英语新闻周报
(2008-2-22)
摘要：好莱坞著名影星、精灵公主丽芙·泰勒生下了一个儿子。看到孩子时夫妇两激动得颤抖不已。
The Aerosmith frontman officially became a rock 'n' roll relic Tuesday as daughter Liv Tyler gave birth to a baby boy.
It's the first child for the 27-year-old Lord of the Rings star and her British rocker hubby, Royston Langdon, 32--and the first grandkid for the 54-year-old Aerosmith screecher.
News of the birth was confirmed by Liv Tyler's publicist, Stephen Huvane, who said the couple was "thrilled."
No official word yet on the tyke's name. But People says the baby made his grand entrance at 4:11 a.m. and weighed 8 pounds. Us Weekly reports that the birth occurred at New York-Prebysterian Hospital, with both Langdon and Tyler's famous father in attendance.
According to People, Tyler had a quick labor and felt "terrific" afterward. The magazine quotes a source close to the actress saying, "My baby is so handsome I can't stand it." The boy apparently inherited some genes from the Tyler side. "He also has full lips," the source said.
Back in June, when she first announced she was with child back in June, Tyler told People, "Roy and I are both overjoyed and look forward to the arrival of our child."
The couple wed in a private Caribbean ceremony in March 2003, after a two-year engagement.
Tyler, offspring of Steven Tyler and model Bebe Buell, got her big break starring in Aerosmith's 1994 video "Crazy."
She has since moved out from under her father's shadow, first as a successful model and then going on to star in close to 20 movies over the last decade, including That Thing You Do! and Armageddon. But she is best known as the lovesick Arwen in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Her next movie, Lonesome Jim, helmed by Steve Buscemi and costarring Casey Affleck, is slated to make its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival next month.
下面是单词讲解和习惯用法：
1. Aerosmith一般翻译做斯密斯飞船，该乐队是70年代中期驰骋于美国流行乐坛的重金属组合，也是当时美国最著名的乐队之一。
Frontman：主唱。新闻中的“The Aerosmith frontman”指的是丽芙·泰勒的父亲史蒂文·泰勒。
Hubby：丈夫。
新闻中还提到了Spacehog这是来自英国太空猪乐队，一支另类与复古结合的著名乐队，泰勒的丈夫罗伊斯顿·兰登是Spacehog的主音。
2. Stand：立场,站立,抵抗，承受的意思。常见的习语有make a stand against/for sth为了抵抗或者维护某事而斗争。还有take a /one’s stand on sth表明某人对某事的立场等等。
Stand在新闻中表示承受，"My baby is so handsome I can't stand it."是夸张的说法，意思是我的宝宝太帅了，帅得我受不了了！
3. Tyke：小孩子, 小淘气的口语说法。in attendance：出席，列席。
新闻中的“with both Langdon and Tyler's famous father in attendance.”意思是泰勒的丈夫和父亲都在医院守候。
4. trilogy ：三部剧, 三部曲。新闻中的Lord of the Rings trilogy：指的就是著名的魔戒三步曲。