He had died the year before, aged 74, and his best mate, ken,

前年他去世了 74岁他的老朋友肯恩
Had recited a poem in his honour.

朗诵了一首诗来缅怀他
Born in a barn in the hills of boronia, Ralph lived a long life,

生于波罗尼亚的牲口棚拉尔夫得享高寿
Then died of pneumonia.

却死于肺炎
Mary missed him

玛丽想念他
And often wondered why he had drunk ammonia.

很好奇为什么他要喝氨水
A lot of things puzzled Mary

很多事情让玛丽很迷惑
Especially her mother, Vera Lorraine Dinkle.

尤其是妈妈维拉·洛伦·町可
To Mary, Vera always seemed wobbly.

玛丽觉得妈妈总是摇摇晃晃的
A pretty vicious ball. And he's out!

狠狠一击他出局了
Vera liked listening to the cricket while

维拉喜欢边做饭边听板球比赛
Baking and her main ingredient was always sherry.

永远用雪利酒做主料