A lady noticed her husband standing on the bathroom scale(秤), sucking (往回吸,收腹)in his stomach., ~% T: [$ C, b& Z: b; P
) E5 R! q2 X U1 @8 ]5 ^+ c* DThinking he was trying to weigh less with this maneuver(巧计,策略), she , {7 `' `8 l3 _commented, "I don't think that's going to help." % k: s+ z" f, a5 Z; J , [5 w, w9 z7 J \/ }"Sure it will." he said. "It's the only way I can see the numbers."