progressive tense,e.g. Our team is missing a goalkeeper. 10.Except for a half hour at lunchtime,there were no breaks in the day to relieve the boring work. (1)except for:apart from;with the exception of e.g.The house is deserted,except for the keeper The carpet is good except for its price except,except for&besides 这些前置词或短语均含“除…之外之意 except侧重于排除在外，从整体里减去」 except for多用于说明基本情况或对主要部分加以肯定，还引出相反的原 因或细节，从而部分地修正前面的主要意思，含惋惜意味。 besides指在总体之外另加部分或个体，除.外，还有..”。 (2)relieve:v.make less or easier减轻 e.g.The injection can relieve the pain. The doctor'sexplanation relieved me of my fears. (③)boring:adj.dul,uninteresting令人厌烦的 e.g.The lesson was boring and the students were bored by it. CF:dull,boring&tedious 这几个词都是形容词，都有“令人厌烦的”、“生厌的之意。 ul指因呆板，缺乏趣味性而令人感到厌烦，其内涵是千篇一律，无吸引 力，死气沉沉。 e.g.The weekly meeting tends to be deadly dull. boring概念最广泛，尤其指引人厌倦，枯燥无聊的谈话、文章，也指令人生厌 的人。 e.g.He really is one of the most boring people I've ever met tedious指因对某人或某事的描写太长太多而乏味，也指因反复做某事而乏味。 强调因沉闷而引起的生理上的不适。 e.g.We had to sit through several tedious speeches. 11.He was very slow and all the shirts were held up at his position.progressive tense, e.g. Our team is missing a goalkeeper. 10. Except for a half hour at lunchtime, there were no breaks in the day to relieve the boring work. (1) except for: apart from; with the exception of 除了 e.g. The house is deserted, except for the keeper. The carpet is good except for its price. except, except for & besides 这些前置词或短语均含“除…之外”之意 except 侧重于排除在外，从整体里减去。 except for 多用于说明基本情况或对主要部分加以肯定，还引出相反的原 因或细节，从而部分地修正前面的主要意思，含惋惜意味。 besides 指在总体之外另加部分或个体，“除…外，还有…”。 (2) relieve: v. make less or easier 减轻 e.g. The injection can relieve the pain. The doctor’s explanation relieved me of my fears. (3) boring: adj. dull, uninteresting 令人厌烦的 e.g. The lesson was boring and the students were bored by it. CF: dull, boring & tedious 这几个词都是形容词，都有“令人厌烦的”、“生厌的”之意。 dull 指因呆板，缺乏趣味性而令人感到厌烦，其内涵是千篇一律，无吸引 力，死气沉沉。 e.g. The weekly meeting tends to be deadly dull. boring 概念最广泛，尤其指引人厌倦，枯燥无聊的谈话、文章，也指令人生厌 的人。 e.g. He really is one of the most boring people I’ve ever met tedious 指因对某人或某事的描写太长太多而乏味，也指因反复做某事而乏味。 强调因沉闷而引起的生理上的不适。 e.g. We had to sit through several tedious speeches. 11. He was very slow and all the shirts were held up at his position