Boring
adj.無聊的，無趣的；令人厭煩的；單調的，乏味的
n.鉆孔；鉆屑
v.令人厭煩(bore的現在分詞)

Not only are mothers not paid but also most of their boring or difficult work is unnoticed.
母親們不但得不到報酬，而且她們做的那些乏味艱苦的工作常常都不為人所注意U03.Jc9)N]dVipJq#^。

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Despite
prep.不管；盡管（自己）不愿意；不在乎；雖有
n.侮辱；憎恨；怨恨；輕蔑的拒絕或不承認

The National Health Service has visibly deteriorated, despite increased spending...
盡管支出在增加，但國民醫療保健服務的質量卻明顯下降了yVSj|DhEHKmGVVIL。
Despite myself, Harry's remarks had caused me to stop and reflect.
哈里的話讓我不由自主地停下來細想Gwyhvj].&r。

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Dispose of ( = get rid of , throw away)
解決；將（某物）處理掉；駁倒；將（某物）吃光喝完

Just fold up the nappy and dispose of it in the normal manner.
把尿布疊起，像平常扔東西一樣扔掉即可U3P|umtoW6|M,%-joXLy。
You did us a great favour by disposing of that problem...
你解決了那個問題，可算是幫了我們一個大忙%*U4Rm,^+Oxu0QwWQ2T。
He alleged that they had hired an assassin to dispose of him.
他宣稱他們已雇了刺客來除掉他ZU!-rPtk8BdY0O~5J(0x。

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Beaten track
n.踏平的路，慣例；熟路

He lives well off the beaten track.
他在一個偏僻的地方過得很好L;vgP,LJG=o。
This is a design which gets off the beaten track.
這是一個打破常規的設計nUVr2d|#ylOpw]Y)][ie。

品酒的步驟
醒酒
由于紅酒被喻為有生命力的液體，是由于紅酒當中含有單寧酸(Tannic Acid)的成分，單寧酸跟空氣接觸之后所產生的變化是非常豐富的0HarQy;o58+。而要分辨一瓶酒的變化最好的方式是開瓶后第一次倒2杯，而先飲用一杯，另一杯則放置至最后才飲用，就能很清楚的感覺出來)|bmqPE~aHxtZu4n!。

考考你 Q&A
Q: Please use the word or phrase you just learnt to complete the sentence beblow.

1.It is directed by award-winning _____ kabir khan.
這部影片由獲獎導演kabir khan導演5WZwuLi|;q。
2.Do you _____ _____ me, captain severus?
你向我屈服嗎，賽弗拉斯連長？

A:本期答案見下期
上期答案:

1.Despite his goatee mr mallya deserves a hearing.
不管他的山羊胡子，馬爾雅先生需要一場聽證會FoZ~Lna-iF%4(。
2.Despite their name, disposable nappies are notoriously difficult to dispose of.
除了名字，一次性尿布是出了名的難以處理kw.d.f|^rcu7fCd&。