menial
adj
(usu derog 通常作贬义) (of work) suitable to be done by servants; unskilled (指工作)适合仆人做的; 非技术性的
a menial task, job, etc 非技术性的任务、 工作等
menial chores like dusting and washing up 擦桌子、 洗碗这类仆人做的杂务. menial, n (fml usu derog 文, 通常作贬义) servant 仆人; 下人.
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.