Rebecca
"No way" is an informal phrase that means under no circumstances or not at all. It's very common to use! Ex: There's no way you're traveling by yourself. It's not safe. Ex: No way am I going to the party tomorrow.
05/21
1
I think "people we know are lying to us" is quite specific, so it should be "listen to THE people" with definite article "the", isn't it?
Actually, the definite article "the" makes the object more specific. So saying "the people we know are lying to us" is more specific in referring to particular people who you know are lying to you. Without the definite article here, this could refer to these types of people in general. However, this sentence sounds grammatically correct both with and without the definite article "the" and could be used either way.
2
Can I use it like "take out the easy way"?
No, using "take out the easy way" sounds unnatural in English and actually changes the meaning of the sentence. It is better to use "take the easy way out" in this kind of context.
3
I don't understand the meaning of this "as full ~ as long" phrase. Is this a usual "as...as" phrase? How can I understand this phrase?
Good question. The narrator is saying that with an inbox that is "twice as full", meaning an inbox that has double the number of messages of the example he showed before, the amount of time checking it is "twice as long" meaning double the time. "Passes" here means to look through the emails (to pass your eyes over them) quickly. This phrase is being used for comparison so you can think of it as being "twice as full as before" although in this case, the "as before" is omitted because it is implied. This "as ... as ..." is not a special form or structure, it just happens to be how this narrator has chosen to make this sentence. He has skipped the second part of the usual way of comparing, "as full as before", because it is implied through the context of the sentence. Ex: This is going to take twice as long as yesterday. Ex: She ate twice as much as you.
4
Is "Flying Start" a famous organization?
"Flying Start" is actually a charity program partnership between British Airways and the organization Comic Relief. Any money that is donated to the program "Flying Start" goes to the charity organization Comic Relief. This program was created to help children in need.
5
What's "decoy" mean?
A "decoy" is a fake that is meant to be a substitute for the real thing, usually used to deceive, trick, or trap others. Hunters often use decoy (fake) birds to attract other animals they wish to hunt. Ex: Don't be fooled! He's just a decoy. Ex: The hunter placed many decoy ducks around the woods.
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