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Suspicious Fire Investigation Interview

Mandarin ↔ EnglishLegal12 segments ≈270 wordsSegments of 35 words or fewer

Fire Investigator (speaking English) and Shop Owner (speaking Mandarin) talk through “Suspicious Fire Investigation Interview”. You interpret both ways — English into Mandarin, and Mandarin into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.

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SEGMENT 1 · ENGLISH · 28 WORDS
Fire Investigator

Good morning, I'm Detective Senior Constable Harris from NSW Police. I'm investigating the fire at your shop last night, and I need to ask you a few questions.

SEGMENT 2 · MANDARIN · 20 WORDS
Shop Owner

早上好,警官。昨晚我接到邻居电话说店里着火了,我当时不在现场,真的很害怕。

SEGMENT 3 · ENGLISH · 23 WORDS
Fire Investigator

I understand this is distressing, but I need accurate details. Can you tell me exactly what time you left the shop yesterday evening?

SEGMENT 4 · MANDARIN · 24 WORDS
Shop Owner

我大概晚上七点半锁门离开的,店里所有电器都关掉了,煤气也检查过,没有留下任何隐患。

SEGMENT 5 · ENGLISH · 20 WORDS
Fire Investigator

Thank you. Did anyone else have access to the shop after 7:30pm that night, such as staff or a cleaner?

SEGMENT 6 · MANDARIN · 22 WORDS
Shop Owner

只有我和一个清洁工有钥匙,但他昨天请假了,没有来店里,所以我不知道是谁进过店。

SEGMENT 7 · ENGLISH · 24 WORDS
Fire Investigator

Fire and Rescue NSW found signs of accelerant near the back door. Do you know anything about that, or who might have used it?

SEGMENT 8 · MANDARIN · 20 WORDS
Shop Owner

什么?我完全不知道这件事,我从来没有在店里存放过任何易燃液体,这太奇怪了。

SEGMENT 9 · ENGLISH · 22 WORDS
Fire Investigator

If you're not involved, that's completely fine, but we still need to review your insurance claim history as part of this investigation.

SEGMENT 10 · MANDARIN · 22 WORDS
Shop Owner

可以,我完全配合调查,我的保险单存在电脑里,我现在就可以给你打印一份复印件。

SEGMENT 11 · ENGLISH · 21 WORDS
Fire Investigator

That would help a lot. We'll also check the CCTV footage from the shopping centre over the next three business days.

SEGMENT 12 · MANDARIN · 24 WORDS
Shop Owner

太好了,这样我就放心多了,我一直担心大家怀疑是我自己纵火,现在有监控录像能证明我的清白,谢谢。

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