每次說(shuō)到經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展?fàn)顩r，大家會(huì)立馬想到一堆堆的數(shù)據(jù)和圖表。不過(guò)最近有研究人員表示，觀察經(jīng)濟(jì)形勢(shì)其實(shí)也可以很簡(jiǎn)單，看看女士們的鞋跟高度就可以了。鞋跟越高表明經(jīng)濟(jì)形勢(shì)越好，他們管這個(gè)叫“鞋跟指數(shù)”。

Researchers have charted the average heel height of shoes women buy and the strength of the economy since 2008.

研究人員自2008年起就開(kāi)始記錄女性購(gòu)買(mǎi)鞋子的平均鞋跟高度和經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展?fàn)顩r。

They say demand for super-high heels soars in a strong economy but switches to sensible, lower shoes when times are tough.

他們表示，經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展強(qiáng)勁時(shí)期，超高跟鞋的需求量會(huì)猛增；而經(jīng)濟(jì)不景氣時(shí)，需求則轉(zhuǎn)向鞋跟高度相對(duì)正常、鞋跟偏低的鞋子。

It is called heel index where high heels represent a carefree attitude, and when times are tough, we crave stability and switch to lower heels.

這種情況叫做鞋跟指數(shù)，高跟鞋代表無(wú)憂無(wú)慮的態(tài)度；而時(shí)勢(shì)艱難的時(shí)候，人們都渴望穩(wěn)定，于是把目光投向低跟鞋。

Recently, researchers have seen this reflected in customers shopping habits with flat shoe sales up 25 percent year on year, suggesting that the current mood is stoic and conservative. (Source: dailymail.co.uk)

研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)近期消費(fèi)者的消費(fèi)習(xí)慣反應(yīng)了當(dāng)前的鞋跟指數(shù)，平底鞋的銷(xiāo)量比上年增加了25%，說(shuō)明消費(fèi)者目前的狀態(tài)是保守且低調(diào)的。

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