family,house,home都有表示家的意思,但具體所指又有很大區別。
No.1 family
family指家庭(包括父母子女及近親),親屬,家族的意思。做整體家庭講時,一般被看作是單數,但強調是家庭成員的時候,被看作是複數。
He was born of a peasant family.
他出生於一個農民家庭。
The company was a family business.
這家公司是家族企業。
Mr. White's family is very large.
懷特先生家是個大家庭。
His family are very good at playing football.
他的家人擅長踢足球。
No.2 house
意思是房子,房屋,住宅,或指住在一所房子裡的人,側重指房屋本身。
There are many houses on the street.
街道上有很多房子。
The noise woke the whole house.
噪音吵醒了全家人。
No.3 home
指人們生活居住的地方,有時也被引申翻譯為:家鄉,故鄉。
I happened to be at home.
我碰巧在家。
They grow rice in their home town.
他們在家鄉種稻子。