In the middle of the night, Hans Spaans finds himself being overwhelmed by cramps slowly tightening up the muscles in his arms, back, thighs and calves until his whole body is a knot of pain, and he's practically paralyzed.
午夜时分,Hans Spaans 

到一阵痉挛,渐渐的,手臂、背部和大小腿的肌肉开始抽筋,直到全身痛苦地缩成一团,仿佛瘫痪一般。