The report relates to the sale of the tall building.

relate A to B：把A和B 联系起来。

e.g. It is hard for us to relate Tom to such bad things.

Can you relate what he said to what he did?

be related to：和......有关、有联系、有亲戚关系

e.g. Are you related to the rich lady?

The young girl is said to be related to the fire last night.

The Blacks are related to the Smiths by marriage.

related：相关的、有关系的

e.g. He asked me some more questions related to the problem.

relation：关系、亲戚

e.g. Their relation appears to be quite slight.

What's the relation(ship) between you and that old man?

maintain good relation with sb.：和......保持良好关系

e.g. They have maintained good relation with each other after graduation.

in relation to：和......联系起来（谈、讲）

e.g. Prices are high in relation to my salary.

He does a good job in relation to his age.

　 relationship：关系

　 e.g. What's the relationship between you and that young lady?

　 His relationship to his parents is a bit tense.

relative：亲戚、相对的

e.g. He is one of my relatives in the world.

Nothing is fixed in the world, everything is relative.

6、record：n.记录、唱片

e.g. better a record：刷新纪录；beat / break a record：破纪录；establish / set up a new world record：创新的世界纪录

I like to listen to record of pop songs.

vt. 记录、记下、记载

e.g. This tape recorder has recorded every thing you said just now.

Many ancient books recorded that there were many things that happened in these places.

7、inspire：vt. 鼓舞、鼓励 inspire sb. (to do sth.)

e.g. What he said inspired us (to study even harder).

Mother's encouraging eyes inspired me to try again.

inspiring：鼓舞的、激励的

e.g. His inspiring speech impressed us deeply.

inspiration：给予激励的人或事

His brother who is now studying in Qinghua University is a constant inspiration to him.

8、apply：申请、运用、

apply to sb. for sth.：向某人申请......

e.g. Have you apply to the school for a loan?

The local government has applied to the federal government for help.

Many people applied to the company for jobs.

apply sth. to sth.：把......运用于......