[1] do the mandatory military service
[2] fulfill the compulsory military service
[3] serve in the army
[4] to join the army
[5] be drafted into the army
[6] be drafted into the military service
[7] do the mandatory military service
[8] conscription
義務兵役,也就是「當兵」,台灣的男生必須做的事情 = mandatory military service = compulsory military service
動詞可以用 do 或 fulfill。
serve in the army 是「當兵」最簡單的說法之一,例如:
He is serving in the Taiwanese Army = 他正在台灣的陸軍當兵
由於這裡有講到國家,所以 army 的第一個字母要大寫,表示是那個國家的陸軍,如果是海軍或空軍,請參考以下:
He is serving in the Taiwanese Navy = 他正在台灣的海軍當兵
He is serving in the Taiwanese Air Force = 他正在台灣的空軍當兵
如果只是想表示兵的種類,就不用第一個字母大寫,也別加上國家。
我明年六月當兵 = I'll be serving in the army next June. = I'll do the mandatory military service next June.
draft 是另一個常用的字,例如:
Why weren't you drafted? = 你怎麼沒當兵?
I will be drafted this year. = 今年我會服兵役
而 conscript 跟 draft 是徵兵制的意思,例如:
He didn't join the army voluntarily. He was drafted as a war was ongoing.
voluntary military service = 志願役,也就是自願當兵的制度
be enlisted in the army = 募兵制
go to the army = join the army = 指加入軍隊,意思較不明確,可能是當兵,也有可能是職業軍人的意思。