Studying is a big boring, but it sure beats the unemployment queues.
学习是有点枯燥,但比起失业来好多了。
I'm glad to hear that.
听到这消息我很高兴。
For example, you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep. It is enough to dip into it and read bits here and there. In a word, this is tasting.