Witness Testimony: the hit and runConsecutive practice, Spanish to English
Consecutive interpreting practice. The witness testifies entirely in Spanish about a hit and run she witnessed; render each answer into English in the first person, preserving all vehicle, plate, time, speed, and distance details as well as the witness's hedged identification.
Grade yourself the way a rater would
- 1Press play and interpret each segment out loud during the pause.
- 2When the answer key comes up, mark each scoring unit as got it or missed it.
- 3At the end you get your score against the 70% pass line, and the list of what you dropped.
They stay hidden until the video shows the answer key, so you can't peek while you interpret.
- Segment 12 units · at 1:18
- Segment 23 units · at 2:09
- Segment 32 units · at 3:00
- Segment 41 unit · at 3:51
- Segment 53 units · at 4:39
- Segment 63 units · at 5:35
- Segment 72 units · at 6:31
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- Length
- 6:56
- Pace
- 115 words per minute
- Segments
- 7
- Scoring units
- 16
- Difficulty
- 3 of 3
What gets counted here: numbers (7), general content (4), idioms (2), names (1), legal terms (1) and register (1). A rater counts scoring units, not how smooth it sounded. Scoring units explained.
Full script and answer key (opening this before you practice spoils it)
Segment 1 · Witness · Spanish
Yo venía saliendo del trabajo, soy cocinero en el restaurante La Placita, ahí en la esquina de la calle Álamo y la Séptima Avenida. Eso fue el sábado catorce de marzo, como a las siete y veinte de la noche. Ya estaba oscureciendo, pero todavía se veía bien porque las luces de la calle ya estaban prendidas.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions en la esquina de la calle Álamo y la Séptima Avenida Names at the corner of Alamo Street and Seventh Avenue · on the corner of Alamo Street and Seventh Avenue · there at the corner of Alamo and Seventh Avenue el sábado catorce de marzo, como a las siete y veinte de la noche Numbers Saturday, March fourteenth, at about seven twenty at night · on Saturday the fourteenth of March, around seven twenty p.m. · that was Saturday, March fourteenth, about twenty after seven in the evening Segment 2 · Witness · Spanish
Yo estaba parado como a diez metros de la esquina, esperando el camión. La señora ya iba cruzando con el semáforo a su favor, en la raya de peatones, cuando vi que venía una camioneta por la Séptima rumbo al norte y no frenó para nada, ni tantito.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions como a diez metros de la esquina Numbers about ten meters from the corner · around ten meters from the corner · some thirty feet from the corner con el semáforo a su favor, en la raya de peatones General content with the light in her favor, in the crosswalk · with the traffic light in her favor, on the pedestrian crossing · she had the light, she was in the crosswalk por la Séptima rumbo al norte General content on Seventh heading north · up Seventh Avenue northbound · along Seventh going north Segment 3 · Witness · Spanish
Era una camioneta pickup Ford, una F ciento cincuenta, gris o plateada, ya viejita, con la salpicadera de adelante del lado derecho toda golpeada y una calcomanía blanca en el vidrio de atrás.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions una camioneta pickup Ford, una F ciento cincuenta, gris o plateada Numbers a Ford pickup truck, an F one fifty, gray or silver · a Ford pickup, an F-150, gray or silver colored · it was a Ford pickup truck, F one hundred fifty, gray or silver la salpicadera de adelante del lado derecho toda golpeada General content the right front fender all banged up · the front fender on the right side all dented up · the right-hand front fender all smashed up Segment 4 · Witness · Spanish
De la placa nomás alcancé a ver tres letras y dos números: K, J, P, y luego un cuatro y un dos. Lo demás no lo pude ver porque la placa estaba bien sucia, llena de lodo, y la camioneta ya iba lejos.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions tres letras y dos números: K, J, P, y luego un cuatro y un dos Numbers three letters and two numbers: K, J, P, and then a four and a two · three letters and two numbers, K J P, and then a four and a two Segment 5 · Witness · Spanish
Iba rápido, yo diría unas cuarenta o cuarenta y cinco millas por hora, y ahí el límite es de veinticinco. Iba como alma que lleva el diablo. La levantó y la tiró como a cinco metros; el ruido fue horrible, yo me quedé helado.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions unas cuarenta o cuarenta y cinco millas por hora, y ahí el límite es de veinticinco Numbers about forty or forty-five miles an hour, and the limit there is twenty-five · around forty to forty-five miles per hour, and the speed limit there is twenty-five Iba como alma que lleva el diablo Idioms he was going like a bat out of hell · he was driving hell-bent for leather · he was going like the devil was after him yo me quedé helado Idioms I froze · I was frozen stiff · I just stood there frozen Segment 6 · Witness · Spanish
La señora quedó tirada boca abajo, sangrando de la cabeza. Yo creo que estuvo desmayada dos o tres minutos. Le grité que no se moviera y llamé al nueve uno uno de mi celular. La ambulancia llegó como a los seis minutos.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions quedó tirada boca abajo, sangrando de la cabeza General content she was left lying face down, bleeding from the head · she ended up face down on the ground, bleeding from her head · she lay there face down, with her head bleeding estuvo desmayada dos o tres minutos Numbers she was unconscious for two or three minutes · she was passed out for two or three minutes · she was out cold for two or three minutes La ambulancia llegó como a los seis minutos Numbers the ambulance got there in about six minutes · the ambulance arrived about six minutes later · the ambulance showed up after some six minutes Segment 7 · Witness · Spanish
El que iba manejando era un hombre joven, como de treinta años, con gorra y bigote. No se detuvo, se dio a la fuga, se siguió derecho. Se parecía al señor que está ahí sentado, pero, la mera verdad, no se lo puedo jurar; todo pasó en un segundo.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions se dio a la fuga Legal terms he fled the scene · he took off · he fled la mera verdad, no se lo puedo jurar Register to tell you the truth, I can't swear to it · honestly, I can't swear to it · the plain truth is, I can't swear to it
Glossary terms that come up here
Spanish renditions as published in the state court interpreter glossaries. Each links to the full list it comes from, with sources.
- fled the scene
- se dio a la fuga Traffic and DUI
- passed out
- se desmayó medical
- pickup truck
- la camioneta pickup Traffic and DUI
- Speed limit
- Límite de velocidad Traffic and DUI
- traffic light
- el semáforo Traffic and DUI
- ambulance
- ambulancia medical
- crosswalk
- el cruce peatonal Traffic and DUI
- pedestrian
- el peatón Traffic and DUI
Keep going
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