A lady noticed her husband standing on the bathroom scale(秤), sucking (往回吸,收腹)in his stomach. ( j! }5 C! ?3 D/ t! [2 Y8 z5 u: D- _; w; h3 k
Thinking he was trying to weigh less with this maneuver(巧计,策略), she 0 q9 A& q f- S+ xcommented, "I don't think that's going to help." $ S f1 e+ K/ O: ^2 t+ D) V M2 ?/ c# f9 [( g
"Sure it will." he said. "It's the only way I can see the numbers."