I just can't bring myself to spend a month's salary on a pair of shoes.
我才不愿意把一个月的薪水花在一双鞋上。
Where passion is high there reason is low.
感情高涨处,理智就低落。
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.