Witness Testimony: the passenger in the street raceConsecutive practice, Spanish to English
Consecutive interpreting of witness testimony in a reckless driving case. The prosecutor speaks English; interpret her questions into Spanish and render Iván Peralta's animated Spanish answers into English. Keep the colloquial car-culture register without adding explanations, and be precise with speeds, gears, and distances.
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- 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.
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- Length
- 8:38
- Pace
- 124 words per minute
- Segments
- 14
- Scoring units
- 15
- Difficulty
- 3 of 3
What gets counted here: numbers (8), idioms (3), register (2), names (1) and general content (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 · Prosecutor · English
Mr. Peralta, directing your attention to the night of Saturday, March 14th, 2026 — where were you at approximately eleven forty p.m.?
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions the night of Saturday, March 14th, 2026 — where were you at approximately eleven forty p.m.? Numbers la noche del sábado catorce de marzo de dos mil veintiséis, ¿dónde se encontraba usted aproximadamente a las once cuarenta de la noche? · la noche del sábado catorce de marzo del dos mil veintiséis, ¿dónde estaba usted como a las once cuarenta de la noche? Segment 2 · Witness · Spanish
Iba de pasajero en la nave de mi compa Rubén Camarena, un Mustang del noventa y ocho, todo arreglado. Andábamos dando la vuelta por el bulevar Vaquero, como a la altura de la calle Séptima.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions la nave de mi compa Rubén Camarena, un Mustang del noventa y ocho Idioms my buddy Rubén Camarena's ride, a ninety-eight Mustang · my friend Rubén Camarena's car, a ninety-eight Mustang · the ride belonging to my buddy Rubén Camarena, a nineteen ninety-eight Mustang por el bulevar Vaquero, como a la altura de la calle Séptima Names along Vaquero Boulevard, right around Seventh Street · on Vaquero Boulevard, about at Seventh Street · up and down Vaquero Boulevard, around the level of Seventh Street Segment 3 · Prosecutor · English
What happened when you reached the intersection of Vaquero Boulevard and Seventh Street?
Segment 4 · Witness · Spanish
Se nos arrimó una troca negra, una Silverado, y el bato empezó a acelerar en neutral, puro ruido, retándonos. Y Rubén nomás se rió y dijo: "ahorita lo dejo atrás".
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions una troca negra, una Silverado General content a black truck, a Silverado · a black pickup, a Silverado · a black pickup truck, a Silverado el bato empezó a acelerar en neutral, puro ruido, retándonos Idioms the guy started revving it in neutral, just noise, challenging us · the dude started gunning the engine in neutral, all noise, daring us · the guy began revving up in neutral, pure noise, taunting us Segment 5 · Prosecutor · English
What did Mr. Camarena do then?
Segment 6 · Witness · Spanish
Le metió pata, así de la nada. Íbamos en segunda y la subió a tercera como a las cinco mil quinientas revoluciones; el motor gritaba, oiga. Yo sentí que el asiento me jalaba para atrás.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions Le metió pata Idioms he floored it · he stepped on it · he hit the gas hard Íbamos en segunda y la subió a tercera como a las cinco mil quinientas revoluciones Numbers we were in second and he took it up to third at about five thousand five hundred rpm · we were in second gear and he shifted into third at around fifty-five hundred revolutions · we were in second and he pushed it into third at some five thousand five hundred rpm el motor gritaba, oiga Register the engine was screaming, let me tell you · the motor was screaming, I mean it · the engine was howling, you know Segment 7 · Prosecutor · English
Were you able to see how fast the vehicle was traveling?
Segment 8 · Witness · Spanish
Sí, porque tengo la mala costumbre de andar mirando el velocímetro. Llegó a noventa millas por hora, casi ciento cuarenta y cinco kilómetros, y eso en una zona de treinta y cinco. En un cuarto de milla ya habíamos dejado atrás a la troca.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions Llegó a noventa millas por hora, casi ciento cuarenta y cinco kilómetros, y eso en una zona de treinta y cinco Numbers it got up to ninety miles an hour, almost a hundred and forty-five kilometers, and that was in a thirty-five zone · he hit ninety miles per hour, nearly one hundred forty-five kilometers, and that in a thirty-five mile per hour zone · it reached ninety miles an hour, about one hundred forty-five kilometers, in a thirty-five zone En un cuarto de milla ya habíamos dejado atrás a la troca Numbers within a quarter mile we had already left the truck behind · in a quarter of a mile we had already lost the pickup · after a quarter mile we had already left the truck behind us Segment 9 · Prosecutor · English
Did you say anything to the driver?
Segment 10 · Witness · Spanish
¡Claro que sí! Le grité: "¡Bájale, güey, nos vamos a matar!" Dos veces se lo dije. Pero traía la música a todo volumen y nomás me hacía así con la mano, como diciendo que me calmara.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions ¡Bájale, güey, nos vamos a matar! Register slow down, man, we're going to get killed · ease off, dude, we're gonna kill ourselves · slow it down, man, we're going to kill ourselves Segment 11 · Prosecutor · English
Tell the jury what happened in the 4800 block of Vaquero Boulevard.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions the 4800 block of Vaquero Boulevard Numbers la cuadra cuatro mil ochocientos del bulevar Vaquero · la cuadra del cuatro mil ochocientos del bulevar Vaquero · el bloque cuatro mil ochocientos del bulevar Vaquero Segment 12 · Witness · Spanish
Iba tan pegado a la banqueta que se llevó un buzón, el del número cuatro mil ochocientos veinte. Se oyó un golpe seco y voló el espejo. La nave se fue de lado unos veinte pies y ahí sí ya frenó.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions se llevó un buzón, el del número cuatro mil ochocientos veinte Numbers he took out a mailbox, the one at number four thousand eight hundred twenty · he clipped a mailbox, the one at forty-eight twenty · he knocked down a mailbox, the one at number forty-eight hundred twenty La nave se fue de lado unos veinte pies Numbers the car slid sideways about twenty feet · the ride fishtailed some twenty feet · the car went sideways around twenty feet Segment 13 · Prosecutor · English
How far past the mailbox did the car finally come to a stop?
Segment 14 · Witness · Spanish
Como a media cuadra, unos doscientos pies, frente a la lavandería de la esquina. Yo me bajé temblando y le dije que ahí se acababa el paseo; me fui caminando a mi casa, a unas ocho cuadras.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions Como a media cuadra, unos doscientos pies Numbers about half a block, some two hundred feet · around half a block away, about two hundred feet · approximately half a block, roughly two hundred feet
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.
- pickup truck
- la camioneta pickup Traffic and DUI
- Intersection
- El crucero Traffic and DUI
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