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In this episode you will learn HSK2 lesson seven Text two,在去机场的路上。
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HSK2-7-2 在去机场的路上

🔴Sabes la diferencia entre día festivo y feriado❓
Te cuento como distinguirlo y también sobre algunas cosas de latinoamérica😯🤔
⚪¿Sabías que en Bolivia tenemos un dios llamado Ekeko? El dios de la fortuna y no! No es un duende...todo esto te lo cuento en este episodio😃
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Escucha Facil Español

¿Día festivo o Feriado?⛅🧙‍♂️🍀💰 [Capítulo 14]

Es el primer episodio de este canal... disfrútalo 

Hablar por hablar (Listening)

Bienvenidos

CHISTES MEXICANOS

LA SOPA.

В этом подкасте рассказываю о происхождении нескольких фраз про нос в русском языке. Почему именно нос???

Привет, это Наташа!

Эпизод 36. Фразы про нос в русском языке.

Sara needed a new laptop for university.
She found two options online.
The first laptop cost $900 and had average reviews.
The second laptop cost $650, had better reviews, and came with a free bag.
She showed both options to her brother.
He looked at the screen and said, “The second one is cheaper and better? That’s a no-brainer!”
Sara smiled and ordered it immediately.

Ali had two job offers.
The first job paid$1,500 per month and was far from his house.
The second job paid $2,500 and was only 10 minutes away.
His friend asked, “Which one will you choose?”
Ali laughed and said, “The second one! It’s a no-brainer!”
Idiom: No-brainer
✅ Meaning
A no-brainer is a decision that is very easy to make because the answer is obvious.
👉 It doesn’t require much thinking.
🔹 Simple Explanation 
If something is a no-brainer, you don’t need to think hard about it. The choice is clear and easy.
🔹 Structure
It’s a no-brainer.
That’s a no-brainer.
It was a no-brainer to + verb
🔹 Examples
The job offers more money and fewer hours. It’s a no-brainer!
This phone is cheaper and better. That’s a no-brainer.
It was a no-brainer to accept the scholarship.
If the course is free, it’s a no-brainer to join.


What would be a no-brainer decision for you?
Is it a no-brainer to exercise regularly? Why?
If someone gives you a free vacation ticket, what would you say?
Is studying English a no-brainer for your future?
🔹 Useful Similar Expressions
It’s obvious.
It’s an easy choice.
That’s a clear decision.
Of course!
Without a doubt.


English Mini Lessons

No brainer

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Tune in this week to learn six phrases in English. This episode is part two of “Cultural Differences and Communication: You Don’t Say?! Podcast.” Expanding your English vocabulary will allow you to communicate better with native English speakers. And as always, you’ll get some homework at the end so you can continue to improve your English communication skills.

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Episode originally published April 29, 2021.

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