广播电视英语短句 第 151 课：词语-绿色-2

In the fifteenth century, a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose horns had not yet developed. 一十五世纪，greenhorn是指触角仍未发育好的小牛。

A century or so later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had not yet had any experience in battle. 一个世纪后，新手【greenhorn】是指在战场没有任何经验的士兵。

By the eighteenth century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today - a person who is new in a job. 到一十八世纪，它的意思用法就和现在的一样了，是指工作中的新手。

About one hundred years ago, greenhorn was a popular expression in the American west. 大约一百年前，新手【greenhorn】在美国西部是一个非常流行的表语。

Old-timers used it to describe a man who had just arrived from one of the big cities back east. 老前辈都用它来描述刚从大城市返回抵达东部的人。