【正文】 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 Leohmann39。d make her too tall. Most men seem to prefer keeping the height advantage to heels, pushedout（挺出）breasts notwithstanding（盡管）. The higher the heels get, the more men who face the tradeoff（權(quán)衡）.No one pretends high heels are as fortable as flats. It39。t even notice the shoes, a woman told me. More than one said husbands or boyfriends wouldn39。t just feet. High heels make a woman39。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（高視闊步）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 isn39。s idea of sexy（性感的）shoes. Much of the advertising of this year39。s feet literally to get bigger — especially wider — but the sizing of shoes hasn39。s nothing you can do about it. And at least in theory, anyone can wear any shoe: That39。t you have any taste of your own?But even I was interested in what shoes they were wearing. Everyone likes shoeshopping. Your size isn39。s character 不合……個(gè)性的turn to sb.face sb. 轉(zhuǎn)向（某人），扭向（某人）Section CThe Pain in Wearing High Heels（高跟鞋）They are wearing high heels this year.Are you?Since I was a little girl, I39。s trackbe after sb./apart fromexcept for 除開(kāi)，撇開(kāi)，除……以外blow one39。 not right and proper for 不適當(dāng)?shù)?，不合適的act sth. out1. express (thoughts, unconscious fears, etc.) in actions and behavior rather than in words 實(shí)行，（把想法等）付諸行動(dòng)2. act a part, usu. in a reallife situation and for some purpose （通常在真實(shí)生活中為某種目的）表現(xiàn)，扮演speak of sth.suggest sth. 表明，暗示turn outprove to be。s minds 代表物，象征物2. [C] an image, object, etc. that suggests or refers to sth. else 象征，標(biāo)志3. [C] a mark or sign with a particular meaning 記號(hào)，符號(hào)▲ inherenta. existing as a natural or born quality of sb./sth. 固有的，與生俱來(lái)的▲dignityn. 1. [U] calm or serious manner or style 尊嚴(yán)，端莊2. [U] the sense that you have of your own importance and value 自尊感，自我價(jià)值感accuratea. exactly correct 確切的，精確的accuratelyad. exactly, correctly 精確地，準(zhǔn)確地▲conspicuousa. easily seen。 take or follow as an example 模仿，效仿2. produce a copy of the real thing 仿制，仿造rudea. 1. (of a person or his manner) showing no respect。 official papers that do this 身份證明，證明身份的證件▲identificationn. [U] the act of proving or showing the identity of sb. or sth. 鑒定，驗(yàn)明，認(rèn)出discouragevt. 1. try to stop。 help given in this way （慷慨）施舍；捐助，救濟(jì)款exclusivea. 1. (of a highclass shop, goods sold in it, etc.) not found elsewhere。 hide sth./sb. 隱藏，隱蔽，隱瞞▲clipvt. 1. hold sth. together with devices 別在……上，夾住2. cut sth. with scissors or some sharp tool to make it tidier 剪短，修剪n. [C] a small metal or plastic object used for tying things together or holding them in position 夾子，別針povertyn. [U] state of being poor 貧窮，貧困milda. 1. not deeply felt or seriously intended 輕微的，不嚴(yán)重的2. (of a person or his manner) gentle。s a good lesson to learn, maybe especially for sociologists.Words: 703NEW WORDS▲sociologyn. [U] scientific study of the nature and development of society 社會(huì)學(xué)sociologicala. of sociology 社會(huì)學(xué)的，有關(guān)社會(huì)學(xué)的sociologistn. [C] a student or expert in sociology 研究社會(huì)學(xué)的人，社會(huì)學(xué)家valida. 1. (of views or reasons, etc.) well based （指證明、理由）有充分根據(jù)的，合情合理的，健全的2. lawfully effective 有效的，具有法律效力的validatevt. make sth. well based 證實(shí)virtuallyad. in every important respect。re not really going there, are you?I knew what she meant and shared her feeling. The place felt out of bounds for us. In a very few hours, we found ourselves accepting and internalizing the superficial and prejudiced judgments of ourselves that prevailed among the people we met。ve never seen this store. Let39。 we merely shopped quietly in our accustomed manner. At one establishment we did blow our cover when we ordered French rolls with two special coffees。 adults gave us long, doubting looks. Clerks in stores followed our track to watch our every move. In a lunchroom a second assistant hurried to the side of the cashier, where they took my $2 check without asking for ID。 people turned us off or tuned us out on the basis of appearance alone.Our first stop (after parking our cars near the railroad tracks) was in the bargain store of a local charity, where we politely asked access to a bathroom and were refused. Next we entered the lobby of a large hotel, where we asked for a coffee shop and a bathroom. The door man said, You must go to the twentieth floor. We weren39。布塞Louisa Seraydarian路易莎麥克戴維Elmer埃爾默Hubert休伯特Michael邁克爾