Men say that we are only good for cooking their meals and mending their socks.

男人们说我们只擅长给他们做饭和补袜子。

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In the old days, men only dressed up on special occasions, and while the suit might have survived months in mothballs, the socks invariably continued to get worn (to death).

在过去，男士只会在特殊场合才盛装打扮。套装会与樟脑丸一起存放数月，而袜子就一直被穿到坏掉。

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Waterfront restaurants that serve big crab feasts draw men wearing leather loafers sans socks.

提供螃蟹大餐的码头餐馆还专门招揽那些穿著皮质懒汉鞋、不穿袜子的男人。

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Outside, everyone looks busy, from elderly ladies selling socks to young men welding pipes and repairing used electronics.

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"Some cynical women may say it is the only way men can sort their socks, " says Mr Liechti.

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The two men wearing paratrooper shirts pulled off their boots and socks and rolled their jeans up to their knees.

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