The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf.

父亲在现代郊区家庭中的地位很小，尤其是打高尔夫球的时候。

The poorer is a family, the greater is the proportion of the total outgo which must be used for food... The proportion of the outgo used for food, other things being equal, is the best measure of the material standard of living of a population.

一个家庭越穷，必须用于食物的总支出所占的比例就越大。在其他条件相同的情况下，用于食品的支出比例是衡量一个人口物质生活水平的最佳指标。

The principal contributor to loneliness in this country is television. What happens is that the family 'gets together' alone.

这个国家孤独的主要原因是电视。发生的事情是，这个家庭独自“聚在一起”。

The problem with me, as far as getting married and having a family, is that my comedy is so important to me. So I don't know if I'll ever be as good a dad as my dad.

我的问题是，就结婚成家而言，我的喜剧对我来说太重要了。所以我不知道我是否能成为像我爸爸一样好的爸爸。

The question of the family now divides our society so deeply that the opposing sides cannot even agree on a definition of the institution they are arguing about.

家庭问题现在使我们的社会产生了如此深刻的分歧，对立的两方甚至无法就他们所争论的制度的定义达成一致意见。

The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy.

祖父母和孙辈相处得这么好是因为他们有一个共同的敌人。

The romantic idea is that everybody around a writer must suffer for his talent. I think a writer is a citizen of humanity, part of his nation, part of his family. He may have to make some compromises.

浪漫主义的观点是，作家周围的每个人都必须为他的才华付出代价。我认为作家是人类的公民，是国家的一部分，是家庭的一部分。他可能不得不做出一些妥协。

The secret is to make sure your family comes before anything else, because no matter what you do you've got to come home.

秘诀是确保你的家人比其他任何事情都重要，因为无论你做什么，你都必须回家。

The state of a nation is reflected in the home.

一个国家的状态反映在家庭中。

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

一个国家的力量来自家庭的完整。

The studied, unquestioning pace of my family irritated me.

我的家庭那种刻意的、毫无疑问的节奏让我很恼火。

The study of music was a family interest.

学习音乐是一个家庭的爱好。

The thing about my fridge is, it's a family fridge, so there's a little of something everybody likes in there.

我的冰箱是家庭冰箱，所以里面有一些大家都喜欢的东西。

The town, the team, it's a family. That has helped. For some people who have had to deal with some of the problems I have had to deal with don't have football as an out.

小镇，球队，这是一个家庭。有帮助。有些人不得不处理我遇到的一些问题，但他们没有踢足球。

The truth is, I've been going pretty much nuts all year. I constantly have to fight being scattered. I feel like I'm on automatic pilot from fatigue. The hardest thing is trying to be present, living for the moment, for everybody in the family.

事实上，我这一整年都在发疯。我必须不断地与分散的状态作斗争。我感到疲劳得像自动驾驶一样。最难的事情是活在当下，活在当下，为家里的每一个人。