how many cookies could a good cook cook,if a good cook could cook cookies?

题目

how many cookies could a good cook cook,if a good cook could cook cookies?
a good cook could cook as many cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies.

答案

这应该是句谚语.意思是：
如果说一个好厨子会烹制饼***话；那么需要（烹制出）多少饼干才能“烹制”（造就）出一个好厨子呢?
这意思是说：烹制饼干是做厨子的基本功,做多长时间的饼干,这厨子才算出徒了.