Jessica Simpson poses nude on Elle, pregnant with baby girl

 　　BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhuanet) -- Singer, actress, and fashion designer Jessica Simpson has confirmed she is having a baby girl when she posed nude¹ for the cover of Elle's April issue out in news stands Wednesday.

　　Simpson also told Elle that she and fiancee Eric Johnson, a former National Football League (NFL) star, have already selected a "non-traditional" name for their baby, and said " (It's) nothing shocking and nothing you'll have to add to the dictionary".

　　"Eric is so athletic² - we're gonna have this athletic girl and I won't even be able to take her shopping," she added.

　　The 31-year-old mom-to-be revealed in the interview that the biggest obstacle she has to face during the pregnancy³ is abstaining⁴ from alcohol, and she also mentioned the baby is expected to be weigh in at a healthy weight.

　　The singer-turned clothing mogul and upcoming judge of the reality TV show "Fashion Star" confirmed she was pregnant with Johnson's child in October, one year after they announced engagement in November, 2010.

1 nude   

adj.裸体的；n.裸体者，裸体艺术品

参考例句：

• It's a painting of the Duchess of Alba in the nude.这是一幅阿尔巴公爵夫人的裸体肖像画。
• She doesn't like nude swimming.她不喜欢裸泳。

2 athletic   

adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的

参考例句：

• This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
• He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。

3 pregnancy   

n.怀孕，怀孕期

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
• Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。

4 abstaining   

戒（尤指酒），戒除( abstain的现在分词 )； 弃权（不投票）

参考例句：

• Abstaining from killing, from taking what is not given, & from illicIt'sex. 诸比丘！远离杀生，远离不与取，于爱欲远离邪行。
• Abstaining from arguments was also linked to an unusual daily cortisol pattern. 压抑争吵也造成每日异常的皮质醇波动。