You cannot cure a wound by striking it gently.

轻轻击打伤口是无法治愈的。

You cannot dance without music though you can sing instrumentally without dancing.

你不能没有音乐就跳舞，虽然你可以不用跳舞就能有乐器感地唱歌。

You cannot exchange peace for war.

你不能以和平换取战争。

You cannot expect me to carry you on my back and then you say my head smells.

你不能指望我背着你，然后你说我的头臭。

You cannot handle fire with your hands.

你不能用手处理火。

You cannot hear a baby cry in the mother's womb.

你不能听到婴儿在母亲的子宫里啼哭。

You cannot lean on air.

你不能依靠空气。

You cannot lock up science in one head.

你不能把科学锁在一个脑袋里。

You cannot name a child that is not born.

你不能说出一个未出生的孩子的名字。

You cannot reject the head of a cow simply because the eye scares you.

你不能仅仅因为眼睛让你害怕就拒绝一头牛的头。

You cannot send a goat to rescue a lamb from a loin's attack.

你不能派一只山羊去救一只小羊，使它免受腰部的攻击。

You cannot stop birds from flying over your head, but you can stop them nesting in your hair.

你无法阻止鸟儿飞过你的头顶，但你可以阻止它们在你的头发上筑巢。

You cannot stop planting cereals just because birds are going to feast on them.

你不能仅仅因为鸟儿会以谷物为食而停止种植谷物。

You cannot think you could teach a fish to swim.

你不能认为你能教鱼游泳。

You cannot work for food when there is no food for work.

当没有工作的食物时，你就不能为食物而工作。