If cooks quarrel, the roast burns.

厨师一吵架，烤肉就烧焦。

If everyone swept the pavement in front of his house, the whole street would be clean.

如果每个人都扫他家门前的人行道，整条街就会干净了。

If heaven drops a date, open your mouth.

如果天上掉下来一个日期，张开你的嘴。

If heaven drops you a date, it must be received with an open mouth.

如果上天给你一个日期，你一定要张大嘴巴接受。

If heaven made him, earth can find some use for him.

如果上天创造了他，地球就会对他有所帮助。

If his legs fail him, he fights on his knees.

如果他的腿不行了，他就跪着打。

If life is fulfilled we go away with empty hands.

如果生活充实了，我们就空手而去。

If no one comes the dog does not bark.

如果没有人来，狗就不叫。

If one eats less, one will taste more.

一个人吃得越少，味道就越好。

If one man guards a narrow pass, ten thousand cannot get through.

一人守窄路，万人不能通过。

If one word does not succeed, ten thousand are of no avail.

一言既出，驷马难进。

If rain bothers you, you can always jump into the sea.

如果下雨困扰你，你可以跳进海里。

If the dog leads the man, the man is blind. If the man leads the dog, the man is married.

如果狗牵着人，那人就是瞎子。如果男人牵着狗，那他已经结婚了。

If the lips are gone, the teeth will grow cold.

如果嘴唇没有了，牙齿就会变冷。

If the main timbers in the house are not straight, the smaller timber will be unsafe; and if the smaller timbers are not straight, the house will fall.

如果房屋的主要木材不直，较小的木材就不安全;如果较小的木材不直，房子就会倒塌。