When things are getting into a muddle and you fell at a loss what to do, your first impulse is to sort yourself out, i.e., to put things straight, to get yourself into some order.

• 在事情陷入混乱而你不知道怎么办的时候，你的第一个念头是to sort yourself out， 即，把事情整顿好，使你自己的生活有一点条理。