Applegate had no business taking a canoe out alone.

阿普尔盖特并没有单独划独木舟外出的资格。

" I want quiet in this tent. Leave Applegate alone! "

“我要这帐篷里保持安静。别去惹阿普尔盖特！”

Applegate says the timing of the event may have saved a lot of lives.

阿普尔盖特表示地震中的时间可能会挽救很多性命。

" Hang on to the canoe, Applegate! " he shouted.

“抱住独木舟，阿普尔盖特！”他喊。

" Leave Rotten Applegate alone! " whispered another boy.

“别去惹烂苹果盖特！”另一个男孩低语。

But Applegate had already left the canoe.

可阿普尔盖特已经离开独木舟了。

One afternoon during rest period, the boys in Applegate's tent began teasing him about his name.

在一个午休时间里，和阿普尔盖特住在一个帐篷里的男孩们开始拿他的名字开玩笑了。

" Where did you get such a crazy name, Applegate? "

“阿普尔盖特，你从哪儿弄了一个这么发疯的名字？”

" I don't think it's funny, " said Applegate.

“我觉得这一点儿也不好玩。”阿普尔盖特说。

The canoe tipped over. Applegate found himself in the water.

独木舟翻了过去。阿普尔盖特落水了。

One counselor kicked his moccasins off, dove in, and began swimming toward Applegate.

一个辅导员踢掉他的鹿皮鞋，跃入水中，朝阿普尔盖特游过来。

The boys howled at this and began chanting, " Sour Applegate, Sour Applegate, Sour Applegate."

男孩子们听到这里都大叫起来，唱歌似的重复道：“酸苹果盖特，酸苹果盖特，酸苹果盖特。”

But things didn't look good for Applegate.

可是对阿普尔盖特来说一切都不容乐观。

He swam very carefully over to Sam's boat, and Sam pulled Applegate into the boat and helped him into the stern seat.

他小心地游到萨姆的船边，萨姆把阿普尔盖特拉上船，扶他坐到船尾的座位上。

Applegate says the warning is not too far ahead of the quake, but 10 or 20 seconds may be enough to save your life.

阿普尔盖特表示地震前警告不会太早, 但就是这10几20秒就足以挽救你的生命。

Louis was furious. He skimmed down the lake, going even faster than he had on the day he had saved Applegate from drowning.

路易斯狂怒起来。他飞一样地掠过湖面，速度比他从水中救起阿普尔盖特那天还要快得多。

So the company plans to use a nearby rail line to send the ore to North Dakota for processing, but the Mille Lacs Band is not convinced, Applegate says.

因此，该公司计划使用附近的铁路线将矿石运往北达科他州进行加工，但Mille Lacs Band并不信服，阿普尔盖特说。

When he reached Applegate, he quickly dove, pointed his long neck between Applegate's legs, then came to the surface with Applegate sitting on his back.

来到阿普尔盖特身边后，他飞快地潜到水下，把他的长脖子伸到阿普尔盖特的两腿之间，接着，坐在他背上的阿普尔盖特和他一起浮上了水面。