They didn't have to serve in the army.

不必服兵役。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

I've just noticed that you're wearing a t-shirt that says 'ARMY' on the front.

我刚刚注意到你穿的T恤正面有“陆军”字样。

关于美军 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

They didn't want a large standing army.

他们不想要这样大型的常备军

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

and they reply in German, "Yes, I'm French," that doesn't--language doesn't necessarily tell you how people feel about their identity. Some sage once said, I don't know who it was, but I love this expression, that a language is a dialect with a powerful army.

然后他们用德语回答,"我是法国人",不一定--语言不一定能代表,对自己的身份认同,有个哲人说过,我忘了是谁,但我特喜欢这句,说语言就是有强大军队撑腰的方言

耶鲁公开课 - 1871年后的法国课程节选