A lady noticed her husband standing on the bathroom scale(秤), sucking (往回吸,收腹)in his stomach. 8 U( `* m1 z. B4 K ; N6 P9 W/ R9 _" H# OThinking he was trying to weigh less with this maneuver(巧计,策略), she + o3 R' w2 ^ D. E6 v' ~commented, "I don't think that's going to help."% \3 N; w/ G: X1 x
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"Sure it will." he said. "It's the only way I can see the numbers."