Scales

    A lady noticed her husband standing¹ on the bathroom scale(秤）, sucking （往回吸，收腹）in his stomach.
    Thinking he was trying to weigh less with this maneuver（巧计，策略）, shecommented, "I don't think that's going to help.""Sure it will." he said. "It's the only way I can see the numbers."

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。