Reaching his home, he found the serfs in rebellion and his family and Maria captives.

Serf-owners had a firm grip on the birth, death and marriage of serfs.

农奴主掌握着农奴生 、 死、婚、嫁大权.

In effect the peasants were still serfs.

这种农民,实际上还是农奴.

At the bottom of the feudal scale were the villeins or serfs.

在封建等级底层的是农奴.

They did not allow the serfs any freedom.

他们不给农奴任何自由.

It's not that I didn't want to be with my family

并不是我不想和家人在一起。

I dislike being away from my family.

我不喜欢同家人分开。

I received a letter from my family yesterday.

我昨天收到一封家信。

I have disgraced my family's name

我让家人蒙羞。

I spent what little time I had with my family.

我仅有的一点儿时间都和家人在一起度过了。

My family home is in York-shire and they don't want to move

我家人住在约克郡，他们不打算搬家。

Maybe there is a curse on my family

可能我的家族受到了诅咒。

I didn't know whether my family was alive or dead. I felt as if I was in limbo

我不知道家人是生是死，感觉自己茫然无措。

My family life is my personal business.

我的家庭生活是我的私事。

My family insisted that I should not give in, but stay and fight

家里人坚持认为我不应让步，而应该留下来继续抗争。

I miss my family very much.

我很想念我的家人。

Everyone in my family is exceptionally long-lived.

我们家每个人都特别长寿。

There are five people in my family.

我家有5口人。

I miss my family a lot.

我很想念我的家人。

However, my family is very big on having a traditional careerand so when I said that I wanted to go to college and study writing, my parents told me that I couldn't.

然而,我的家庭非常希望我从事传统的职业,所以当我说我想在大学学习写作专业时,我父母表示了反对。

My family has lived in this area from time immemorial.

我的家族在这个地区已经生活了不知有多少年了。