The late Gracie Allen was a very lucid comedienne,

已故的格蕾西·艾伦曾是火爆的女丑角演员，

Especially in the way that lucid means shining and bright. 

“丑”名昭著光耀世人。

What her husband George Burns called her illogical logic 

她被夫君乔治·伯恩斯称为“悖理的逻辑”，

Made a halo around our syntax and ourselves as we laughed.

让我们大笑时觉得自己的语法自带光环。

George Burns most often was her artful inconspicuous straight man. 

伯恩斯通常是她不显眼的捧哏，

He could move people about stage, construct skits and scenes, write 

他还会带人组装布景，收集笑话编写戏文。

And gather jokes. They were married as long as ordinary magic 

他们的婚姻已经达到普通魔法的极限，

Would allow, thirty-eight years, until Gracie Allen's death.

连理三十八年，直到艾伦亡故把他们拆散。

In her fifties Gracie Allen developed a heart condition. 

在五十岁的当口艾伦心脏出了状况。

She would call George Burns when her heart felt funny and fluttered 

每当她感觉到那颗奇怪的悸动的心，

He'd give her a pill and they'd hold each other till the palpitation 

他都会给她一粒药片，然后两人拥抱，

Stopped—just a few minutes, many times and pills. As magic fills 

直到那颗心停止乱跳。很多次，很多药。

Then fulfilled must leave a space, one day Gracie Allen's

就像魔法曾经灌注，充满，最终会腾出空间，

               heart fluttered

一天艾伦的心脏狂跳，

And hurt and stopped. George Burns said unbelievingly to the doctor, 

绞痛然后彻底停转。伯恩斯无法相信这一切，

               "But I still have some of the pills."

他对医生说：“但是我还剩下一些药片没有用完。”