A father sat at his desk poring over his monthly bills when his young son rushed in and announced，“Dad, because this is your birthday and you're 55 years old, I'm going to give you 55 kisses, one for each year！”When the boy started making good on his word, the father exclaimed，“Oh, Andrew, don't do it now, I'm too busy！”
The youngster immediately fell silent as tears welled up in his big blue eyes. Apologically the father said，“You can finish later.”
The boy said nothing but quietly walked away, disappointment written over his face.That evening the father said，“Come and finish the kisses now, Andrew！”But the boy didn’t respond.
Unfortunately, a few days later after this incident, the boy had an accident and was drowned.His heartbroken father wrote：
“If only I could tell him how much I regret my thoughtless words, and could be assured that he knows how much my heart is aching.”
Love is a two-way street. Any loving act must be warmly accepted or it will be taken as rejection and can leave a scar.If we are too busy to give and receive love, we are too busy！Nothing is more important than responding with love to the cry for love from those who are near and precious to us.Because……there may be no chance at all as in the case of the little boy.
-bill [bɪl]n.帐单；钞票；清单
典型例句
A 10%service charge is added on to the bill.
账单上包括了百分之十的服务费。
最常用法
change a bill 兑换钞票
pay a bill 付账
联想记忆
account n.账户；帐目
charge n.责任；费用
-regret [rɪˈgret]v.后悔；惋惜 n.遗憾；抱歉；后悔
典型例句
I now regret having made a promise that I would join in the project.我现在后悔答应参加该计划的事。
最常用法
regret to inform you/tell you/say……遗憾地告诉你……
regret doing sth.后悔做了某事
联想记忆
regretful adj.惋惜的；遗憾的；后悔的
-receive [rɪˈsiːv]v.接到；收到；接待
典型例句
He would not receive her as his son’s wife.
他不愿承认她是他的儿媳。
最常用法
receive a blow 遭到打击
receive foreign guests 接待外宾
be well received 受到欢迎
联想记忆
well-received adj.受到欢迎的；受到款待的
reception n.接待；反应；接待处；欢迎；接收；招待会
accept vt.接受；同意
acquire vt.获得；学到；取得
-important [ɪmˈpɔːtnt]adj.重要的
典型例句
It’s very important to teach the children about road safety.
把交通安全常识教给孩子们是非常重要的。
联想记忆
unimportant adj.不重要的
importance n.重要性
significant adj.重要的；有意义的；意味深长的；显著的
父亲坐在办公桌旁，正盯着他的月账单，这时，他的小儿子冲了过来，大声宣布：“爸爸，因为今天是你五十五岁的生日，我想给你五十五个吻，一年一个！”当男孩正要兑现诺言时，他爸爸大声说道：“哦，安德鲁，现在不行，我太忙了！”
小男孩马上不吭声了，蓝色的大眼睛里涌满了泪水。父亲深表歉意地说：“过会儿有空再亲吧。”
男孩什么也没说，只是静静地走开了，失望的表情溢于言表。那天晚上，父亲说：“来吧安德鲁，现在可以亲了！”但是，孩子却没有做出回应。
不幸的是，这件事刚过去几天之后，小男孩就不幸溺水身亡。伤心欲绝的爸爸写道：
“如果我早告诉他，对于那些无心的话我是多么后悔，他一定会明白我的心有多么痛。”
爱，是一条双行道。对于爱的表示一定要热心地接受，否则对方会以为你拒绝了，从而留下一道伤痕。如果我们忙得连给予和接受爱的时间都没有，那未免也忙得太过分了！对于那些在我们身边，对我们弥足珍贵的人，用爱去回应他们爱的渴望，这最重要不过了！因为……如果发生像小男孩这样的情况，即使后悔也没有机会了。