A lady noticed her husband standing on the bathroom scale(秤), sucking (往回吸,收腹)in his stomach.3 T( M! w7 d* F/ E$ }8 d
% U# {7 Y# n5 T: k. {8 J z4 J HThinking he was trying to weigh less with this maneuver(巧计,策略), she + L# [) g: \0 v& i! f% k* rcommented, "I don't think that's going to help." ' {; ]* r2 }$ @6 Y* J7 p( I; J6 |% n& l e
"Sure it will." he said. "It's the only way I can see the numbers."