A lady noticed her husband standing on the bathroom scale(秤), sucking (往回吸,收腹)in his stomach.8 \2 u: s5 c* N& e# \) s+ _
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Thinking he was trying to weigh less with this maneuver(巧计,策略), she3 x. W6 A( z* x, A1 J
commented, "I don't think that's going to help."* j# X0 L- ]7 H3 r2 D
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"Sure it will." he said. "It's the only way I can see the numbers."