“大脚”问题日益困扰英国女性
<p>英国一家百货商店新近调查显示，英国女性对大号鞋的需求在不断增加，而同时很多女性又羞于让别人看到自己的“大脚”。在受访的1000名穿8号鞋的女性中，有82％表示因为脚大而觉得不好意思，超过半数的人承认在商店买鞋时让售货员拿大号的鞋会很尴尬。该调查报告指出，过去十年间，英国女性的平均鞋码已加大到6号（相当于国内的40号），而9号女鞋的需求量则增加了80％。有专家表示，女性的鞋码变大并不是因为脚变长了，而是她们的脚变宽了，女性平均体重增加可能是导致这一结果的主要原因。</p><p><span word="Demand">Demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="shoe">shoe</span> <span word="sizes">sizes</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="women">women</span> -- <span word="but">but</span> <span word="big">big</span>-<span word="footed">footed</span> <span word="females">females</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ashamed">ashamed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stepping">stepping</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="Debenhams">Debenhams</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="questioned">questioned</span> 1,000 <span word="women">women</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> (<span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. 10.5) <span word="or">or</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="shoe">shoe</span> <span word="buying">buying</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 82 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="admitting">admitting</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ashamed">ashamed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="shoe">shoe</span> <span word="size">size</span>.</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shoe">shoe</span>-<span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="uncomfortable">uncomfortable</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 36 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="hated">hated</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Buying">Buying</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tricky">tricky</span> <span word="feat">feat</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="doors">doors</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span>," <span word="Carie">Carie</span> <span word="Barkhuizen">Barkhuizen</span>, <span word="Debenhams">Debenhams</span> <span word="spokeswoman">spokeswoman</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p>
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