词语掌故：充满活力的green(1/2)

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概述：绿色，在大自然中随处可见。你了解生活中那些与绿色( green )相关的表达吗？
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Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is also the color of most growing plants.
Sometimes, the word green means young, fresh and growing.
Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet ripe or finished. For example, a "greenhorn" is someone who has no experience, who is new to a situation. In the 15th century, a "greenhorn" was a young cow or ox whose horns had not yet developed. A century or so later, a "greenhorn" was a soldier who had not yet had any experience in battle. By the 18th century, a "greenhorn" had the meaning it has today -- a person who is new in a job.
About 100 years ago, "greenhorn" was a popular expression in the American West. Old-timers used it to describe a man who had just arrived from one of the big cities back east. The "greenhorn" lacked the skills he would need to live in the hard, rough country.
Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have "a green thumb." The expression comes from the early 1900s.绿色在自然界中随处可见，草地与没掉的树叶是绿色的，大多数植物也都是绿色的。
有时候，绿色这个词意味着年轻，精神饱满和生机勃勃。
有时候，它用于形容那些未成熟或是未完成的东西。例如，“绿角”（greenhorn）指代没有经验的新手，面临一个新环境的人。15世纪，“绿角”代指小母牛或未长角的公牛。大约一个世纪以后，“绿角”用来指那些还没上过战场的士兵。到18世纪，“绿角”有了和现在相同的意思——职场新人。
大约一百年前，“绿角”在美国西部非常流行，老一辈用它形容那些刚从东部大城市回来的人。“绿角”们缺乏在这种艰难、地形崎岖乡下生活的技能。
那些有着一手好园艺技能的人被称为“绿拇指”（a green thumb），这个短语起源于20世纪早期。