Did you make any long distance calls this morning, or did you sign for your breakfast?
您今天早上没有打长途电话或吃早餐记账?
Better wear out shoes than sheets.
宁可(经常运动)穿破鞋子,也不(因病长卧)磨破床单。
and at this point, according to my father, I should be looking at farms and cottages in a valley, with the spire of the church of our village showing in the far distance.