and the good living, such as entering the room of Zhilan, if you don't smell its fragrance for a long time, you will melt with it; With poor human settlements, such as entering the abalone's place, if you smell it for a long time, it will also melt with it. What is hidden in lacquer is black. Therefore, a gentleman must be careful about where he is, so that he is straight, assimilated and tends to be consistent with ….

Zhi, pronoun, instead of Zhilan (abalone) in the previous article

Yes, it can't be explained separately. Together with Yizi, it is interpreted as: So; Therefore,

people, people of ...

Translation

Being with people of noble character is like being bathed in a room full of fragrant plants. After a long time, you can't smell the fragrance, but it is already full of fragrance. Being with people with bad conduct is like going to a place where abalone is sold. After a long time, it won't smell bad, and it is also integrated into the environment; The place where Dan is hidden turns red after a long time, and the place where paint is hidden turns black after a long time, which is also caused by environmental impact! Therefore, a real gentleman must carefully choose his own environment.

warning

simply speaking, the environment has a great influence on people, so we must choose our environment carefully.