It's also an exhortation to avoid common follies, such as envy or resentment, or associating with toxic or dishonest people.

这本书也劝导人们避免常见的愚蠢行为，如嫉妒或怨恨他人，或与有害或不诚实的人交往。

What do you want people to do by associating with your brand?

你希望人们通过你的品牌联想到什么？

I shouldn't have wasted my time associating with those people.

我不该浪费时间和那些人交往。

I don't like you associating with those people.

我不喜欢你和那些人混在一起。

Through science we've got the idea of associating progress with the future.

通过科学我们已有了将进步与未来联系起来的观念。

What would they think if they knew that they were associating with a murderer?

如果他们知道了他们正与一个杀人犯打成一片，他们会怎么想？