A lady noticed her husband standing on the bathroom scale(秤), sucking (往回吸,收腹)in his stomach. ) }/ X6 T5 K' Y0 e# L- x3 k3 w5 P6 |: z5 B8 _. n
Thinking he was trying to weigh less with this maneuver(巧计,策略), she 8 k _4 N; a6 [" D' d4 S4 x7 m' ]commented, "I don't think that's going to help."& Z: n3 L# F2 s2 c( |
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"Sure it will." he said. "It's the only way I can see the numbers."