【family音标】 英[ˈfæməli] 美[ˈfæməli]
【单词释义】 family是什么意思：
n.家庭；家族；孩子；祖先
adj.家庭的；一家所有的；属于家庭的；适合全家人的
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] families
【单词例句】
◇ "Meow, my family can be more bread and butter, you come and get it!" Mimi scared to shout loudly: "ah, dialed the wrong number, ran, or find out the number to the Kitty from our house, also not to the cat?" Say that finish, threw down the phone and ran.
“喵，我家奶油面包可多了，你过来拿吧!”咪咪吓得大叫：“呀，拨错电话号码了，得赶紧跑，不然给小猫查出这号码出自咱们家，还不得给猫吃了?”说完，扔下电话就跑了。
---- The Mouse That Wouldn't Eat Cheese
◇ Even before 1880, half the ice sold in New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, and one-third of that sold in Boston and Chicago, went to families for their own use.
甚至在1880年前，半数在纽约、费城和巴尔的摩销售的冰，三分之一在波士顿和芝加哥销售的冰进入家庭使用。
---- The Origin of Refrigerators
◇ Now, all their children have already grown up, have their own family, there’s nothing else the old couple have to worry about, all they wanted is to lead their own life free from all these years of unhappiness from their marriage, so both agree on a divorce.
现在，他们的孩子都长大成人了，也有他们各自的家庭了。于是，这对老夫妇再也没有什么事可以担忧的了。他们现在渴望的就是过各自的生活，免受这些年来婚姻带给他们的种种不幸。正因为这样，两个老人都赞同通过离婚解决事情的争端。
---- Life Together
◇ One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. "Come and play with me." The tree said. "I don't have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?"
一天，男孩回来了，树非常兴奋。“来和我玩吧。”树说。“我没有时间玩。我得为我的家庭工作。我们需要一个房子来遮风挡雨，你能帮我吗？”
---- A Boy and His Tree
◇ I want a wife who will care for me when I am sick and sympathize with my pain and loss of time from school. I want a wife to go along when our family takes a vacation so that someone can continue to care for me and my children when I need a rest and change of scene.
我想要个妻，生病时她是我的慰籍，旅行时她伴我同行，及时满足我和孩子的不时之需。
---- I Want a Wife
◇ My father continued to walk alongside her as he always had. Two people who had stood together against all odds. My mother orphaned at a young age and moved place to place. My father the youngest of nine in a family hurt with poverty.
父亲一如既往地走在母亲的身旁，如同二人昔日承受所有的患难。母亲幼年时就成了孤儿，四处漂流；父亲兄弟姊妹九个，也曾饱受贫困之苦。
---- To Love Enough
◇ "People have been training for marathons, going to the dentist, getting their car serviced, or doing the shopping for their elderly parents. All the stuff that has been put on the back burner, but either helps themselves or their family. Life administration. "
“人们进行马拉松训练、去看牙医、把车送去保养，或为年迈的父母购物。去做所有想做但被搁置的事情，对自己或家人有用的事情。管理自己的生活。”
---- New Zealand employees try four-day week
◇ Members of the allium family (including garlic, leeks and onions) contain a substance called organosulfides which could affect your dog’s red blood cells – too much garlic or onion (either raw or cooked) could ultimately lead to anaemia.
大蒜、韭菜、洋葱等葱属植物含有一种有机硫化物，可能破坏狗狗的血红细胞——摄入过量大蒜或洋葱（生或熟）会导致贫血。
---- Food that dogs cannot eat
◇ If you're bringing a significant other home, you'll need to run it by your family and make sure they're on board.
如果你要把另一半带回家，你需要先知会家人，征得他们的同意。
---- How to introduce your partner to your family
◇ I suggested that they should stay at "bed and breakfast" houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories.
我建议他们应该住在“住宿加早餐”的房子里，因为这种住宿方式给了外国游客一个与家人说英语的好机会。我的朋友们听了我的建议，但他们回来时讲了一些有趣的故事。