Hi, It's Minako, a Japanese/English interpreter.

英語通訳のMinakoです。

 

動画は実話に基づいたとても聞き取りやすい電話の会話です。

司法通訳の英語はあまり学校では習わない言葉のオンパレードなので、このような注意喚起の動画が大変役に立ちます。実際に警察署で電話通訳することもあります。

 

動画に字幕翻訳がありますので、下に文字起こしを書いておきます。

 

9-1-1 what's your emergency 

 

hi yes I'd like to order a pizza for delivery 

 

Pizza I think you've dialed the wrong number ma'am 

 

I don't think so uh do you still have the cheesy crust? the address? sure, it's two three five Hayward Street, Apartment 3x 

 

ma'am are you in danger or someone making you feel like you can't speak freely

 

that's right

 

I understand, my name is Grace okay and help is on the way. I need you to tell me, how many people are in the apartment?

 

umm medium pepperoni pizza be big enough for two people 

 

what are you doing? I said large

 

okay so there's one other person with you is that who I'm hearing 

 

yes that's right

 

okay get order is really great, can you tell me your name for the order?

 

um the name on the card is Kristen smart

 

okay Kristen it is the person threatening you armed

 

mm-hmm

 

move the pork come on 

 

okay if he's armed with a gun I want you to ask for extra pepperoni 

 

extra pepperoni would be great

 

and Kristen is this person known to you

 

yes 

 

okay spouse? ex-spouse? 

 

the second one

 

how long until you get here 

 

we're looking at about eight minutes, uh say peppers if they're somewhere safe you can get to 

 

oh definitely no peppers

 

it's a pizza not a damn salad

 

uh hurry up

 

advised all units code three and five Hayward street F hostage situation suspect is armed and dangerous 

 

okay just confirming, you're on the third floor?

 

yes that's right

 

southwest corner yes 

 

what the hell is taking so long 

 

I don't know they're just really busy 

 

Then call somewhere else, I'm starving

 

listen I might just have to cancel this order my boyfriend's getting kind of mad

 

so okay listen Christian I will have officers at your door in under two minutes okay, I really need you to try and stay on with me okay

 

okay 

 

good now I need you to try to move as far away from the door as you can 

 

can you tell me if he's facing it the door

 

Andrew where's Kristen 

 

she's right here, say hey to your friend

 

okay listen Andrew the police are already on the way so how this ain't is gonna be up to you

 

no that's not true

 

there's gonna be a transcript of this call and it's either going to show that you're a cooperative you did the right thing or it's going to show that you deserve to go away for the rest of your life

 

shut up 

 

hey what's going on Andrew talk to me 

 

she ruined it, she always ruins it 

 

nothing is ruined okay now we can fix this but you've got to let me help you

 

how?

 

oh my grandmother always says that when God closes a door HE opens a window sometimes you have to take a leap of faith

 

no!

 

no!!!!

 

you're okay man you're safe now

 

以下が本物のやり取りです。冒頭のドラマの後に音声が入っています。

 

短いですよね?実際はこんな感じです。繋がるまで色々とやりながら待つことも多いです。

 

number one operator 911 where's the emergency?

 

127 Brimea

 

okay what's going on there? 

 

if I'd like to order a pizza for delivery?

 

mam you reached 9-1-1 this is an emergency line

 

ah large with pepperoni and mashrooms

 

um you know you've called 9-1-1 this is an emergency

 

Do you know, how long it'll be?

 

okay ma'am is everything okay over there do you have an emergency or not 

 

yes

 

and you're unable to talk because right

 

right

 

is there someone in the room with you? just say yes or no

 

yes

 

okay um, it looks like I have an officer about a mile from your location, are there any weapons in your house? 

 

no 

 

can you stay on the phone with me?

 

no uh see you soon thank you

 

Minako