Language of this source is a device, and in relation to other devices it's called a "function."

语言是一种工具，和其他工具一样有功能“

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

Simply where and how they stand in relation to each other as they speak is important.

他们说话时的位置和怎样面对着彼此,非常重要。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

One thing that I want to mention that is really important is once you have double bonds, what happens between those two atoms in the molecule is they can no longer rotate in relation to each other.

我要提醒你们的非常重要的一点事,一旦有了双键，分子中的两个原子,就不能相对旋转了。

麻省理工公开课 - 化学原理课程节选

We have to understand--in understanding the progress of financial technology-- is its fundamental relation to information technology.

我们需要了解...,理解金融技术演进的过程中,与信息技术之间的基本关系

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选