1. "Relate" 的基本含义
Relate 是动词,核心含义是 "联系;讲述;建立关系",强调事物或人之间的关联性或叙述行为。
常见用法:
建立联系(~ to / with):
This chapter relates to the previous one.(本章与前一章相关。)
讲述;叙述(正式):
She related her travel experiences vividly.(她生动地讲述了她的旅行经历。)
理解或共情(~ to):
Many readers can relate to the author’s struggles.(许多读者能理解作者的挣扎。)
2. 快速记忆技巧
(1) 词源拆解 + 联想记忆
"re-"(回,再) + "late"(来自拉丁语 latus,意为“携带”)→ “带回联系”
类似词:translate(翻译 = 跨语言携带)、correlate(相关联)
联想场景:
讲故事:想象一个人把经历“带回来”讲给你听(relate a story)。
逻辑联系:用线(late)把两个概念“重新绑在一起”(relate them)。
(2) 同义词替换法
= connect, narrate, associate
The study relates smoking to cancer.(研究将吸烟与癌症联系起来。)
3. 考研中的考试概率
(1) 词汇考察频率: 中高频
动词形式(relate to / be related to)常出现在:
阅读理解(社科类文章,讨论事物关联性)。
完形填空(考查逻辑连接,如 link, relate, associate)。
翻译题(如“这两项研究密切相关” → The two studies are closely related.)。
派生词更常考:
related(相关的)、relation(关系)、relationship(关系)。
4. 真题例句参考
阅读理解可能出现的句子:
The author argues that economic growth is closely related to education.
(作者认为经济增长与教育密切相关。)
翻译题可能涉及的表达:
他的理论很难与实际应用联系起来。
→ His theory is hard to relate to practical applications.
5. 记忆巩固练习
(1) 填空练习
The professor asked students to ______ the theory to real-life cases.
(答案:relate)
Many young people find it hard to ______ their parents’ experiences.
(答案:relate to)
(2) 翻译练习
这项政策与环境保护直接相关。
→ This policy is directly related to environmental protection.
