on和upon的区别是什么

upon 与 on 的区别在于，upon 是通过从下往上再往下的抛物线的路径，最后落到物体表面上，并与其接触

He put the book upon the table. 他把书放在桌子上

Brandon threw him upon the ground. 布兰登把他摔倒在地

二、引申

1、根据、依赖

We are completely dependent upon your help. 我们完全依赖你的帮助

The decision was based upon two considerations. 这个决定是根据两种考虑的

2、朝向、来临

The storm was upon to us. 这场风暴降临到了我们头上

Winter is almost upon us. 冬天即将来临

三、once upon a time 很久以前 | Once upon a time there lived in a country a do-gooder. 从前，在一个国家里，有一位做了无数善事的善心者

look down upon 瞧不起 | You shouldn't look down upon him because he is poor. 你不该因一个人穷就看不起他

upon my word 的确,我发誓| Upon my word I cannot exactly explain the matter.老实说我无法确切解释这件事

on 的空间含义是一个物体与一个平面直接或间接接触并产生压力 on the surface

1、静态

on the table 在桌上 | on top of the house 在房顶上 | on the ceiling 在天花板上 | on the wall 在墙上

a socket on a wall 墙上的插座

People were sunbathing on the grass. 人们在草地上晒日光浴

The little girl was sitting on her father’s shoulders. 小女孩坐在她爸爸的肩上

She was on the plane from London. 她在伦敦来的飞机上

The fly stayed on the ceiling for a while. 苍蝇在天花板上停留了一会儿

I saw the rabbit bound on the end of an iron stick. 我看到那只兔子被绑在铁棍的末端

2、动态

Leave your things on the table over there. 把你的东西放在那边的桌子上

snow falling on the mountainsides 落在山坡上的雪

He threw himself on the bed. 他一头倒在床上

He knocked on the door but nobody answered. 他敲了敲门 ，但无人应答

Press on the button. 按这个按钮

turn on 开灯(转旋钮，电线接触，亮灯) | There is a switch on the wall for turning on the lights. 墙上有一开电灯的开关

二、引申

1、在...地点/位置/方向

由在...表面上(接触)，可引申为在...地点/位置/方向

The town is right on the border. 这个城镇就在边境上

He grew up on a ranch in California. 他在加利福尼亚的一个牧场里长大

The shadow on the sycamore tree. 梧桐树上的影子

You’ll see the school on your left. 你会看到学校在你的左边

They live on the opposite side of the town. 他们住在镇子的另一头

She trained her binoculars on the house. 她把望远镜对准了那幢房子

2、在...某一天

由在...表面上(接触)，可引申为在...某一天

I was born on July 1st. 我生于7月1日

They’ll be here on Tuesday. 星期二他们要到这里来

We’ll see you on Christmas Eve. 我们圣诞夜来看你

3、一...就...

由在...表面上(接触)，可引申为两个动作在时间上的无缝对接，可以理解为“一...就...”

There was an important document waiting for her on her return. 有份重要文件等她回来处理

On hearing the news, everyone burst into laughter. 一听到这个消息，每个人都笑了