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Host: After a whirlwind romance, just have dated for just a couple of months, anounced that they are getting married and oh my gosh and now a baby. We are talking of course about Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. People magazine senior, what is your title exactly here? Is it senior edi...

Jess Cagle: Obviously, senior editor, Rene.

Host: Speak of Seals, coz he's a senior citizen.

Jess Cagle:Oh, that's true, yah.

Host: Jess Cagle is here with more. Oh my gosh, what's happening here?

Jess Cagle: Well, Tom and Katie have been dating since April. He proposed in June. And yesterday they broke the news to People that they are having a baby.

Host: And how was that news received?

Jess Cagle: Well, I mean, it's all over. It's global news. I mean, I put it up on people. com. And I think five minutes it was all over the world.

Host: Wow, what about his...what about his ex-wife Nicole Kidman? What about his kids Isabella and Connor? How...how are they taking this?

Jess Cagle: I asked his sister and publicist Lee Anne De Vette how each individual was taking it. she didn't want to single anybody out. She said the entire family, excuse me, is very excited about it, yep.

Host: Em, you know this seems like such a whirlwind. And and... I think a lot of people were skeptical¹ initially² that this romance was indeed genuine. Do you think this will quell³ some of that?

Jess Cagle: No, I think that he got involved with Katie, to promote his movie. And they don't probably have a baby to promote the next movie.

Host: Hahahahaha. Ok, alright.

Jess Cagle: No, it's ridiculous. Obviously, this is, it has been very, very fast. It was...it was a surprise to a lot of people but (yeah) I think that people who were that cynical⁴ about the relationship sort of have an egg on their face now.

Host: yeah.

1 skeptical   

adj.怀疑的，多疑的

参考例句：

• Others here are more skeptical about the chances for justice being done.这里的其他人更为怀疑正义能否得到伸张。
• Her look was skeptical and resigned.她的表情是将信将疑而又无可奈何。

2 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

3 quell   

v.压制，平息，减轻

参考例句：

• Soldiers were sent in to quell the riots.士兵们被派去平息骚乱。
• The armed force had to be called out to quell violence.不得不出动军队来镇压暴力行动。

4 cynical   

adj.(对人性或动机)怀疑的，不信世道向善的

参考例句：

• The enormous difficulty makes him cynical about the feasibility of the idea.由于困难很大，他对这个主意是否可行持怀疑态度。
• He was cynical that any good could come of democracy.他不相信民主会带来什么好处。