on/upon+n/ving,引导时间状语从句,意思是一……就……..。
相当与when,as soon as,the moment,as 等引导的时间状语从句。on/upon是介词,其后跟名词或动名词。而when等是连词,后面跟的是句子。
eg:on his arrival,he phoned her.他一到就给她打电话。=when he arrived,he phoned her.
on upon引导时间状语从句的意思
on和upon引导时间状语从句,表示一...就得意思,例如
On receiving the letter Tom burst into tears.