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Dangerous High Heels

2017年nián美国Měi guó女性nǚ xìng高跟鞋gāo gēn xié的de销售xiāo shòu额é减少jiǎn shǎo了le11%,可能kě néng是shì因为yīn wèi越来越yuè lái yuè多duō的de女性nǚ xìng开始kāi shǐ抛弃pāo qì高跟鞋gāo gēn xié。

高跟鞋gāo gēn xié不仅bù jǐn不bù舒服shū fu,还hái有害yǒu hài健康jiàn kāng。

常cháng穿chuān高跟鞋gāo gēn xié会huì造成zào chéng骨折gǔ zhé、关节guān jié炎yán等děng疾病jí bìng。

希望xī wàng大家dà jiā爱ài美měi的de同时tóng shí也yě要yào多duō注意zhù yì身体shēn tǐ健康jiàn kāng!

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Vocabulary 40 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
年 niányear
美国 Měi guóUnited States; USA; US
女性 nǚ xìngwoman / the female sex
高跟鞋 gāo gēn xiéhigh-heeled shoes
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
销售 xiāo shòusales (representative, agreement etc)
额 éforehead / horizontal tablet or inscribed board / specified number or amount
减少 jiǎn shǎoto lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
可能 kě néngmight (happen) / maybe / perhaps
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
越来越 yuè lái yuèmore and more
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
开始 kāi shǐto begin / to start
抛弃 pāo qìto abandon / to discard / to renounce / to dump (sb)
不仅 bù jǐnnot just; not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
不 bùno; not so
舒服 shū fucomfortable / feeling well
还 háiin addition, also, else, even
有害 yǒu hàidestructive / harmful / damaging
健康 jiàn kānghealth
常 chángalways / ever / often / frequently
穿 chuānto wear / to put on / to dress
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
造成 zào chéngto bring about; to create; to cause
骨折 gǔ zhéfracture
关节 guān jiéjoint (physiology) / key point / critical phase
炎 yánflame / inflammation / -itis
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
疾病 jí bìngdisease; sickness; ailment
希望 xī wàngto hope
大家 dà jiāeveryone
爱 àito love; to be fond of; to like
美 měibeautiful / very satisfactory; good
同时 tóng shíat the same time; simultaneously
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
要 yàowill; shall; about to / need to; should / if
注意 zhù yìto take note of; to pay attention to
身体 shēn tǐone's health