A lady noticed her husband standing on the bathroom scale(秤), sucking (往回吸,收腹)in his stomach. % Q% x9 [- S$ t2 V( ` ; x, L: Y* R2 x- x d2 uThinking he was trying to weigh less with this maneuver(巧计,策略), she * B O+ |1 q7 T/ b- ]3 \2 `# T. jcommented, "I don't think that's going to help." 1 }# L* Z' x+ L2 U# H' G6 Q6 d5 W) N; \: d R) v9 \. Y
"Sure it will." he said. "It's the only way I can see the numbers."