem of misconduct as it becomes a substantial scientific power, that situation has to change.

如果国家是要正视问题的不当行为，因为它变成了大量的科学的权力，这种情况必须改变。

First I'd listen to the tapes, which allowed me to get to grips with the phonetic of the language.

首先听录音带，这能让我开始学习语音。

The election results in Greece at least offered world leaders the opportunity to urge Europe to get to grips with the crisis.

希腊的选举结果至少让世界领导人有机会敦促欧洲有效应对危机。

Science is always new, and there are always new terms and concepts that journalists must get to grips with and interpret for the public.

科学总是新的，也总会有新的术语和概念出现，科学记者们要消化它们并解释给公众。

However, advocates of the broad Fed model have to get to grips with the genuine political economy issues their approach raises.

然而，大美联储模式的支持者必须认真处理其模式引起的实际政治经济问题。

This article offers a tool that may help your team get to grips with process improvement based on the day-to-day experience of the team.

本文提供了一个工具，可以帮助你的团队基于其日常经验进行过程改进。

So just what couture is and represents is something the industry needs to get to grips with.

那么，什么样的高级定制时装是业界需要紧紧抓住的呢？

She can't seem to get to grips with the fact that Mike has left for good.

她似乎无法面对麦克已经永远离开的事实。

Google is also trying to get to grips with areas of weakness, such as social networking.

谷歌也一直试图应对其薄弱领域，如社交网络。

Finding it hard to get to grips with your essay topics?

发现它很难找到与你的文章的题目握把？