A Star Is Born · 2018 — 第 1 / 13 章 · 2'49" · B1

Jack Crashes the Drag Bar, Explained:my kind of place

Jack doesn't want to go home, so he has Bobby drive until they find a bar — any bar. "Oh, it's my kind of place," he says the moment he realizes it's a drag club. The point isn't the drinking; it's that the one place he feels welcome is the one nobody expected him to walk into.

あらすじ

After a show, Jack tells Bobby he doesn't want to go home and asks him to keep driving. They end up at a bar called Bleu Bleu, which turns out to be a drag club. The host welcomes him in, Jack orders a gin on the rocks with a twist, and he decides this is exactly his kind of place.

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このシーンの表現

make a right

turn right

Jack tells his driver to turn right in an unfamiliar neighborhood.

Pull over here and make a right at the light.

このシーンの他の表現

  • fucking

    crude intensifier

  • drag bar

    a bar with drag shows

  • freak out

    lose composure from emotion

  • kill it

    perform brilliantly

  • on the rocks

    served over ice

このシーンのメモ一覧

67 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ

表現 · B1... with traffic

allowing for traffic

And it's about an hour-forty with traffic till we get there.
表現 · A2find something around here

locate something nearby

I think we can find something around here.
表現 · A2my little guy

my little kid

My little guy is not so little anymore.
表現 · B1find someone a spot

find someone a place

Wish I could find you a spot.
表現 · A2make a right

turn right

Jack tells his driver to turn right in an unfamiliar neighborhood.

Would you make a right here?
発音Would you

Listen for would you melting into wudja.

Would you make a right here?
文法 · B1if this is your kind of place

object clause: The if-clause is the object of know, meaning he is unsure what Jack likes.

Yeah, but I don't know if this is your kind of place.
表現 · A2my kind of place

a place I love

Oh, it's my kind of place.
発音kind of

Reduce of so kind of sounds like kinda.

Oh, it's my kind of place.
スラング · B1shit

wow, oh no — A swear of surprise; never in formal settings.

Oh, shit! This is crazy!
発音How are you

Practice how are you as the single sound howarya.

- How are you doin', papo? - How am I doin'?
スラング · B1papo

man, buddy — A friendly address among regulars; too casual for work.

- How are you doin', papo? - How am I doin'?
表現 · A2be doing all right

doing fine

I'm doin' all right if I can get a fucking drink.
スラング · B1home girl

close female friend — Affectionate slang for a close female friend.

This is my home girl, Giselle de la Isma.
表現 · B1on the rocks

served over ice

Jack orders a gin over ice with a twist, sounding like a regular.

Can I get a gin on the rocks with a twist, please?
表現 · B1with a twist

with a citrus peel

Can I get a gin on the rocks with a twist, please?
表現 · B1freak out

lose composure from emotion

A bartender spots her idol and squeals that she is freaking out.

Oh, my gosh. I'm freaking out right now.
スラング · B1lit

exciting, amazing — Party slang for a great vibe; not for formal talk.

Yo, it's crazy. It's so lit, though.
表現 · B1some sort of something

a kind of

I thought maybe I was in some sort of hallucinogenic state.
文法 · B1You better get out there

had better: Spoken English drops had; you better do means you had better do, a nudge.

You better get out there and kill 'em tonight.
表現 · A2be about to do something

just about to do

My home girl's about to perform.
表現 · B1used to do something

formerly did

And y'all know her very well because she used to work here as a server. But tonight, the only thing she's serving are some fabulous, French live vocals.
文法 · B1because she used to work here as a server

cause clause: The because-clause gives the reason, and used to marks a past habit now ended.

And y'all know her very well because she used to work here as a server. But tonight, the only thing she's serving are some fabulous, French live vocals.

「Jack Crashes the Drag Bar」を読み解く

What's really going on

Jack is a star who can have any room he wants, and he still can't stand the idea of going home. His fix has always been the next drink, the next bar, the next crowd. What makes this stop different is that he doesn't get recognized for who he is here — he's just a guy who wandered in. "Oh, it's my kind of place," he says, and the line lands harder because the place shouldn't be his at all. For once he's in a room where nobody is asking him to perform, and that ease is exactly what pulls him toward the stage he's about to see. His night is running on alcohol and avoidance, but the drag club quietly hands him something else: a person worth staying for.

Theme

LonelinessJack is surrounded by people and a whole city, yet he'd rather keep driving than go home alone.
IdentityHe sheds the famous Jack Maine and just becomes another face at a drag bar, where nobody needs him to be a star.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Jack claims a strange room with one short line.
  • On the rocks hides ice and relationship trouble.
  • A drag bar names a venue, not an insult.
  • Freaking out can mean joy, not only panic.

発音のポイント

  • Would you — Listen for would you melting into wudja.
  • kind of — Reduce of so kind of sounds like kinda.
  • How are you — Practice how are you as the single sound howarya.
My little guy is not so little anymore.

A proud father's line about his son growing up fast: the kid he still calls "my little guy" isn't a child anymore.

Oh, it's my kind of place.

Jack's verdict on the drag bar. It means this place suits him exactly, delivered the second he hears they serve alcohol.

I thought maybe I was in some sort of hallucinogenic state.

Jack's joke about how surreal the club feels — as if the drag show were a hallucination he wandered into, which is basically what happened.

This is a professional show.

The host's warning to the performers before the show: treat this drag act like the serious, professional production it is.

このシーンについての質問

Why doesn't Jack want to go home?

He's tired of being alone and would rather keep drinking and moving. Bobby's story about his son makes home feel even less appealing to him.

Is Jack being rude for walking into a drag bar?

No. He's surprised at first, but he asks honestly, says it's his kind of place, and settles in. The club welcomes him either way.

Why does the host treat Jack so well?

She recognizes him and takes the chance to impress a famous guest, offering him anything he wants and making sure he stays for the show.

What does Jack order to drink?

A gin on the rocks with a twist — gin over ice with a strip of citrus peel. It shows he knows his way around a bar.

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