她初任记者，完全是个生手。 。

She is a complete novice as a reporter.

侦探称这次夜盗是拙劣的生手干的。

Detectives described the burglary as 'crude and amateurish'.

他在亚齐已经三个月了，希望给他们的某些思路带来些新意，尽管他们显然都不是生手。

He's in Aceh for three months and hopes to sharpen some of their ideas, though it's clear they are not novices.

这样做完全可行，但是对生手来说有点难，尤其是在不使用盐或醋等防腐材料的情况下。

It's perfectly doable but not for beginners, especially as there's no salt or vinegar to help preservation.

但他是熟手，你是生手，我得要教你，刚开头时还得干许多该你干的活儿，只给你三十，以后涨到四十。

If I break you in, I'll be doing plenty of your work at first. Suppose you begin at thirty, an 'work up to the forty.