Hollywood star Bruce Willis to be a father for 4th time

 　　BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Hollywood star Bruce Willis and his second wife, designer and model Emma Heming, are expecting their first child together "early next year", Willis' spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

　　The couple are "overjoyed with this news and they look forward to welcoming this newest addition into their family," the star's representative said in a statement confirming Heming's pregnancy¹.

　　The baby, the couple's first child together, is due early in 2012.

　　Willis, 56, married Heming, 35, in 2009. He has three daughters with his ex-wife, actress Demi Moore, the youngest of whom is 17 years old.

　　Willis rose to fame in the 1980s on the hit television series "Moonlighting," and went on to become a top box office star in such films as "Pulp² Fiction," "The Sixth Sense" and "Armageddon," in addition to the "Die Hard" series.

1 pregnancy   

n.怀孕，怀孕期

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
• Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。

2 pulp   

n.果肉，纸浆；v.化成纸浆，除去...果肉，制成纸浆

参考例句：

• The pulp of this watermelon is too spongy.这西瓜瓤儿太肉了。
• The company manufactures pulp and paper products.这个公司制造纸浆和纸产品。