Learning by Song – Paris (the Chainsmokers)

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“Paris” là một bài hát của nhóm The Chainsmokers, bộ đôi DJ kiêm nhà sản xuất, nhạc sĩ tại New York, gồm 2 thành viên Andrew Taggart và Alex Pall. Bộ đôi này trở nên nổi tiếng sau khi phát hành hit “#Selfie” vào năm 2014.

PARIS trong bài hát mang ý nghĩa như một tình cảm khát khao cho một thực tại không có thật, một tình cảnh không thể cứu vãn, gợi lên nỗi luyến tiếc quá khứ, một giấc mộng tưởng trong tình yêu.

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We were staying in Paris

To get away from your parents

And I thought wow

If I could take this in a shot right now

I don’t think that we could work this out

Out on the terrace

I don’t know if it’s fair

But I thought: how could I let you fall by yourself

While I’m wasted with someone else

If we go down, then we go down together

They’ll say you could do anything

They’ll say that I was clever

If we go down then we go down together

We’ll get away with everything

Let’s show them we are better

Let’s show them we are better

Let’s show them we are better

 

We were staying in Paris

To get away from your parents

You look so proud

Standing there with a frown and a cigarette

Posting pictures of yourself on the internet

 

Out on the terrace

We breathe in the air of this small town

On our own cutting class for the thrill of it

Getting drunk on the past

We were livin’ in

If we go down then we go down together

They’ll say you could do anything

They’ll say that I was clever

If we go down then we go down together

We’ll get away with everything

Let’s show them we are better

Show them we are

Show them we are

Show them we are

Show them we are

Let’s show them we are better

 

We were staying in Paris

Let’s show them we are better

Show them we are

Show them we are

Show them we are

Show them we are

Let’s show them we are better

If we go down then we go down together

They’ll say you could do anything

They’ll say that I was clever

If we go down then we go down together

We’ll get away with everything

Let’s show them we are better

We were staying in Paris (If we go down)

We were staying in Paris (If we go down)

We were staying in Paris (If we go down)

We were staying in Paris (If we go down)

Let’s show them we are better

We were staying in Paris

Let’s show them we are better

Let’s show them we are better (If we go down)

Let’s show them we are better (If we go down)

Let’s show them we are better (If we go down)

Let’s show them we are better

Let’s show them we are better (If we go down)

• Vocabulary:

– shot: cơ hội, ý định, cố gắng để làm gì đó

– the terrace: mái hiên, sân thượng

– waste: phí hoài, không thích hợp 

– clever: người lanh lợi, thông minh, làm việc khéo léo, tài giỏi

– frown: cau mày, nhăn mặt, thể hiện sự lo lắng, tư lự, tạo vẻ khó chịu

– cutting class: cúp tiết, nghỉ học

– the thrill: xúc động, hồi hộp