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。