国外媒体:英学校教女生如何穿高跟鞋

Students have been taught how to walk in stilettos as part of a government-funded course, a south London college said on Wednesday.

The six-week "Sexy Heels in the City" course was offered as an extra-curricular activity at South Thames College and finished in May.

The college said five students aged¹ between 16 and 50-plus took part in the classes, and said the reactions were overwhelmingly positive.

"The course improved students' confidence, it was a fun, sociable² activity for them to do in their free time," a college spokeswoman said.

"They practiced the Alexander Technique and learned how to walk responsibly and carefully in high heels." The Alexander Technique is a method that helps to improve a person's posture³ and balance.

Professional singer China Whyne -- who has worked with Eric Clapton, Seal and Peter Gabriel -- was paid 750 pounds (1,000 dollars, 900 euros) to teach the six-week course.

On her website, the tutor promises to teach women teetering in high heels how to improve their posture, reduce back pain and "achieve that gliding⁴ feeling when walking".

One of the college students who completed the course said she now "felt more comfortable in my heels."

"I no longer feel pain on a night out because I know what exercises to do beforehand," said 16-year-old Celina Mystery. "Now I can finally rock my heels."

South Thames College said it was still evaluating whether to run the course again.

Meanwhile, the TaxPayers⁵' Alliance campaign group dismissed the course as a waste of money.

"This is a silly gimmick⁶ that's most likely diverting money away from more needy⁷ parts of the college," chief executive Matthew Elliott told the Daily Mirror website.

伦敦南部一所学院于本周三称，受政府资助，该校开设了一门教学生穿高跟鞋时如何走路的课程。

“都市性感高跟鞋”课程为时六周，是南泰晤士学院开展的一项课余活动。该课程已于五月份结束。

据南泰晤士学院介绍，共有五名学生修了这门课，年龄最小的有16岁，最大的有50多岁，学生对课程的反响非常好。

该学院的一名女发言人说：“这门课程增强了学生的自信心，是课余时间里进行的一项有趣的社交活动。

“学生们在课上练习了亚历山大健身术，并学会了在穿高跟鞋时如何小心稳当地走路。”亚历山大健身术是帮助人们改善体态和身体平衡的一种方法。

南泰晤士学校花费750英镑（1000美元或900欧元）请来职业歌手柴娜?薇妮来执教这一为期六周的课程。柴娜?薇妮曾与埃里克?克莱普顿、席尔和彼得?盖布瑞尔合作过。

这位老师在她的网站上承诺，要帮助那些不懂如何穿高跟鞋的女性改善体态，减少背部疼痛，找到“走路时那种飘逸的感觉”。

修完这门课的一名学生说她现在“穿高跟鞋感觉舒服多了”。

16岁的塞丽娜?密斯特里说：“我现在晚上出去玩再也不觉得脚疼了，因为我知道事先要做哪些练习。现在我终于可以轻松穿高跟鞋了。”

南泰晤士学院称，目前学校仍在考虑是否将再次开设这门课程。

而纳税人联盟的活动组织则认为开设这样的课程是浪费钱。

纳税人联盟的执行总监马修?埃利奥特告诉《镜报》网站说：“这是个愚蠢的噱头，本来应该用在刀刃上的钱却用在了这里。”

1 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

2 sociable   

adj.好交际的，友好的，合群的

参考例句：

• Roger is a very sociable person.罗杰是个非常好交际的人。
• Some children have more sociable personalities than others.有些孩子比其他孩子更善于交际。

3 posture   

n.姿势，姿态，心态，态度；v.作出某种姿势

参考例句：

• The government adopted an uncompromising posture on the issue of independence.政府在独立这一问题上采取了毫不妥协的态度。
• He tore off his coat and assumed a fighting posture.他脱掉上衣，摆出一副打架的架势。

4 gliding   

v. 滑翔 adj. 滑动的

参考例句：

• Swans went gliding past. 天鹅滑行而过。
• The weather forecast has put a question mark against the chance of doing any gliding tomorrow. 天气预报对明天是否能举行滑翔表示怀疑。

5 taxpayers   

纳税人，纳税的机构( taxpayer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Finance for education comes from taxpayers. 教育经费来自纳税人。
• She was declaiming against the waste of the taxpayers' money. 她慷慨陈词猛烈抨击对纳税人金钱的浪费。

6 gimmick   

n.(为引人注意而搞的)小革新，小发明

参考例句：

• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。
• It is just a public relations gimmick.这只不过是一种公关伎俩。

7 needy   

adj.贫穷的，贫困的，生活艰苦的

参考例句：

• Although he was poor,he was quite generous to his needy friends.他虽穷，但对贫苦的朋友很慷慨。
• They awarded scholarships to needy students.他们给贫苦学生颁发奖学金。