family作“家庭”講的用法：

　�。�1）Almost every family in the country owns a television.

　　這個國家幾乎家家都有一臺電視機。

　　（2）My family is large.

　　我的家是個大家庭。

　�。�3）My family has outgrown our house .

　　我家人口增加得房屋不夠住了。

　�。�4）My family now accepts the fact that I don't eat sugar or bread

　　我家人現在都接受了我不吃糖和面包這件事。

　　（5）Every family in our village has grain to spare .

　　我們村的每戶人家都有余糧。

　　family作“家庭成員”講的用法：

　　（1）His family are all waiting for him.

　　他的一家人都在等他。

　　（2）My family go to the park.

　　我家人去公園。

　　（3）Most of my family are musicians, it is in the blood.

　　我家里的人大都擅長音樂，是世傳的。

　�。�4）These are my family and relatives.

　　這些是我的家人和親戚。