U9-paragraph 8

Devote to+doing

Park says South Korea is devoted to deepening cooperation among the nations.

devote onself to

the Oprah show

the first national broadcast ofThe Oprah Winfrey Showin 1986

"Queen of All Media"

an American media proprietor,talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist慈善家 

born into poverty in rural Mississippi

became pregnant at 14，her son died in infancy

"Oprahfication"

meaning public confession as a form of therapy

confessing intimate details about her weight problems, tumultuous love life, and sexual abuse, and crying alongside her guests.

“the Opera Effect”-spiritual leadership

Dispense

V. 1. to give out sth to people

The machine dispenses a range of drinks and snacks.

2.to provide sth. especially a service for people

The organization dispenses free health care to the poor.

3. to dispense medicine and give it to people, as a job.

to dispense a prescription

a dispensing chemist 药剂师

dispense with sb./sth.  :to stop using ...because no longer need

=do away with

Let's dispense with the formalities. 

Apply the cream sparingly to your face and neck.

remotely =slightly

It wasn't even remotely funny. 

The two incidents were only remotely connected.

Mutation

1.biology

2.linguistics  a change in form or structure

vowel mutation

3. the action or progress of mutating

his first novel went through several mutations