《爱乐之城》故事发生在当代的洛杉矶，寂寥的小演员米娅的志向是女演员兼剧作家，她沉迷老电影明星。随着这样的背景发展出了一系列的爱情故事。

　　爱乐之城英文剧本台词

　　Mia:

　　Here's to the ones who dream

　　Foolish, as they may seem

　　Here's to the hearts that ache

　　Here's to the mess we make

　　I trace it all back, to that

　　Her, and the snow, and the Seine

　　Smiling through it She said she'd do it, Again

　　米娅：

　　致拥有梦想的傻瓜，

　　也许他们看起来疯癫;

　　致支离破碎的心;

　　致我们闯的祸。

　　多年之后当我回望，

　　我想起她、那雪、塞纳河，

　　她带着笑回忆，

　　说她仍会再次跳入河中。

　　Seine：塞纳河。

　　2

　　City of stars

　　Are you shining just for me?

　　City of stars

　　There's so much that I can't see

　　Who knows?

　　I felt it from the first embrace I shared with you

　　That now our dreams

　　They've finally come true

　　繁星之城，

　　你是否只为我闪耀?

　　星光璀璨之城，

　　有太多我看不到的，

　　谁能知晓?

　　第一次与你拥抱，

　　我就已经感觉到

　　我们的梦想，

　　终于成真。

　　3

　　Mia: Maybe I'm not good enough!

　　Sebastian: Yes, you are.

　　Mia: Maybe I'm not! It's like a pipe dream.

　　Sebastian: This is the dream! It's conflict and it's compromise, and it's very, very exciting!

　　米娅：也许我不够好!

　　塞巴斯汀：你很好了。

　　米娅：也许我并不够好!这就像是个白日梦!

　　塞巴斯汀：这就是梦想!有冲突也会有妥协，而且非常非常振奋人心。

　　pipe dream: a hope, wish, or dream that is impossible to achieve or not practical。不切实际的梦想，白日梦。

　　4

　　Keith: How are you gonna be a revolutionary if you're such a traditionalist? You hold onto the past, but jazz is about the future.

　　基思：你如此墨守成规，又怎能成为革新者呢?你死守过去，但爵士乐是关于未来。

　　5

　　And when they let you down You get up off the ground. Cause morning rolls around and it’s another day of sun.

　　当他们让你失望时，你应该振作起精神。因为早晨会照样来到，又是阳光灿烂的一天。

　　6

　　Sebastian: That’s L.A. They worship everything and they value nothing.

　　塞巴斯汀：这就是洛杉矶。他们崇拜一切，却什么都不珍惜。

　　7

　　Mia: It's pretty strange that we keep running into each other.

　　Sebastian: Maybe it means something.

　　米娅：很奇怪，我们总是能碰上。

　　塞巴斯汀：也许这就是缘分。

　　run into meet by chance;偶然碰见，巧遇。

　　8

　　Sebastian: I'm letting life hit me until it gets tired. Then I'll hit back. It's a classic rope-a-dope.

　　塞巴斯汀：我任由生活打击我，直到它疲惫无力。然后我会回击。这是典型的以逸待劳。

　　rope-a-dope：拳击比赛中抓住机会靠在围栏上短暂休息，以伺机反攻;比喻以逸待劳。

　　In competitive situations other than boxing, rope-a-dope is used to describe strategies in which one contender lets opponent fatigue themself by drawing non-injuring offensive actions.

　　9

　　Mia: People love what other people are passionate about.

　　米娅：人们喜爱别人倾注热情所做的事情。

　　10

　　Mia: I'm always gonna love you.

　　Sebastian: I'm always gonna love you, too.

　　米娅：我会永远爱你。

　　塞巴斯汀：我也永远爱你。