Your cooking is better than mine, and I certainly prefer not having to bother to cook at all.
你的菜煮得比我好,我当然就不想班门弄斧了。
I have received a letter from my cousin.
我收到了我表兄的信。
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.