family
家庭,特指父母和其子女, 國語中的一戶人家,即是用family表達
指整個一家庭 接單數動詞 (家庭 pl. families)
指全家全部成員 接複數動詞 ( 家人 )
a group of relatives 家庭
Remember me to your family .
代我向您全家人問候
She came of a noble family.
她出身名門.
She was brought up in a noble family.
她是在一個良好的家庭長大的.
My family is large. 我的家是個大家庭。
a large family
Almost every family here has a dog.
All my family enjoy swimming.
The whole family were in tears.
全家人都哭了.
The family have just sat down to a table. (強調全家每個人)
這家人全部成員 剛剛坐下來吃飯.
The family has just sat down to a table. (強調 這一家人)
這一家人 剛剛坐下來吃飯.
How are your family ?
您家裡的所有人 都好嗎 ? (強調你全家每個人)
They are all very well , thank you. (回答都是相同用這一句)
How is your family ?
您一家人都好嗎 ? (強調 你這一家人)
They are all very well , thank you. (回答都是相同用這一句)
He has a family of five. (此時family是指五個子女,而非一家五口人)
Has he any family ? (是指他有孩子嗎 ? )
He has a large family . (指他有很多小孩 !)
He has a small family. (指他子女很少!)
My family consists of four. (我一家有四口人)
All of my family are in Hong Kong. (我們全家人都在香港)
His family are all waiting for him. 他的一家人都在等他。
The Smith family. 指史密斯家族 (= The Smiths)
The Smith family has moved into the new house.
They are members of the Royal family.他們是皇家家族成員。
family name = surname ; last name N. 姓
full name 是指 連名帶姓 , 且不用縮寫 如 George Taylor (喬治.泰勒) /
喬治是名 , 泰勒是姓
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home
指家,家庭,住所 ,強調人出生及撫養成長的環境有故鄉 , 家鄉, 老鄉(老家) 的味道
A home can be a flat (公寓)/ an apartment , a house or even a tent.(帳篷)
Home , home , sweet home , there is no place like home.
Now he has his home in Manchester. 他現在定居在曼徹斯特。
Her home is far away , so we don't often see her.
He is planning to establish a home.他正計劃建立家庭。
New Orleans is the home of jazz.新奧爾良是爵士音樂的發源地。
He spent his last years in a home for the aged.他最後的幾年是在養老院度過的。
We ran home to have our dinner. 我們跑回家吃晚飯.
He dined away from home.
他在外面吃的飯.
They spent their honeymoon away from home.
他們出外旅行渡蜜月.
The American delegation left Taipei for home yesterday.
(此時的go home 代表 回國 之意)
美國代表團昨天離開台北回國了.
The delegation will be home next week.代表團將於下週回國。
an old people's home
Is he at home ?= Is he home? (美語用法)
I will be at home tomorrow. (回家,表動作) ( 美語用法 be home)
I will stay at home tomorrow. (在家,表狀態) ( 美語用法 stay home)
I will remain at home tomorrow. (在家,表狀態) (美語用法 remain home)
I work at home.
I stayed at home to read.
Make yourself at home！不要客氣!
Is your father home ? = Is your father in ? 您父親在家嗎?
Is Mr. Smith in ? 史密斯先生在office嗎? (在office不用 home表達 )
This is my home phone number. 這是我家的電話號碼。 adj.
These products are for home sale.這些產品是供國內銷售的。 adj.
Our home office is in New York.我們的總部設在紐約。 adj.
The home team won the game. 地主隊贏得了比賽。 adj.
home 另可做 vi 回家 vt 把...送回家
a home run 全壘打
homeless adj 無家可歸
the homeless = people who have no home (無家可歸的人)
homemade adj 自製的
homemade jam
homesick adj 思鄉的;想家的
He felt homesick.
homework N.家庭作業
Do your homework now and play later.
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house
房屋,住宅, 強調居住的地點和建築物的本身.This house is built of stone.
We went to his house.
He has a large house by sea.
They built a house by the roadside.他們在路邊蓋了一間房子。
The children visited the monkey house at the zoo.孩子們參觀了動物園的猴舍。
We are planning to set up a publishing house.我們正打算建立一家出版社。
He is speaker of the House of Representatives.他是眾議院的議長。
There was a full house at the opening night of the play.
該劇首次上演的那個晚上, 劇場客滿。 (劇場;劇院;戲院)
the opera house
I am going to move into a new house.
The new house caught fire last night.
There are twenty families living in our apartment house.
我們公寓裡共有20戶人家.
She has a beautiful home. (美國用法 把home = house)
New Homes for Sale. "廣告用法 : 新屋出售 "
vt 給....房子住
The poor were housed in dingy, rotting buildings.
窮人住在昏暗的朽爛的房子裡。
vt 把....藏在房內
The library houses about one million books.
該圖書館收藏了約一百萬冊書。
vi 住
You and I may as well house together. 你和我不妨住在一起。
housekeeper N.女管家
They employ a housekeeper.
housewife N.家庭主婦
pl. housewives (去fe加ves)
housing N.住宅供給
There's a need for more housing.
housing estate N.統一興建的住宅社區
She lives on a housing estate.
