An outpost is a small group of buildings far from cities or from the main camp — usually army, sometimes trade, sometimes a company office in a far place. The army sense is the oldest feeling: a post “out” on the edge, watching, holding a little piece of ground. Empires, explorers, and mining companies left outposts.

An outpost前哨站 is a small group of buildings far from cities or from the main camp是一小群遠離城市或遠離主營地的建築物 usually army, sometimes trade, sometimes a company office in a far place通常是軍事用途，有時候是貿易用途，有時候是設在遠方的公司辦公室。The army sense is the oldest feeling軍事上的用法是最古老的感覺 a post "out" on the edge, watching, holding a little piece of ground就是「派駐在」邊界上，負責看守、佔住一小塊地。Empires, explorers, and mining companies left outposts帝國、探險家和採礦公司都留下過outpost（前哨站）。

Today a newspaper might call a tiny foreign office an outpost of the main company, which is a stretch but a common one: not soldiers, just a few people a long way from head office. It always carries a whiff of “far from the centre, a bit alone.” It is not the word for a suburb of Taipei; those are still in the city’s orbit.

Today a newspaper might call a tiny foreign office an outpost of the main company現在報紙可能會把一個很小的海外辦事處稱為總公司的outpost（前哨站） which is a stretch but a common one這是有點牽強但很常見的用法 not soldiers, just a few people a long way from head office不是軍人，只是離總部很遠的幾個人。It always carries a whiff of "far from the centre, a bit alone."它總是帶著一點「遠離中心、有點孤立」的味道。It is not the word for a suburb of Taipei它不是用來形容台北郊區的詞 those are still in the city's orbit因為那些地方還是在城市的範圍裡。

The post here is a station — a place you are posted — not the mail.

The post here is a station這裡的post指的是「駐守的地方」 a place you are posted也就是你被派駐的地點 not the mail不是郵件的意思。