英譯：
know one’s place
例句：
- Students should know their place and never speak rudely to their teachers. (學生理應自知分寸，絕不可對老師出言不遜)
- Most women knew their place then, which was to take care of the kids and cook the meals. (當時大多數婦女都安分守己，在家帶小孩煮飯)
- I know my place, so I won’t speak unless spoken to. (我知道自己地位比較低，所以除非有人跟我說話，否則我就不說話)
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