So I had to wield my paralyzed arm like a stump and cover the numbers as I went along and pushed them, so that as I would come back to normal reality, I'd be able to tell, "Yes, I've already dialed that number."
我不得不把我那瘫掉的胳膊像举树桩一样举起 移到那些号码上然后摁下 那样我就能够回到正常的现实里面 告诉自己 ，“对，我已经拨通了那个号码！”