A lady noticed her husband standing on the bathroom scale(秤), sucking (往回吸,收腹)in his stomach. & V" f- c: L+ t8 H0 O6 u# M$ \+ }* _) q% l. ]
Thinking he was trying to weigh less with this maneuver(巧计,策略), she+ q S/ e! l: d9 v
commented, "I don't think that's going to help."8 L, ^3 u5 x4 [4 f
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"Sure it will." he said. "It's the only way I can see the numbers."