1. In the state of Kentucky (肯塔基州), students who drop out of school, have nine or more absences without being excused, or whose grades are below a given standard, lose their driving privileges "unless they can prove family hardship". 在肯塔基州,退学的学生,无故旷课达9次以上的学生,或分数达不到某一标准的学生,都会失去驾驶执照,"除非他们能证明其家庭有困难"。
2. If one of my family happened to come to the front of the house in time to see me, of course the conversation would be rudely broken off. 如果正赶上家里人碰巧来到房前见到我,他们当然就会毫不客气地打断我们的交谈。
3. Florence Nightingale came from a rich family and was very pretty. 弗罗伦斯·南丁格尔出身于富有家庭,相貌俊俏。
4. Family is, if anything, the link between generations, the center of child rearing and cultural transmission. 可以说,家庭是联系两代人的纽带,是养育孩子和传递文化的中心。
5. Family is whatever we want it to be. 我们想要家庭什么样,它就是什么样。