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新视野大学英语读写教程第二册unit6-c The Pain in Wearing High Heels(高跟鞋)

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Section C

The Pain in Wearing High Heels(高跟鞋)

They are wearing high heels this year.
Are you?
Since I was a little girl, I've been trying to figure out exactly who "they" are and why the rest of us are supposed to dress just like them. The heavier I was, the more I would make fun of my sister and mother for their imitating: "Don't you have any taste of your own?"
But even I was interested in what shoes they were wearing. Everyone likes shoe-shopping. Your size isn't your fault. There's nothing you can do about it. And at least in theory, anyone can wear any shoe: That's why they come in so many sizes.
As foot specialists will tell you, shoes can be dangerous to your feet. The thinner and higher the heel, the greater the risk of foot and back problems. Standing in high heels inevitably hurts after an hour on foot. This results in aches and pains.
It gets worse. The popularity of tennis shoes has led women's feet literally to get bigger — especially wider — but the sizing of shoes hasn't changed. Most women wear shoes that fit poorly, usually ones that are too small, which adds pain to high-heel hell(痛苦).
So why do we do it? The traditional criticism is that women are slaves to male ideas. Fashion culture controlled by models leads us to offer our toes and our check books to satisfy some men's idea of sexy(性感的)shoes. Much of the advertising of this year's return to heels as high as 6 inches focuses on the shoes and the short skirts that go with them as a statement by women of their sexiness and female charm. Apparently, wearing high heels pushes your breasts(胸脯)out by changing your center of gravity(重心). In Florence and Milan, men were reportedly salivating(垂涎).
In Bloomingdale's shoe department, all the salivating was done by women, myself included. Strictly as research, of course, I tried on shoes and observed other women doing the same. Almost everyone is trying on the new higher heels. We strut(高视阔步)around. We throw our heads a little, and laugh.
Feet look smaller in high heels. Most women in America have big feet. Believe it or not, 91/2 is the most popular size. It isn't just you. And it isn't just feet. High heels make a woman's leg look longer, and everyone looks better with longer legs. There is a story that holds that high heels were first brought to America by a famous New Orleans madam who discovered that she could charge twice as much when a woman wore high heels.
In fact, none of the women I talked to were buying shoes to please the men in their lives. "My husband won't even notice the shoes," a woman told me. More than one said husbands or boyfriends wouldn't like her because they'd make her too tall. Most men seem to prefer keeping the height advantage to heels, pushed-out(挺出)breasts notwithstanding(尽管). The higher the heels get, the more men who face the tradeoff(权衡).
No one pretends high heels are as comfortable as flats. It's what they do to your head, not your feet. That's what makes women walk differently and look differently in high heels.
I almost succumbed, but they are too costly, and how often can I wear them? Not sensible. Not practical. Definitely not right for work and kids.
But the next day in Leohmann's, on sale yet, I find a pair that are just as good. Now I just have to get invited somewhere in my high heels.
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    穿高跟鞋的痛苦

    今年她们穿高跟鞋了。
    你呢?
    打我还是个小女孩时起,我一直在设法弄明白"她们"究竟是什么人?为什么其余的人要像她们一样的穿着打扮? 我个头越长高,我就越要取笑我姐姐和妈妈学"她们"的样子: "难道你们没有自己的审美力?"
    但是,甚至连我也对她们穿什么样的鞋子感兴趣。 人人都喜欢购鞋。 你脚的大小不是你的过错, 对此你无能为力。 而且至少从理论上来讲,人们可以穿任何鞋子:这就是为何有如此多尺码的鞋子供人选购的原因。
    足科专家会对你讲:鞋子会危害你的脚。 鞋跟越细、越高,引起足、背疾病的风险就越大。 穿高跟鞋站一个小时会不可避免地对人造成伤害,并会引起疼痛。
    情况正变得越来越糟。可网球鞋的普及确实使女人的脚变大了--特别是变得更宽了--但鞋子的尺寸却没有变。 大多数女人穿的鞋子都不合脚,通常是鞋子太小,这就增加了穿高跟鞋引起的疼痛。
    那么我们为何还要穿高跟鞋呢? 传统上人们指责女人是男人所持观念的奴隶。 由模特儿控制的时装文化引导我们心甘情愿地把我们的脚趾和支票本奉献出来,去满足某些男人关于性感鞋子的想法。 许多为今年重新流行高达6英寸的高跟鞋所作的广告把重点放在显示女人的性感和女性魅力的鞋子、以及与之相配的短裙上面。 虽然,穿高跟鞋可以通过改变人的重心而使乳房突出来。 在佛罗伦萨和米兰,男人据说对此垂涎三尺。
    在布卢明代尔百货店的鞋子部,对鞋子垂涎三尺的却都是女人,包括我自己。 自然,我试鞋就像在做研究时一样严格,而且发现其他女人也都象我一样的认真。 几乎每个人都在试穿新的、更高的高跟鞋。 我们高视阔步走来走去,微微仰起头,尝心大笑。
    穿上高跟鞋, 脚就显得小些。 美国大多数女人的脚都很大。 信不信由你,最普通的尺码竟然是 9.5 号。不仅仅你在穿高跟鞋。 打扮的也不只是一双脚。 高跟鞋使女人的双腿显得颀长,而且长腿使每一个人看上去更漂亮。 有一种说法,说高跟鞋最早是由新奥尔良州的一位名媛带到美国来的,她发现自己穿高跟鞋时身价倍增。
    我和好几位女人交谈过,事实上,其中没有一个女人是为了讨好自己生活中的男人而买高跟鞋的。 "我的丈夫根本就不注意我的鞋子"。 一个女人告诉我。不止一个女人对我说。 她们的丈夫或男朋友会不喜欢她穿高跟鞋,因为穿高跟鞋使她显得太高了。尽管高跟鞋可使乳房突出,但大多数男人好像还是在乎女人的身高, 而不是鞋跟高。 鞋跟越高,面临男女身高要相配问题的男人就越多。
    没有人会谎称高跟鞋和平跟鞋一样舒适。 可高跟鞋是使你的头而不是你的脚感到舒服。 这也就是使女人们在穿高跟鞋时走路的样子和外表气质显得与众不同的东西。
    我几乎也要赶潮流买高跟鞋了,但是它们太贵,再说我多久才穿一次呢? 不理性。不实用。对工作和孩子都不合适。
    但是次日在利奥哈曼百货商店里,我找到了一双虽说是削价货、但质地不错的高跟鞋。 现在我得穿着高跟鞋应邀出去参加聚会了
 

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