“Is Paul your brother?” “No, but he is related ____ me.”
A. of B. to C. by D. with (TOEFL)
答案为 B。但我认为 D(with) 也是正确的。您说呢？
这里只能选 B(to)，而不能选 D(with)，be related to 与 be related with 的意思是不一样的。relate(...) to 主要有两个意思：
A. 与……有关,涉及
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... the words in a sentence relate to each other. (EED) ……句中的词是相互有关联的。
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This letter relates to the sale of the house. (NAECD) 这封信与卖房有关。
B. 使……与……相联系,使……与……相结合
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I can't relate what he does to what he says. (LDCE) 我无法将他所做的与他所说的联系在一起。
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It is difficult to relate his argument to the facts. (LDPV) 很难把他的论证与事实联系起来。
在 relate to 的后一用法中,可以用 with 来代替 to:
It is difficult to relate these results with [to] any known cause. (OSD) 很难把这些结果与已知的原因联系起来。
注意: be related to 常用于指“有亲属关系”或“亲密关系”。其中的 to 是不能用 with 来代替的。
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He is related to my father. (NAECD) 他跟我父亲是亲戚。
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She says she is related to the royal family. 她说她跟皇族有亲戚关系。
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Spiders are not insects... nor even nearly related to them. (NCE 4, L.2) 蜘蛛不是昆虫……甚至与昆虫根本没有任何血缘关系。