People avoid disagreeing outright with someone of a higher rank.

人们会避免直接与更高级别的人产生分歧。

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For example, people avoid disagreeing outright with someone of a higher rank.

例如，人们避免直截了当地与上级意见起冲突。

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In almost every culture, it is not usually good to stand too close to someone of a higher rank.

几乎在所有文化中，与上层(人物)站的太近也并不都是好的。

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