Victim Testimony: the knife in the parking lotConsecutive practice, Spanish to English
Consecutive interpretation of victim testimony. The prosecutor's questions are in English and are provided for context only; interpret only Mr. Bustos's Spanish answers into English, preserving his colloquial register and the exact threat and injury language without softening.
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.
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- Length
- 7:12
- Pace
- 110 words per minute
- Segments
- 14
- Scoring units
- 16
- Difficulty
- 2 of 3
What gets counted here: numbers (6), idioms (3), general content (3), names (2) and register (2). 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 · Prosecutor · English
Sir, please state your full name, your age, and your address for the record.
Segment 2 · Victim · Spanish
Me llamo Efraín Bustos Naranjo, tengo treinta y cuatro años, y vivo en el 2148 de la calle Álamo, aquí en Nita City.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions Me llamo Efraín Bustos Naranjo, tengo treinta y cuatro años Names my name is Efraín Bustos Naranjo, I am thirty-four years old · my name is Efraín Bustos Naranjo, I'm thirty-four vivo en el 2148 de la calle Álamo, aquí en Nita City Numbers I live at 2148 Alamo Street, here in Nita City · I live at twenty-one forty-eight Alamo Street, here in Nita City Segment 3 · Prosecutor · English
Take us back to the night in question. When and where did this happen?
Segment 4 · Victim · Spanish
Fue el sábado ocho de marzo, como a las once y cuarenta de la noche. Yo acababa de salir de la taquería El Norteño, en la esquina de la Cuarta y Guadalupe, y andaba en el estacionamiento buscando las llaves de mi troca.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions el sábado ocho de marzo, como a las once y cuarenta de la noche Numbers Saturday, March eighth, at about eleven forty at night · on Saturday the eighth of March, around eleven forty p.m. · Saturday, March eighth, around eleven forty in the evening la taquería El Norteño, en la esquina de la Cuarta y Guadalupe Names the El Norteño taquería, at the corner of Fourth and Guadalupe · El Norteño taco shop, on the corner of Fourth and Guadalupe buscando las llaves de mi troca Idioms looking for my truck keys · looking for the keys to my truck · looking for my pickup keys Segment 5 · Prosecutor · English
Did anyone approach you? Describe what you saw.
Segment 6 · Victim · Spanish
Se me acercó un muchacho, alto, flaco, traía una sudadera negra con capucha y la capucha puesta. Se me paró como a dos metros y me dijo que le diera la cartera.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions traía una sudadera negra con capucha y la capucha puesta General content he was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with the hood up · he had on a black hoodie with the hood pulled up · he was wearing a black hoodie and the hood was on Se me paró como a dos metros Numbers he stopped about two meters from me · he stood about two meters away from me · he planted himself about two meters away Segment 7 · Prosecutor · English
What did you do, and what happened next?
Segment 8 · Victim · Spanish
Saqué el celular nomás para llamar, y ahí fue cuando abrió una navaja de esas que se doblan, y me dijo que me iba a picar si no le soltaba todo.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions abrió una navaja de esas que se doblan General content he opened one of those knives that fold, a folding knife · he flipped open a folding knife · he opened up one of those knives that folds me dijo que me iba a picar si no le soltaba todo Idioms he told me he was going to stick me if I didn't hand over everything · he said he was going to shank me if I didn't give up everything · he told me he'd stab me if I didn't let go of everything Segment 9 · Prosecutor · English
Describe the knife, and tell the jury how you felt at that moment.
Segment 10 · Victim · Spanish
La navaja tenía como cuatro pulgadas de filo, se veía bien filosa. Yo me quedé tieso, señor. La verdad me fui echando para atrás porque pensé que ahí me moría.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions tenía como cuatro pulgadas de filo Numbers it had about a four-inch blade · the blade was about four inches long · it had around four inches of blade Yo me quedé tieso Idioms I froze stiff · I froze up · I went stiff, I couldn't move pensé que ahí me moría Register I thought I was going to die right there · I thought that was it, I was dying right there · I thought I was dying right there Segment 11 · Prosecutor · English
How were you injured, exactly?
Segment 12 · Victim · Spanish
Cuando le empujé la mano, me alcanzó aquí en el antebrazo izquierdo, como a dos dedos de la muñeca. Me abrió la carne y me chorreaba la sangre en el pantalón. Se llevó la cartera con ochenta y cinco dólares y salió corriendo.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions me alcanzó aquí en el antebrazo izquierdo, como a dos dedos de la muñeca General content he got me here on the left forearm, about two fingers from the wrist · he caught me here on my left forearm, about two fingers' width from my wrist · he cut me here on the left forearm, some two fingers above the wrist Me abrió la carne y me chorreaba la sangre en el pantalón Register it laid the flesh open and the blood was pouring down onto my pants · he sliced my flesh open and blood was streaming onto my pants · it split the meat open and blood was gushing onto my pants la cartera con ochenta y cinco dólares Numbers the wallet with eighty-five dollars · my wallet with eighty-five dollars in it Segment 13 · Prosecutor · English
Did you receive medical treatment? What are your symptoms today?
Segment 14 · Victim · Spanish
En la sala de emergencias del Hospital General de Nita me pusieron seis puntadas y me dieron una vacuna contra el tétano. Todavía tengo la cicatriz y se me duerme la mano cuando agarro cosas pesadas.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions me pusieron seis puntadas y me dieron una vacuna contra el tétano Numbers they gave me six stitches and a tetanus shot · they put in six stitches and gave me a tetanus vaccine · I got six stitches and a tetanus shot
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.
- folding knife
- navaja plegable Weapons and forensics
- For the record
- Para que conste en las actas Court procedure
- stitches
- puntos de sutura medical
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