英语听力文摘 English Digest 118、太空衣是时尚

　　Spacesuits are the ultimate in couture. Think about it: Custom-fit garments, dozens of layers deep, made from innovative¹ textiles that can run US$5,000 per square foot, with eye-catching accessories.
Gemini suits, moon-dust-coated boots and Neil Armstrong's gold-visored helmet all preserved in the Smithsonian's Paul E. Garber Facility in Suitland, Md., under Amanda Young's careful watch are just some of the stars of her new book, "Spacesuits: The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Collection." The book focuses on the evolution from the pressure suits of the 1930s, used by aircraft pilots trying to reach higher altitudes, to the R2-D2-like fiberglass and woven steel suits of the post-Apollo period.
The book "Spacesuits" started about six years ago. Much of the information about the artifacts was stored in Young's head, or scattered² among manuals, historical documents and other people's memories. "We had a chairman who used to talk about the 'hit by the bus syndrome,'" recalled Young.
What would happen to all the information should Young disappear or retire?
As it turns out, 62-year-old Young plans to do just that at the end of June after 25 years at the museum.
What Young originally conceived as a catalog or set of binders³ has developed into a glossy⁴ coffee-table book. She teamed up with Mark Avino, who over a five-year period photographed hundreds of suits, boots, gloves and helmets.
couture:高级时装
custom-fit：合身的
innovative：創新的
to preserve：保存；保藏
evolution：发展，进展
altitude：高；高度
to be scattered among：分布于，散布于
syndrome：症候群；并发症状
to conceive：以为，想象
to team up with：与...携手合作

1 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

2 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

3 binders   

n.（司机行话）刹车器；（书籍的）装订机( binder的名词复数 )；（购买不动产时包括预付订金在内的）保证书；割捆机；活页封面

参考例句：

• Propellant binders based on these materials have excellent mechanical properties and good performance. 用这些材料制成的推进粘结剂的工作性能很好，而机械性能则更为突出。 来自辞典例句
• The and inferior binders fabrication process has become much more important. 黏合剂制作工艺优劣显得更加重要。 来自互联网

4 glossy   

adj.平滑的；有光泽的

参考例句：

• I like these glossy spots.我喜欢这些闪闪发光的花点。
• She had glossy black hair.她长着乌黑发亮的头发。