女性为什么要穿高跟鞋?
<p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="heels">heels</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="congregate">congregate</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="suits">suits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ties">ties</span>, <span word="skirts">skirts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="silk">silk</span> <span word="blouses">blouses</span>; <span word="of">of</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="speeches">speeches</span>; <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="Excellency">Excellency</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Madam">Madam</span> <span word="Chairperson">Chairperson</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="high">high</span> <span word="heels">heels</span>.</p><p>在纽约市生活的那段时间，我几乎每天都穿高跟鞋。我本身没有多少权力，但我在联合国工作，那儿是有权有势者的聚集地。这是一处人人都穿西装打领带、穿工作裙和丝绸衬衣的地方；是充满长篇演讲的地方；是尊敬的先生阁下和主席女士，以及穿高跟鞋的地方。</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> - <span word="professional">professional</span>, <span word="feminine">feminine</span>, <span word="poised">poised</span> - <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="embody">embody</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="daily">daily</span>, <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="backstage">backstage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="halls">halls</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="benches">benches</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ladies">ladies</span>' <span word="room">room</span>, <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="uncomfortable">uncomfortable</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span>.</p><p>在我的脑海中，我一直都想成为这样的女人--职业、女性和沉着。我每天都能见到这样的女性，年复一年，无论是幕后还是台前，她们会在女卫生间的长凳上换上不舒服的高跟鞋，脱下舒适的平底鞋，如此往复。</p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="heels">heels</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="leopard">leopard</span> <span word="print">print</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scaly">scaly</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="amaranthine">amaranthine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="violaceous">violaceous</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shiny">shiny</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="lacquer">lacquer</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sole">sole</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="plain">plain</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="uncomfortable">uncomfortable</span> <span word="anyway">anyway</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="invariably">invariably</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="appendage">appendage</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exclamation">exclamation</span> <span word="point">point</span>: <span word="stiletto">stiletto</span>.</p>
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