Chào các thính giả yêu mến của chương trình Học Tiếng Anh qua các chủ đề của chương trình học tiếng anh cùng Radiome. Mình là Diệu Hoa.
Hôm nay chúng ta cùng theo dõi tiếp Phần 2 của bài nghe  What Makes a Great Love Story? nhé!
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Voice 5
Elizabeth struggled with her feelings. She loved her father - but she also loved Robert. Finally, one year later, Robert and Elizabeth married in secret. They left London, and they lived happily in Italy for the next 15 years. Elizabeth's father never forgave her for leaving him. He died ten years after she went away.
Voice 1
Many people would say that this is an example of a great love story. Why? Maybe it is because Elizabeth and Robert's love was not easy. Their love had to experience separation, sickness, a father's disapproval - and yet it survived.
Voice 2
We use the word ‘love' in several ways. We may love our children, but we say: "I love the colour orange!" Robert Browning loved Elizabeth's poetry, but he loved her in a different way.
But one thing we can say - love has led people to write some great poetry. Listen to this. You may be surprised how old it is!

Voice 3
"Place me like a lock over your heart...
For love is as strong as death...
It burns like a huge, powerful fire.
Many waters cannot cool down love. Rivers cannot wash it away. People cannot buy or sell love - no matter how much they offer. Winter is past. The rain has stopped. Flowers cover the earth. It is time to sing!"
Voice 2
This is part of a poem that is 3,000 years old. You can find the whole poem in the Christian Bible. It is called ‘the Song of Songs'.
Voice 1
So far we have talked about the kind of love that is between a man and a woman. The way this kind of love grows is called romance. It makes a feel-good story in a book or a film. But romance is only the beginning. Robert McKee is a writer and teacher. He said:
Voice 6
"Love is something far greater than romance. Love is a feeling that we carry in our heart for someone all the time. It does not matter if they are with us or not. It does not matter if they are dead or not. Love has no conditions."
"Love stories that end in a tragic way do not mean that love is not present! In fact, it is love tested to its limit. It is not easy love. It is hard love - love that requires a lot of hard work and sacrifice."
Voice 1
Sacrifice, hard work, being tested to the limit - this does not sound like a lot of fun! And yet it is this kind of love that seems to capture our imagination. This is what makes a good story. Such love puts other people before itself. This love is even prepared to die in the place of someone else. Again, the Christian Bible gives us some poetic words. This time the words of Jesus himself:
Voice 4
‘No one has greater love than this, that he lay down his life for his friends."
Voice 1
The writer and producer of today's programme was Ruby Jones. The voices you heard were from the United Kingdom and the United States. All quotes were adapted and voiced by Spotlight. You can hear this programme again on our website. Our address is www.radioenglish.net. This programme is called, "What Makes a Great Love Story?" Thank you for listening today. Goodbye.
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