The civil servants who spoke out about him had worked for other ministers before; they were not greenhorns.

公开谈论拉布的公务员以前曾为其他部长工作过，他们并不是新手。

The “greenhorn” lacked the skills he would need to live in the hard, rough country.

greenhorn缺少在那片艰难、崎岖土地上生存所需的技能。

In the 15th century, a “greenhorn” was a young cow or ox whose horns had not yet developed.

在15世纪，greenhorn是小母牛，或尚未长出角的公牛。

In the fifteenth century, a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose horns had not yet developed.

在15世纪，greenhorn是指小母牛，或牛角尚未长出的公牛。

A century or so later, a “greenhorn” was a soldier who had not yet had any experience in battle.

大约一个世纪后，greenhorn使之那些尚没有战场经验的士兵。

'Yeah. I don't want no greenhorn. I need a experienced mechanic'.

'是的。我不想没有新手。我需要一个有经验的机械师'。

Because he was a greenhorn, he didn't notice the green light.

因为他是个没经验的人，没能注意到绿色交通信号灯。

By the eighteenth century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today - a person who is new in a job.

到了18世纪，greenhorn就有了如今的含义，工作中的新手。

By the 18th century, a “greenhorn” had the meaning it has today -- a person who is new in a job.

到了18世纪，greenhorn就有了现在的意思，即工作上的新手。

Is he such a greenhorn and can't see how 'tis with you now?

他是个新手， 看不出你现在过得怎么样？

America kept several words (such as burly, greenhorn, talented and scant) that had been largely dropped in Britain (although some have since been recovered), and words like lumber and lot soon acquired their specific American meanings.

美国保留了几个在英国基本上被丢弃的词（例如 burly、greenhorn、talented 和 scant）（尽管有些词后来被恢复），而 lumber 和 lot 等词很快获得了它们特定的美国含义。