1. on:
l)在(一平面上):
Tim is sitting with Sara on a bench.
蒂姆和莎拉坐在一條長凳上。
He pinned the badge on his coat.
他把徽章別在大衣上。
They traveled down the river on a wooden raft.
他們乘坐木筏順江流而下。
2)在(一條線上):
They are still sitting on the fence.
他們仍持騎墻的態(tài)度。
He comes from a small city on the Yangtze River.
他來自長江邊上的一座小城。
Our apartment is on 6th Avenue.
我們的住房在第六大道上。
3)在(某一天,某天早上等):
They arrived in Shanghai on May 20.
他們五月二十日到達上海。
On Sunday morning,he gets up late.
星期天早上他起來很晚。
On the weekend,John doesn’t go to work.
周末約翰不上班。
4)在(剛……)的時候:
On reaching the city he called up Julie.
一到城里他就給朱莉打了電話。
I’11 write to him on hearing from you.
一接到你的信我就給他寫信。
On his return he told us about the meeting.
他一回來就給我們談了會議的情況。
5)(on和come,go等動詞連用)表示目的:
She has been away on a long trip.
她出去做了一次長途旅行。
They went to Paris on a mission.
他們到巴黎去執(zhí)行一項任務。
I’ve come here on business.
我是有公事來的。
6)關于(意思接近about):
He made a speech on the current situation.
他做了一個關于當前形勢的報告。
They asked him to write on the Irish question
他們請求他寫一寫愛爾蘭的問題。
You’re wrong on all these issues.
在這些問題上你的看法都錯了。
7) (on和一些名詞連用作表語)表示狀態(tài)活動等:
The workers are on strike again.
工人們又罷上了。
He was on night shift that week.
那星期他上夜班。
We should be on guard against such people.
我們應警惕這種人。