The tongue is fully padded, and has one lace loop (instead of multiple ones) on it to keep it in place.

鞋舌是完全填充的，上面有一个而不是多个鞋带环，以便将鞋舌固定在原位。

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Ten months on from the UK's decision to take IT specialists off its list of occupations suffering a staff shortage, UK IT contractors are accusing firms of taking advantage of a loophole to keep hiring foreign staff in place of British ones.

BBC: Indian IT worker