A lady noticed her husband standing on the bathroom scale(秤), sucking (往回吸,收腹)in his stomach. ) e7 a$ X p, r/ ^5 ] 6 e) t+ b7 a5 @. e( z9 W. WThinking he was trying to weigh less with this maneuver(巧计,策略), she % R( S/ E0 c/ w7 qcommented, "I don't think that's going to help." & n; R" Q% w8 O' R. k- Y6 z7 w1 `, \
"Sure it will." he said. "It's the only way I can see the numbers."