Green Means Spring and Other Things
2025-03-09
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1Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories.
2Today we talk about a color found all throughout nature - green!
3Green is also very common in American English.
4Let's hear Warren Scheer read a story about these colorful expressions!
5Green is an important color in nature.
6It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees.
7It is also the color of most growing plants.
8Sometimes, the word green means young, fresh and growing.
9Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet ripe or finished.
10For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience, who is new to a situation.
11In the fifteenth century, a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose horns had not yet developed.
12A century or so later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had not yet had any experience in battle.
13By the eighteenth century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today - a person who is new in a job.
14About one hundred years ago, greenhorn was a popular expression in the American west.
15Old-timers used it to describe a man who had just arrived from one of the big cities back east.
16The greenhorn lacked the skills he would need to live in the hard, rough country.
17Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb.
18The expression comes from the early 1900s.
19A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well.
20You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died.
21The Green Revolution is the name given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains.
22The new plants produced much larger crops.
23The Green Revolution was the result of hard work by agricultural scientists who had green thumbs.
24Green is also the color used to describe the powerful emotion, jealousy.
25The green-eyed monster is not a frightening creature from outer space.
26It is an expression used about four hundred years ago by British writer William Shakespeare in his play "Othello."
27It describes the unpleasant feeling a person has when someone has something he wants.
28A young man may suffer from the green-eyed monster if his girlfriend begins going out with someone else.
29Or, that green-eyed monster may affect your friend if you get a pay raise and she does not.
30In most places in the world, a green light is a sign to move ahead.
31A green light on a traffic signal means your car can continue on.
32In everyday speech, a green light means approval to continue with a project.
33We want you to know we have a green light to continue this series next week.
34And that's all the time we have for this Words and Their Stories.
35Don't forget to tune in again for another story about American English expressions.
36Until next time!
37I'm Anna Matteo.
1Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. 2Today we talk about a color found all throughout nature - green! 3Green is also very common in American English. Let's hear Warren Scheer read a story about these colorful expressions! 4Green 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. 5Sometimes, the word green means young, fresh and growing. Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet ripe or finished. 6For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience, who is new to a situation. In the fifteenth 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 eighteenth century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today - a person who is new in a job. 7About one hundred 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. 8Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb. The expression comes from the early 1900s. 9A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well. You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died. 10The Green Revolution is the name given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains. The new plants produced much larger crops. The Green Revolution was the result of hard work by agricultural scientists who had green thumbs. 11Green is also the color used to describe the powerful emotion, jealousy. The green-eyed monster is not a frightening creature from outer space. It is an expression used about four hundred years ago by British writer William Shakespeare in his play "Othello." 12It describes the unpleasant feeling a person has when someone has something he wants. A young man may suffer from the green-eyed monster if his girlfriend begins going out with someone else. Or, that green-eyed monster may affect your friend if you get a pay raise and she does not. 13In most places in the world, a green light is a sign to move ahead. A green light on a traffic signal means your car can continue on. In everyday speech, a green light means approval to continue with a project. We want you to know we have a green light to continue this series next week. 14And that's all the time we have for this Words and Their Stories. 15Don't forget to tune in again for another story about American English expressions. 16Until next time! 17I'm Anna Matteo. 18Marilyn Christiano wrote this program. Warren Scheer and Anna Matteo narrated.