Bieber to Undergo Paternity Test

 　　Pop superstar Justin Bieber, who was recently accused of fathering a fan’s four-month-old baby, says he’ll take a paternity test when he returns to the U.S. from his European tour.  San Diego resident Mariah Yeater claims she had a brief encounter with Bieber following his 2010 concert at the Staples¹ Center in Los Angeles.  Bieber was 16 years old at the time and Mariah was 19.  He denied the encounter and during an interview on NBC’s Today Show said he never met Yeater.  His spokesperson, Matthew Hiltzik, released a statement saying they plan to “vigorously pursue all available legal remedies to protect Justin and to hold those involved with bringing this suit accountable for their actions.”

　　In other Justin Bieber news, his new holiday collection, Under the Mistletoe, debuts² at Number One on this week’s Billboard³ 200 chart.  First-week sales reached 210,000 copies in the United States.  Under the Mistletoe is Bieber’s third chart-topping album.  Five additional albums make Top 10 entries on this week’s Billboard 200. They include Wale’s Ambition (Number 2), Miranda Lambert’s Four the Record (Number 3), Susan Boyle’s Someone to Watch Over Me (Number 4), Florence + the Machine’s Ceremonials (Number 6) and Tyrese’s Open Invitation (Number 9).

　　On November 8, rapper Heavy D died after experiencing breathing problems while walking near his home in Beverly Hills, California.  He was 44.  He was reportedly conscious when transported to a local hospital, where he later died.  The cause of death has not been released, but TMZ.com reports that Heavy D had been suffering from pneumonia⁴.  Born Dwight Myers in Jamaica, Heavy D moved to New York in 1967.  He and friends Glen Parrish, Eddie Ferrell and Troy Dixon formed the rap group Heavy D & the Boyz.  They recorded three million-selling albums and charted with such hits as “Somebody For Me,” “Now That We Found Love,” “Got Me Waiting” and “Big Daddy.”

1 staples   

n.（某国的）主要产品( staple的名词复数 )；钉书钉；U 形钉；主要部份v.用钉书钉钉住( staple的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The anvil onto which the staples are pressed was not assemble correctly. 订书机上的铁砧安装错位。 来自辞典例句
• I'm trying to make an analysis of the staples of his talk. 我在试行分析他的谈话的要旨。 来自辞典例句

2 debuts   

演员首次演出( debut的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He never really debuts the idea of taking money from his parents any longer. 他从此就再也没有认真起过向父母要钱的念头。
• This young soprano debuts next month at the metropolitan opera. 这位年轻的女高音歌唱家下个月将在纽约大都会歌剧院举行首演。

3 billboard   

n.布告板，揭示栏，广告牌

参考例句：

• He ploughed his energies into his father's billboard business.他把精力投入到父亲的广告牌业务中。
• Billboard spreads will be simpler and more eye-catching.广告牌广告会比较简单且更引人注目。

4 pneumonia   

n.肺炎

参考例句：

• Cage was struck with pneumonia in her youth.凯奇年轻时得过肺炎。
• Pneumonia carried him off last week.肺炎上星期夺去了他的生命。