In the past, Chinese people often embroidered on hats, shoes and dresses to show the beauty of nature or the best wishes to others.

在过去，中国人经常在帽子、鞋子和裙子上刺绣，以显示大自然的美丽或对他人的美好祝愿。

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I hated the little wretch next door who used face-cream, often wore new leather shoes, and whose steps sounded all too like those of Zijun.

我憎恶那不像子君鞋声的穿布底鞋的长班的儿子，我憎恶那太像子君鞋声的常常穿着新皮鞋的临院搽雪花膏的小东西！

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The shoes were often used in conjunction with the standing pillory (a device that holds your head and wrists in place while you stand).

这种鞋子常常是联合直立用颈手枷(站立时枷住头部和手腕的一种装置)使用的。

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Climbers often need only special shoes and chalk.

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Having to bring in clothes means shirts tend to get worn a little longer than they should, and I often forget my shoes, although the resulting combination of pin-stripe suit and geeky trainers is quite fashionable thanks to Dr Who.

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Most bunion surgeries take between six and 12 weeks for recovery, and often include time on crutches and in surgical shoes or boots, doctors say.

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At the bottom of the pyramid the 300, 000 employees who check the tracks and the level crossings were all assigned winter gear such as appropriate shoes and gloves, accessories that they are often too poor to buy on their own.

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