考點② family的用法[2021.32](Unit 2)
family意為“家庭;家人”。若被視為整體,表示“一個家庭”時,謂語動詞用單數(shù)形式;若強調(diào)個體成員,表示“家人”時,謂語動詞用復數(shù)形式。
英語中用“the+姓氏+family”表示“……一家人”,相當于“the+姓氏的復數(shù)形式”。如:the Smith family=the Smiths史密斯一家人
拓展 辨析family,house,home與room
family表示“家庭;家人”;
house表示“房子”,強調(diào)建筑物;
home表示“家;家(故)鄉(xiāng)”,指出生或居住的地方,通常含有感情色彩,還可意為“棲息地;產(chǎn)地”,常用短語:be home to...……的產(chǎn)地/棲息地;
room指房子里的“房間”,作不可數(shù)名詞時,意為“空間;
地方”。
6. In Chinese
families
(family), people won't start dinner until the elders take their seats.
7. All of her family
are
(be) kind, and they are popular in our community.
8. 地球是我們共同的家。我們應該竭盡全力保護它。
The earth is our
home
. We should try our best to protect it.
family house home room
In our 9.
house
, my parents and I grow a lot of plants. They are placed in every 10.
room
. Plants are not only beautiful, but also play an important role in our daily lives. They also make our earth a better place to live in. My 11.
family
and I have carefully grown them and decorated every corner beautifully. With love and sunshine, our 12.
home
becomes a lively place where nature lives with us.