Schwarzenegger's mistress speaks out

     BEIJING, June 16 (Xinhuanet) -- Arnold Schwarzenegger's mistress Mildred Baena gave an interview to HELLO! Magazine intending to set the record straight, according to media reports Thursday.

    The housekeeper¹ told the magazine she didn't realize at first that the boy, Joseph, was Schwarzenegger's son.

    “It was as Joseph grew and I started to see the resemblance that I wondered – but It became more apparent as time went on.” HELLO! quotes Baena as saying.

    When his grandmother sat him down one year ago to explain that Arnold Schwarzenegger was his father, Joseph exclaimed: "Cool!".

    His mother said the 13-year-old boy is looking forward to building a relationship with the former Hollywood star.

    Baena also described collapsing² to the knees of Schwarzenegger's wife, Maria Shriver, and tearfully confessing to Shriver late last year. But, instead of being vengeful, Shriver told her to get up and then cried with her.

    She said the 63-year-old former California State governor was a ''good man'' who would be ''suffering too'' and added: ''He loves Maria. I hope with time they work things out.''(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 housekeeper   

n.管理家务的主妇，女管家

参考例句：

• A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。
• She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.她节约持家，一家人吃得很省。

2 collapsing   

压扁[平]，毁坏，断裂

参考例句：

• Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing. 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。
• The rocks were folded by collapsing into the center of the trough. 岩石由于坍陷进入凹槽的中心而发生褶皱。