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Proctor Instructions - Simultaneous Interpretation
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to hear instructions.
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"The third and final part of the exam is the simultaneous interpreting component.
This part of the examination is designed to test your ability to interpret
accurately in the simultaneous mode. The text is recorded at approximately 120
words per minute.
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During the actual examination you will use a headset to listen to the
instructions and the simultaneous text. The instructions for the simultaneous are
recorded in ENGLISH. The exam material is also in English for you to interpret
into Spanish only. You will be able to adjust the volume, but you will not be able
to stop the recording during the test. If you stumble over or forget a word, it
may be best to leave it rather than to lag behind.
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Please begin interpreting after this brief pause."
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(Proctor pauses for five seconds and begins recording.)
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(The Simultaneous Interpretation document follows.)
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Simultaneous Interpretation
(Listen)
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Mrs. Serrano, please pay close attention to my dictation of the report I will send
to your insurance company. Please let me know if there is anything you disagree
with or do not understand.
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Patient is a 5'4", 36-year-old female weighing 145 pounds. Medical history shows
no hospitalizations and no fractures. She was diagnosed as having adult-onset
diabetes but controls her symptoms through diet and medication. Patient has
generally enjoyed good health as an adult but has recently begun experiencing
migraine headaches and lower back pain, aside from the discomfort derived from
her recent work-related injury.
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Mrs. Serrano suffered injury to her right shoulder six months ago when emptying
a heavier-than-usual trash container at her job. She did not seek medical treatment
but applied heat pads to the site of pain and took over-the-counter pain killers.
Initial symptoms, which included mild pain, edema with some bruising, and a slight
loss of function, worsened over a two-week period. When patient finally came into
the office, she presented severe pain, pronounced edema, muscle spasm, marked
tenderness, joint disability, and loss of function.
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Diagnostic tests performed at this office were stress x-rays that allowed us to
evaluate the severity of injury and an MRI that confirmed the extent of the
ligamentous injury.
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Mrs. Serrano will be placed on temporary total disability for a period of two
months in order to let the injured area rest. This period of immobilization will
be followed by range-of-motion and muscle-strengthening exercises as per the
indications of the assigned physical therapist.
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Simultaneous Interpretation (Suggested
Translation)
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