battle战役，bulge肥胖，gym健身房，assessment评估
笑话原文】
Loose-fitting Clothing
Clearly I was not going to win the battle of the bulge on my own, so I decided to join a gym. “Before you start working out, we like to do a health assessment,” explained the gym representative. “When you come in, wear loose-fitting clothing.”
“If I had loose-fitting clothing, we wouldn’t be having this conversation.” I replied.
中文译文】
宽松的衣服
很显然，单靠我自己已经无法战胜发胖的趋势，所以我决定参加一个健身房。健身房的代表解释说：“在你开始之前，我们先来做一个健康评估。你进来的时候，穿一件宽松的衣服。”我回答说：“我如果有宽松的衣服，就不会在这里和你说话了。”
词汇讲解】
1.battle战役，交战/较量，争论/奋斗，斗争。也可以作动词，“争斗”：The two armies battled all night.两军彻夜战斗。
2.bulge肥胖。也有“膨胀”的意思：The apple made a bulge in his pocket.苹果把他口袋塞得鼓了起来。也可以作动词，“凸起”：His stomach bulged.他的肚子凸了出来。
3.gym健身房。We played basketball in the gym.我们在体育馆里打篮球。
“体操/(尤指学校的)体育活动”：Gym is his favourite sport.体操是他最喜爱的运动。
4.work out锻炼。These athletes work out at the gym for two hours every day.这些运动员每天都要在体育馆锻炼两个小时。还有“解答”的意思：She worked out the problem with no difficulty.她毫无困难地解决了这个问题。
5.assemssment评估。也可以指“评价，看法”：This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
6.fitting合身的。也有“适当的”的意思：He is fitting for the job.他适合干这工作。也能作名词，是“试穿”的意思：I’m going to a fitting tomorrow.明天我要去试穿新衣。
