A lady noticed her husband standing on the bathroom scale(秤), sucking (往回吸,收腹)in his stomach. ' {8 D! `6 n. @8 L6 f! i" n9 V+ s: a' N' j9 ?# P
Thinking he was trying to weigh less with this maneuver(巧计,策略), she9 ?) M( ?" I' o' E3 X, K
commented, "I don't think that's going to help." 8 H, H k* c2 s3 D9 V# O* d1 T* }- }) I% g; S3 ?: ^
"Sure it will." he said. "It's the only way I can see the numbers."