Just as this remarkable lizard turns green when in the grass and brown when on the ground, so we become fools when we associate with fools and sages when we associate with sages.

正如这只奇异的蜥蜴入草而身绿，着地而色棕，我们在亲近愚人时亦会转愚，亲近智者时也将得智。

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But what he pulled up from the depths looked more like a lizard than a fish, with greenish-brown skin, a snub nose and tiny legs.

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