To make their feet look less inelegant, they adopted a style of shoe with a high platform, which forced them to take the small steps characteristic of Chinese women whose feet had been bound.

• 为了减少这种不雅，她们穿一种中间有高跟的鞋具，这迫使她们不得不迈小步子走路，就像那些中国裹脚的女人一样。