A lady noticed her husband standing on the bathroom scale(秤), sucking (往回吸,收腹)in his stomach. % S- U! w1 P3 L 1 m- u% M/ B+ y2 rThinking he was trying to weigh less with this maneuver(巧计,策略), she # Z4 i2 u5 Z3 Lcommented, "I don't think that's going to help."+ m& n4 ~5 U) U9 _ t
( V9 L f6 U: W; G8 e
"Sure it will." he said. "It's the only way I can see the numbers."