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

greenhorn缺少在那片艰难、崎岖土地上所需技能。

He say, said I, that you came near kill-e that man there, pointing to the still shivering greenhorn.

他说, 我说道, 你简直要把那边那个人给弄死了, 我着那个还在哆嗦毛头小子。

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是小母牛，或牛尚未长公牛。

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士兵。

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就有了如今含义，工作中新手。

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就有了现在意思，即工作上新手。