A lady noticed her husband standing on the bathroom scale(秤), sucking (往回吸,收腹)in his stomach. 9 ?& ?+ A& q6 z1 \7 S2 U' f* J # w& B0 K9 M" I b6 {! c. mThinking he was trying to weigh less with this maneuver(巧计,策略), she0 ~$ E* r" O. D4 u s! `! W
commented, "I don't think that's going to help."! B/ e) ?( a& Z! N9 q: ]
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"Sure it will." he said. "It's the only way I can see the numbers."