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。