They don't ask how much someone paid for something.
他们不问别人买某个东西要花多少钱。
The moment John saw Mary, he fell head over heels in love with her.
约翰对玛丽一见倾心,给她弄得神魂颠倒了。
We also make the fundamental error of announcing our resolutions to everybody so that we look even more foolish when we slip back into our bad old ways.