初级英语阅读：快乐周末的家庭时光与动物园体验

名词家庭; 家族; 孩子; 祖先

形容词家庭的; 一家所有的; 属于家庭的; 适合全家人的

1. 家;家庭;家族
A family is a group of people who are related to each other, especially parents and their children.

e.g. There's room in there for a family of five...
那儿能住下五口之家。
e.g. His family are completely behind him, whatever he decides...
他无论作出什么决定，家人都全力支持。

2. 子女;孩子
When people talk about a family, they sometimes mean children.

e.g. They decided to start a family.
他们决定要孩子。
e.g. ...couples with large families.
儿女成群的夫妇

3. 祖先;祖辈
When people talk about their family, they sometimes mean their ancestors.

e.g. Her family came to Los Angeles at the turn of the century.
她的祖先在世纪之交时来到洛杉矶。
e.g. ...homes where their families had lived for generations.
祖祖辈辈生活过的家

4. 家族的;家庭的;家里的
You can use family to describe things that belong to a particular family.

e.g. He returned to the family home...
他回到自己家里。
e.g. I was working in the family business.
我在自家的企业工作。

5. 全家共用的;全家共享的
You can use family to describe things that are designed to be used or enjoyed by both parents and children.

e.g. It had been designed as a family house...
这房子的设计适合一家老小共同居住。
e.g. A wedding is a family event.
婚礼是全家人的庆典。

6. (动植物的)科
A family of animals or plants is a group of related species.

e.g. ...foods in the cabbage family, such as Brussels sprouts.
抱子甘蓝之类的十字花科食物

名词功课; 家庭作业

1. （学生的）家庭作业
Homework is school work that teachers give to pupils to do at home in the evening or at the weekend.

e.g. Have you done your homework, Gemma?
杰玛，你做完家庭作业了吗？

2. 必要的准备工作
If you do your homework, you find out what you need to know in preparation for something.

e.g. Before you go near a stockbroker, do your homework.
找股票经纪人之前，先要做好必要的准备工作。

名词游乐场; 操场，尤指提供如秋千等设备的户外场地; （某些集体聚会游乐的）园地

1. （学校的）操场，运动场；（儿童）游乐场
A playground is a piece of land, at school or in a public area, where children can play.

2. （某一群体的）游憩胜地，度假场所
If you describe a place as a playground for a certain group of people, you mean that those people like to enjoy themselves there or go on holiday there.

e.g. ...St Tropez, playground of the rich and famous.
圣特罗佩，富豪和名流的游憩胜地