“知趣”怎么说？
<p> 我最近一直在上一门艺术史的课。就在上个星期，一个学生在课堂上跟教授吵了起来，非说教授讲得不对，让我大吃一惊。我们上学那会儿，绝对没有人敢去指出老师的错误。不过，这倒让我想起了一个习惯用语，那就是：<span word="know">know</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="place">place</span>意思是按照自己的身份和地位行事，特别是指自己的地位比较低下的时候。中国文化讲究的是尊师敬长，老师说的都是对的，学生怎么能反过来质问老师呢?要让我说，<span word="He">He</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="place">place</span> . 他的表现太不得体了。让我们听听下面这个工厂工人的经历。</p><p> <span word="During">During</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foreman">foreman</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lowlevel">lowlevel</span> <span word="worker">worker</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="KNEW">KNEW</span> <span word="MY">MY</span> <span word="PLACE">PLACE</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="supervisor">supervisor</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>.</p><p> 他说，我在组装线上工作的第一年注意到，工头犯了很多错误，但是我一声没吭，作为刚上岗的新人，我知道自己的身份，我可不想因为批评自己的上司不好，而被炒了鱿鱼。</p><p> 这个工人看来挺会做人的，不象某些初出茅庐的年轻人。<span word="He">He</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p> 我先生的公司去年夏天曾经来过一批实习生。临走的时候，他们居然给公司总裁写了一封联名信，历数公司在管理上所犯的错误。有人说，他们真是不知深浅，居然教育老板如何去经营自己的公司。<span word="They">They</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="place">place</span> . 你觉得呢?畅所欲言需要考虑身份和等级吗?</p>
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