A lady noticed her husband standing on the bathroom scale(秤), sucking (往回吸,收腹)in his stomach.2 M( G- o+ S; q" M% U
6 E5 z8 _0 B( j5 v# {5 j8 pThinking he was trying to weigh less with this maneuver(巧计,策略), she 8 C1 E6 Z; ]6 h( Q* xcommented, "I don't think that's going to help."7 \2 Q |9 }- M6 M- H; R. K
! [6 s) r- a2 o1 K) ?4 v( Y"Sure it will." he said. "It's the only way I can see the numbers."