英语听力精选进阶版 7900

Like many people, Helen is afraid of spiders.

That's unfortunate because in this week's On the Town she and Neil find out about a cape¹ and a scarf that have gone on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

The clothes have been made from silk woven from over one million spiders!

Listen to the programme to hear an interview with the creators of the silk cape and scarf, Simon Peers² and Nick Godley.

You will also find out the answer to this question: Is it really possible to work with so many spiders and still be afraid of them?!

1 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

2 peers   

n.同等的人，贵族vi.凝视，窥视vt.与…同等，封为贵族v.凝视( peer的第三人称单数 )；盯着看；同等；比得上

参考例句：

• She enjoys the respect of her peers. 她受到同侪的尊敬。
• She peers into my eyes. 她盯着我的眼睛。 来自《简明英汉词典》