西部落：大明星有小秘密

Lips and Ears.

Simon has a secret. Halle has one too. Joel and Benji are rock and mad. But at who?

Hi, Lips and Ears fans, I am Diane Macedo, in for Courtney Friel.

Simon Cowell looks to be hiding something juicy from us all. Dorothy, what’s the scoop¹?

Grumpy Simon Cowell is hiding a huge secret. He has a tender heart. Sources tell the inquirer the American Idol² judge rescued the 2004 winner Fantasia from being tossed out of her North Carolina home. Fantasia apparently³ has fallen on hard times and was planning to sell her 1.3 million-dollar home to satisfy unpaid⁴ loans. But Simon promised to help Fantasia take care of some of her debts. So the house wouldn’t have to 3 . Our insider told us Simon wanted to keep his charitable deeds on the down low and prevent her from any further public embarrassment⁵. What a nice guy!

I agree. Simon is a nice guy. I knew there is a soft side in there somewhere. Thanks, Dorothy.

Halle Berry looks like she is ready to bring another 4 into this world. Noah, what have you heard?

Hollywood is buzzing with speculation⁶ that Halle Berry is pregnant after she was spotted⁷ leaving a Westwood medical center on Jan. 26th. And Insider reveals Halle sought fertility treatments in late 2008. It has been hinting to pals⁸ that she and her boyfriend Gabriel Aubry are expecting a sibling⁹ for baby Nahla who turns one in March. It looks like this family is about to get even more beautiful.

Yes, Noah, that family is nothing short of gorgeous.

Good Charlotte rockers Joel and Benji Madden have been rocking Capitol Hill lately. Emily, what’s the Beltway buzz?

Joel and Benji Madden might be best known as the boy-toys of Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton respectively, or as rockers in the band Good Charlotte. Now the brothers can add another line to their resumes: lobbyists.

The Maryland natives visited Washington this week to chat up lawmakers and raise the awareness¹⁰ of so-called “conflict minerals”, similar to “conflict diamonds”, they are mined in Congo and used in devices like cell phones. There are feuling wars in central Africa and the Brothers Madden stormed Capitol Hill to help 5 . Too bad, Benji’s ex Paris wasn’t successful in her presidential bid or their job might be a lot easier.

Thank you, Emily. Hey, Lips and Ears fans, make sure to send us your celebrity¹¹ tips, clips and pics to our uREPORT address: www.foxnews.com/ureport. and remember, from your lips to our ears, we’ve got you covered.

1 scoop   

n.铲子，舀取，独家新闻；v.汲取，舀取，抢先登出

参考例句：

• In the morning he must get his boy to scoop it out.早上一定得叫佣人把它剜出来。
• Uh,one scoop of coffee and one scoop of chocolate for me.我要一勺咖啡的和一勺巧克力的。

2 idol   

n.偶像，红人，宠儿

参考例句：

• As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作为独子，他是父母的宠儿。
• Blind worship of this idol must be ended.对这个偶像的盲目崇拜应该结束了。

3 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

4 unpaid   

adj.未付款的，无报酬的

参考例句：

• Doctors work excessive unpaid overtime.医生过度加班却无报酬。
• He's doing a month's unpaid work experience with an engineering firm.他正在一家工程公司无偿工作一个月以获得工作经验。

5 embarrassment   

n.尴尬；使人为难的人(事物)；障碍；窘迫

参考例句：

• She could have died away with embarrassment.她窘迫得要死。
• Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。

6 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

7 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

8 pals   

n.朋友( pal的名词复数 )；老兄；小子；（对男子的不友好的称呼）家伙

参考例句：

• We've been pals for years. 我们是多年的哥们儿了。
• CD 8 positive cells remarkably increased in PALS and RP(P CD8+细胞在再生脾PALS和RP内均明显增加(P 来自互联网

9 sibling   

n.同胞手足(指兄、弟、姐或妹)

参考例句：

• Many of us hate living in the shadows of a more successful sibling.我们很多人都讨厌活在更为成功的手足的阴影下。
• Sibling ravalry has been common in this family.这个家里，兄弟姊妹之间的矛盾很平常。

10 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

11 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。