A lady noticed her husband standing on the bathroom scale(秤), sucking (往回吸,收腹)in his stomach.* f) m& M: |+ W: j* G
6 v% Z* O; G4 AThinking he was trying to weigh less with this maneuver(巧计,策略), she % I# N C& g6 e/ Ucommented, "I don't think that's going to help."2 V$ B! e' j$ o% ~8 b# K5 H) u
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"Sure it will." he said. "It's the only way I can see the numbers."