Going across land, instead of by ship or by plane.

Going across land指走陸路, instead of而不是 by ship or by plane搭船或搭飛機

It works two ways. As an adjective it sits in front of a noun: an overland route, an overland journey, the overland trail. As an adverb it comes after the verb: they travelled overland, we went overland from Bangkok to Singapore.

It works two ways它有兩種用法。As an adjective當形容詞用的時候 it sits in front of a noun它放在名詞前面: an overland routean overland route（陸路路線）, an overland journeyan overland journey（陸路旅程）, the overland trailthe overland trail（陸路路徑）。As an adverb當副詞用的時候 it comes after the verb它放在動詞後面: they travelled overlandthey travelled overland（他們走陸路旅行）, we went overland from Bangkok to Singaporewe went overland from Bangkok to Singapore（我們從曼谷到新加坡走陸路）。

The word carries a feeling with it. Nobody says "overland" about a ten-minute taxi ride. It shows up when the land part is the hard part, the slow part, the part worth telling people about — long distances, several countries, maybe rough roads. Old newspapers used it for mail and armies; today you meet it most in travel writing and in the names of adventure tour companies.

The word carries這個字帶有 a feeling with it一種感覺。Nobody says沒有人會用 "overland"overland 這個字 about a ten-minute taxi ride來形容十分鐘的計程車車程。When the land part is當陸路的部分是 the hard part, the slow part, the part worth telling people about困難的、緩慢的、值得說給別人聽的部分時——long distances, several countries, maybe rough roads長距離、好幾個國家、也許還有崎嶇的路——it shows up它就會出現。Old newspapers used it for舊時的報紙用它來形容 mail and armies郵件和軍隊; today今天 you meet it most你最常看到它 in travel writing在旅遊寫作 and in the names of adventure tour companies還有探險旅行社的名字裡。

There is a small thing worth noticing: the word only makes sense when sea or air was the other choice. If there is no ocean to cross and no flight to take, we just say "by road" or "by train". So "overland" quietly tells you what the traveller did NOT do.

There is有 a small thing worth noticing個小地方值得注意: the word only makes sense只有...這個字才說得通 when sea or air was the other choice當海運或空運是另一個選項的時候。If如果 there is no ocean to cross沒有海要渡 and no flight to take沒有飛機要搭, we just say我們就只會說 "by road" or "by train""by road" 或 "by train"。So所以 "overland"overland quietly tells you其實悄悄告訴你 what the traveller did NOT do旅行者「沒有」做什麼。