美语怎么说：036 菜鸟用英语怎么说？

　　Donny在北京学汉语，他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是吴琼要问的：菜鸟。
WQ: Donny! 我买了最新的 iPhone耶！
Donny: Wow, you got the latest iPhone? How do you like it?
WQ: 很喜欢啊！就是不太会用。我还是个菜鸟。咦？菜鸟英文怎么说？
Donny: 菜鸟的英文是 newbie.
WQ: Newbie? New是新的，所以newbie就是菜鸟的意思。
Donny: That's right. But don't worry. Everyone has to start out as a newbie.
WQ: 我需要有个人指点我一下， give me...eh....give me....
Donny: A few pointers?
WQ: 没错，就是这个词。pointer is spelled p-o-i-n-t-e-r, pointer 是指点，建议的意思。I need someone to give me a few pointers on how to find the coolest iPhone apps. 我想知道怎么去找最酷的iPhone应用。
Donny: I have an iPhone. I can show you the ropes.
WQ: 你就有iPhone?太好了。不过，你刚刚说 You can show me the ropes. 意思是你可以教我对不对？
Donny: You guessed right! To show someone the ropes means¹ to explain to someone how to do a job or activity.
WQ: 可是，这跟 rope 绳子又有什么关系呢？
Donny: A long time ago sailors had to learn how to control the ropes to set sail. Learning² the ropes was a beginner's lesson for sailors. So to show someone the ropes means to show someone the basics of doing something.
WQ: 我明白了，以前新水手第一个要学会的就是如何操控绳子。所以，to show someone the ropes 就是教导新手做某件事情。
Donny: Yup! OK, now let's see what you've learned³ today.
WQ: 第一，菜鸟叫 newbie;
第二，指点某人是 to give somebody a few pointers;
第三，教初学者做某事可以说 to show someone the ropes!

1 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

2 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

3 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。