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Brionna: My ultimate goal is just to have my name up there with my dad’s name when they’re picking some of the best drivers in the industry to work on a big car show.
You know, I don’t wanna be the best woman driver, the best Black woman driver, I wanna be the best driver.
I mean—
Jalil: One of the best drivers.
Brionna: Okay.
Jalil: Don’t get too cocky, ’cause then I ain’t gonna be able to work.
Brionna: Ah, ha, ha, ha, you’re so funny.
Brionna: My name is Brionna Lynch, I’m 21 years old, and I’ve been a stunt driver for 4 1/2 years.
Jalil: My name is Jalil Jay Lynch, I’m her dad and I’ve been in the business for 27 years.
Brionna: All the dangerous stuff that the cars are doing in the movies, all the exciting stuff?
We do that and not the actors.
So a couple of the films that I’ve worked on are Black Panther, Proud Mary, Fast and Furious 8, Beyonce’s music video Formation, and Creed, and that’s me and my dad right there.
Jalil: I got started in the business doing New Jack City.
I’ve done all the Fast and Furious series since number four.
In Jumanji, I’m one of the guys up there on the bike.
Yep, that’s me right there.
Brionna: So cool.
Jalil: ‘Cause I am the coolest (12 o’clocking it.) Dad ever.
Brionna: When my dad and I are working together, we actually like to help each other set the cars up, so when I have to do something like sliding around the corner, my dad is right there with me trying to make sure that everything is set up, so I think that’s what makes my dad and I really unique.
I got into stunt driving because of my dad.
He taught me how to ride when I was three years old, he’s been teaching me my entire life.
He’s so good at what he does and so respected in this industry, so since I started stunt-driving he has been my motivator, my coach, my teacher.
He’s everything but my accountant, pretty much.
That sounds like fun.
Jalil: Bang.
One of the things that I had learned by riding with her all the time was that she was able to handle the pressure.
Three, two, one, action.
As much as people don’t believe that you’re inside a car when they explode, people are in those vehicles, so it’s a lot to let your kid go and be in danger.
I guess part of being a parent and part of being in the stunt business, we do as much as we can to keep her as safe as possible and then after that you wish for the best.
Good job, kiddo.
Brionna: I love that I get to share stunt driving with my dad.
I think that’s a really cool bond that the two of us have.
My dad and I have always been very close.
He’s very supportive of me chasing down this dream that I have and, if you wanna be good at something, you have to put the time in.
It’s important for you to enjoy your life and to actually love what you’re doing.
That’s the biggest picture at the end of the day.
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ultimate 最終の/最終的な
industry 産業/～業
work on ～に取り組む
My ultimate goal is just to have my name up there with my dad’s name when they’re picking some of the best drivers in the industry to work on a big car show.
cocky うぬぼれた/気取った
Don’t get too cocky, ’cause then I ain’t gonna be able to work.
have been （過去のある時点から現時点まで）～している
My name is Brionna Lynch, I’m 21 years old, and I’ve been a stunt driver for 4 1/2 years.
make sure 確かめる/確認する
…when I have to do something like sliding around the corner, my dad is right there with me trying to make sure that everything is set up…
get into 夢中になる/のめりこむ
I got into stunt driving because of my dad.
how to …. ～の仕方/～のやり方
He taught me how to ride when I was three years old…
be good at ～が上手だ
He’s so good at what he does and so respected in this industry
motivator 動機づけの要因/励み
…since I started stunt-driving he has been my motivator, my coach, my teacher.
handle the pressure プレッシャーに対処する
One of the things that I had learned by riding with her all the time was that she was able to handle the pressure.
as much as ～と同じ程度に
be in danger 危険な状態にある/危機に直面している
As much as people don’t believe that you’re inside a car when they explode, people are in those vehicles, so it’s a lot to let your kid go and be in danger.
wish for ～を望む/～を願う
…we do as much as we can to keep her as safe as possible and then after that you wish for the best.
kiddo 子ども
Good job, kiddo.
be supportive of ～の支えになっている
chase down ～を追いかける
He’s very supportive of me chasing down this dream that I have and, if you wanna be good at something, you have to put the time in.
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