Officer Testimony: the balloons in the consoleConsecutive practice, English to Spanish
Consecutive interpretation of officer testimony in a narcotics case. All speakers are in English; render each segment into Spanish for the defendant. Pay close attention to packaging counts, times, and weights.
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 23 units · at 1:16
- Segment 31 unit · at 1:53
- Segment 44 units · at 2:46
- Segment 63 units · at 4:00
- Segment 74 units · at 4:59
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- Length
- 5:30
- Pace
- 122 words per minute
- Segments
- 7
- Scoring units
- 15
- Difficulty
- 3 of 3
What gets counted here: numbers (7), names (3), general content (2), legal terms (2) 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 · Prosecutor · English
Please state your name, your badge number, and your current assignment for the record.
Segment 2 · Officer · English
Trooper Danielle Voss, badge number 4127, Nita State Highway Patrol, Troop C, assigned to interdiction patrol out of the Nita City post. I have been a sworn officer for six years, and on the date in question I was working the night shift, ten p.m. to six a.m.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions Trooper Danielle Voss, badge number 4127 Names agente Danielle Voss, placa número cuatro mil ciento veintisiete · oficial Danielle Voss, número de placa 4127 · patrullera Danielle Voss, placa número 4127 Nita State Highway Patrol, Troop C Names Patrulla de Caminos del Estado de Nita, Destacamento C · Policía de Carreteras del Estado de Nita, Tropa C · Patrulla de Carreteras Estatal de Nita, Destacamento C the night shift, ten p.m. to six a.m. Numbers el turno de noche, de diez de la noche a seis de la mañana · el turno nocturno, de las diez de la noche a las seis de la mañana Segment 3 · Prosecutor · English
Trooper Voss, directing your attention to approximately one fifty a.m. on March 14th, 2026, tell the jury what you observed.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions approximately one fifty a.m. on March 14th, 2026 Numbers aproximadamente la una cincuenta de la madrugada del catorce de marzo de dos mil veintiséis · como a la una y cincuenta de la mañana del catorce de marzo de dos mil veintiséis Segment 4 · Officer · English
I was traveling northbound on Interstate 9 near mile marker 63 when I observed a gray 2011 Honda Civic with a burned-out driver's side taillight. I initiated a traffic stop at one fifty-two a.m. and made contact with the sole occupant, later identified as Rogelio Andrade-Peña, date of birth April 9th, 1991.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions northbound on Interstate 9 near mile marker 63 Numbers hacia el norte por la Interestatal 9 cerca del marcador de milla sesenta y tres · en dirección norte por la carretera interestatal nueve a la altura del kilómetro indicador de la milla sesenta y tres · rumbo al norte por la Interestatal nueve cerca del mojón de la milla 63 a gray 2011 Honda Civic with a burned-out driver's side taillight General content un Honda Civic gris del año dos mil once con la luz trasera del lado del conductor quemada · un Honda Civic dos mil once, color gris, con la calavera trasera del lado del conductor fundida · un Honda Civic gris modelo 2011 con el foco trasero del lado del chofer apagado I initiated a traffic stop at one fifty-two a.m. Legal terms hice una parada de tráfico a la una cincuenta y dos de la madrugada · procedí a detener el vehículo a la una y cincuenta y dos de la mañana · efectué la detención de tránsito a la una cincuenta y dos a. m. Rogelio Andrade-Peña, date of birth April 9th, 1991 Names Rogelio Andrade-Peña, fecha de nacimiento nueve de abril de mil novecientos noventa y uno · Rogelio Andrade-Peña, nacido el nueve de abril de mil novecientos noventa y uno Segment 5 · Prosecutor · English
What happened after you made contact with the driver?
Segment 6 · Officer · English
I requested a K-9 unit. Canine Bruno and his handler arrived eleven minutes after my request, and at two fourteen a.m. the dog gave a positive alert at the seam of the driver's door. As I opened the center console I detected a strong odor of vinegar, which in my training and experience is consistent with black tar heroin.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions Canine Bruno and his handler arrived eleven minutes after my request Numbers el canino Bruno y su guía llegaron once minutos después de mi solicitud · el perro Bruno y su entrenador llegaron once minutos después de que lo pedí · la unidad canina Bruno y su manejador llegaron a los once minutos de mi solicitud at two fourteen a.m. the dog gave a positive alert at the seam of the driver's door Numbers a las dos catorce de la madrugada el perro dio una alerta positiva en la ranura de la puerta del conductor · a las dos y catorce de la mañana el canino marcó positivo en la juntura de la puerta del chofer a strong odor of vinegar, which in my training and experience is consistent with black tar heroin Register un olor fuerte a vinagre, que según mi capacitación y experiencia es compatible con la heroína de alquitrán negro · un olor penetrante a vinagre, lo cual conforme a mi entrenamiento y experiencia concuerda con la heroína negra, de alquitrán · un olor intenso a vinagre que, de acuerdo con mi formación y experiencia, corresponde a heroína de alquitrán negro Segment 7 · Officer · English
Inside the console I recovered twenty-seven balloons of a dark, sticky substance, each one knotted off in latex, along with one hypodermic syringe wedged under the driver's seat. The field weight was nine point four grams gross, including packaging, and everything was placed in sealed evidence bag NC 2026 08815.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions twenty-seven balloons of a dark, sticky substance, each one knotted off in latex Numbers veintisiete globos con una sustancia oscura y pegajosa, cada uno amarrado con un nudo de látex · veintisiete globitos de una sustancia oscura, pegajosa, cada uno anudado en látex · veintisiete globos de una sustancia oscura y pegajosa, todos amarrados con nudo, de látex one hypodermic syringe wedged under the driver's seat General content una jeringa hipodérmica atorada debajo del asiento del conductor · una jeringa hipodérmica metida a presión bajo el asiento del chofer · una jeringuilla hipodérmica encajada debajo del asiento del conductor The field weight was nine point four grams gross, including packaging Numbers el peso en el campo fue de nueve punto cuatro gramos brutos, incluyendo el empaque · el peso bruto medido en el lugar fue de nueve punto cuatro gramos, incluida la envoltura · el peso preliminar en el sitio fue de nueve punto cuatro gramos en bruto, con todo el empaquetado sealed evidence bag NC 2026 08815 Legal terms bolsa de evidencia sellada NC 2026 08815 · bolsa de pruebas sellada NC 2026 08815 · bolsa sellada de indicios NC 2026 08815
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.
- black tar heroin
- heroína de alquitrán negro Drug cases
- driver's seat
- el asiento del conductor Traffic and DUI
- evidence bag
- bolsa para evidencia medical
- For the record
- Para que conste en las actas Court procedure
- mile marker
- el marcador de milla Traffic and DUI
- traffic stop
- la detención de tránsito Traffic and DUI
- highway
- la carretera Traffic and DUI
- occupant
- el ocupante Traffic and DUI
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