什么是“鞋跟指数”？
<p> 每次说到经济发展状况，大家会立马想到一堆堆的数据和图表。不过最近有研究人员表示，观察经济形势其实也可以很简单，看看女士们的鞋跟高度就可以了。鞋跟越高表明经济形势越好，他们管这个叫“鞋跟指数”。</p><p> </p><p> <span word="Researchers">Researchers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="charted">charted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="heel">heel</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2008.</p><p> 研究人员自2008年起就开始记录女性购买鞋子的平均鞋跟高度和经济发展状况。</p><p> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="super">super</span>-<span word="high">high</span> <span word="heels">heels</span> <span word="soars">soars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="switches">switches</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sensible">sensible</span>, <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tough">tough</span>.</p><p> 他们表示，经济发展强劲时期，超高跟鞋的需求量会猛增；而经济不景气时，需求则转向鞋跟高度相对正常、鞋跟偏低的鞋子。</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="heel">heel</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="heels">heels</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="carefree">carefree</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tough">tough</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="crave">crave</span> <span word="stability">stability</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="switch">switch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="heels">heels</span>.</p><p> 这种情况叫做鞋跟指数，高跟鞋代表无忧无虑的态度；而时势艰难的时候，人们都渴望稳定，于是把目光投向低跟鞋。</p><p> <span word="Recently">Recently</span>, <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="reflected">reflected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="habits">habits</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="shoe">shoe</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="up">up</span> 25 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="mood">mood</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="stoic">stoic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span>. (<span word="Source">Source</span>: <span word="dailymail">dailymail</span>.<span word="co">co</span>.<span word="uk">uk</span>)</p><p> 研究人员发现近期消费者的消费习惯反应了当前的鞋跟指数，平底鞋的销量比上年增加了25%，说明消费者目前的状态是保守且低调的。</p>
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