Tom Cruise喜得千金

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes (are) enjoying their first full day as parents today. The couple (were) breaking the news yesterday that indeed they had become parents. A little girl came yesterday -- 7 pounds, 7 ounces, 20 inches long. No word yet though on whether Katie underwent a silent birth which is traditional with Scientologist , but we do know that the baby will be raised a Scientologist, which, er, the news (was) coming from Tom Cruise who spoke¹ to, talked to Diane Sawyer, saying that indeed Katie had embraced the religion and that was their plan to raise the child a Scientologist. This is Katie's first child and it is Tom Cruise's third child. He has two children from a previous marriage to Nicole Kidman. Those children, of course, (are) being adopted.

From the very beginning, their relationship being a media spectacle, many wondered whether it was all a publicity² stunt³. He was, er, promoting "War of the Worlds", she was promoting "Batman Begins" so, er, a lot of things went out, a lot of people were definitely thinking that this was a publicity stunt. We don't know, there probably are still skeptics out there, but one thing that we do know for sure that this duo has now become a trio.

Sibila Vargas, CNN Los Angeles.

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。

3 stunt   

n.惊人表演，绝技，特技；vt.阻碍...发育，妨碍...生长

参考例句：

• Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。
• Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。