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1. I visited one of my relatives yesterday.
我昨天拜访了我的一个亲戚。
还能这样说
I called on one of my relatives yesterday.
I dropped in one of my relatives yesterday.
小解析
angels' visits 难得的愉快的访问；
give sb. a visit 访问某人；
return a visit 回拜，答访；
visit on sb. 惩罚某人
2. Please come in ! 请进！
还能这样说
Get in, please！
Come on in, please.
谚语
Come what may, heaven won't fall.
船到桥头自然直。
3. Have a seat .
请坐。
还能这样说
Please sit down.
Take seats, please.
小解析
win one's seat 当选（议员）；
the seat of commerce 商业中心；
by the seat of one's pants 凭直觉；凭本能；
resign one's seat 辞去议员职位；
win a seat 获得议席
4. Please make yourself at home .
请随意。
还能这样说
Help yourself.
Help yourself just like at home.
谚语
East or west, home is best.
行遍天下路，还是在家好。
5. When can I visit ？
我什么时候能去拜访您？
还能这样说
When can I stop by？
When can I meet you？
小解析
表示拜访的词组还有：call on / upon；to make （or pay） a visit to sb.；to pay one's respects to sb.
6. Is it convenient for me to visit you next evening？
我明天晚上去看你方便吗？
还能这样说
Can I pay a visit to you next evening？
Will it be all right to visit you next evening？
小解析
convenient的意思除了有：便利的，方便的；还有：合宜的；附近的；实用主义的。例如：It is good to have a convenient store.附近有个小商店很好。
7. You can call round at any time .
你可以随时来串门。
还能这样说
Welcome to my home at all times.
Drop by sometime.
谚语
Calling a stag a horse.
指鹿为马。
8. Hello ! Anybody home ？
喂，有人吗？
还能这样说
Hello! Is anyone there？
Hello! Is there anyone at home？
小解析
anybody常用做名词，意为：有名气的人，重要的人。例如：He is not anybody but nobody.他只是一个小人物。
9. The aim of my visiting is to borrow some money from you.
我拜访的目的是想向您借点钱。
还能这样说
The purpose with my visit is to borrow money from you.
My purpose for visiting is to make a touch.
谚语
He who likes borrowing dislikes paying.
爱借钱的人往往不爱还。
10. I want to meet you before you go abroad.
我想在你出国前见你一面。
还能这样说
I want to meet you before you leave the native land.
I would like to say goodbye to you before you go abroad.
谚语
Go for wool and come home shorn.
求得反失。
11. I just drop in and have a chat with you.
我只是顺便过来和你聊聊天。
还能这样说
I come here to talk casually.
I just visit for a chat.
小解析
chat sb. up和某人亲切地或轻佻地交谈（以获取信任）；
chat show 电视或无线电采访节目（尤指对知名人士的）
12. They are to visit their uncles during the Spring Festival .
他们要在春节期间拜访叔叔们。
还能这样说
They will call their uncles in the Spring Festival.
They will pay a visit to their uncles when Spring Festival is coming.
小解析
a farewell visit 辞行；
school visit （师范生）见习；（学生）校外参观；
visit from the stork 婴儿的诞生
13. Could I come around next
Saturday? 我下星期六来拜访好吗？
还能这样说
Will it be all right to visit you next Saturday？
Do you mind if I call on you next Saturday？
小解析
fool around 吊儿郎当；
get around 绕过，回避；
hang around 在附近徘徊；
have been around （a lot） 阅历（很）多；城府（很）深
14. This Sunday is my grandma's birthday . I want to visit her.
这个星期天是外婆的生日，我想去看看她。
还能这样说
My grandma's birthday is coming this Sunday. And I need to celebrate it.
I have to call on my grandma this Sunday because that day is her birthday.
小解析
in one's birthday suit 裸体的
15. Thanks for dropping in！
谢谢你们顺道拜访！
还能这样说
Thank you for a short visit.
I'm glad you stopped by to call me.
16. I call on my parents on occasion .
我有时去拜访我的父母。
还能这样说
I pay my parents a visit sometimes.
I go to see my parents off and on.
小解析
on the present occasion 当时；
on this occasion这一次；
rise to the occasion 有应变之才；
seize occasion to do 抓住好时机，乘机