(1) ①home指“家,家庭,住宅”,常常含有亲切的意味。
- He looks forward to seeing his childhood home again.
他期待着再去看看他儿时的家园。 - The old man died at his country home .
老人在他乡下的家里去世了。 - The war brought sorrow to countless homes .
这场战争给无数的家庭带来了苦难。 - He has his home at present in France.
他目前居住在法国。 - The mother was making her home with her married daughter.
这位母亲和她已经结婚的女儿同住。
②home又可作“收藏地”。
- The picture has found a safe and lasting home in the National Gallery.
这幅画在国家美术馆找到了一个安全、永久的收藏地。
③home又可指“祖国,故乡,故土”。
- Mr. Smith left Tokyo for home yesterday.
史密斯先生昨天离开东京回国。
(2) house指“住宅”,也可指“家、屋子里的人或家里人”。
- This is the house we used to live in.
这是我们曾经住过的房子。 - The whole house was ill with flu.
全家人都患了感冒。 - The Smiths moved into a new house .
史密斯一家搬进了新房子。 - If you care to take potluck, come to my house for dinner.
如果你愿意吃个家常便饭,就到我家来吃吧。
(3) family指有近亲血缘关系的成员组成的家庭,着重指人。
- Are your family all well?
你的家人都好吗? - He's from a worker's family .
他来自一个工人家庭。
(4) household指“住在同一家里的人,包括仆人等”,又作“户,家”解。
- The boy is a little emperor of that household .
这个男孩是那一家的小皇帝。 - There are 500 peasant households in this village.
这个村共有500户人家。