英語博客-北美風(fēng)情 186、To get your feet wet
Maura: There are a few different ways that green can be used in a slang way. But today, we’re looking at calling someone green when they don’t have a lot of experience in a certain area.
Harp: Yes. So when they don’t have a lot of experience doing something, you can say that they’re green.
Maura: Yes. And this green person might also feel shy or nervous or be acting awkward because they’re inexperienced; they don’t know how to act.
Harp: Yeah. It’s usually when you’re younger and you’re awkward, and maybe you don’t know how to do something, so you feel green.
Maura: Yeah. You could be green in so many different things. You could be green in different activities, in sports. In this way that green is used for slang, it means that someone is new to an experience or a situation and they feel kind of awkward about it.
