高中VOA英语—美国习惯用语讲座（doc版） 第448 greenhorn素材
<p> 标题：美国习惯用语-第448 <span word="greenhorn">greenhorn</span>; <span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ears">ears</span>...</p><p> 内容：</p><p> 今天我们要讲的习惯用语都是用来描述刚接手完全生疏的任务，因而急需培训的工作人员。</p><p> 第一个是：<span word="greenhorn">greenhorn</span>。</p><p> 大家也许知道<span word="horn">horn</span>是动物头上长的角。</p><p> 像鹿和牛之类的动物都有角，而这些动物在刚出生的时候，它们的角还没有长成，只是头上有日后会长成角的基部，带有不久便会消退的绿色，所以<span word="greenhorn">greenhorn</span>是初生动物的标志。</p><p> 大约在二百五十年前，人们开始用<span word="greenhorn">greenhorn</span>来指刚入伍的年轻新兵。</p><p> 他们当然对军事技能一无所知。</p><p> 若干年后，人们又用<span word="greenhorn">greenhorn</span>来描述刚下船来到纽约的新移民，被嘈杂纷乱的大都会弄得晕头转向。</p><p> 而如今<span word="greenhorn">greenhorn</span>指的是什么样的人呢? 我们听个例子吧。</p><p> 例句-1：<span word="This">This</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="greenhorn">greenhorn</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="left">left</span>-<span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="hammer">hammer</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="funny">funny</span>: <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tool">tool</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>.他说：他要那新来的小伙子为他取一把左手用的锤子。</p><p> 他说好笑的是那小伙子到处找人打听这样的工具。</p><p> 他整整花了两小时才弄清根本就没什么左手用的锤子。</p>
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