Mariah Carey has been coy about her rumored pregnancy for months, but she finally admitted she and hubby Nick Cannon are expecting their first child.

　　She said: "Yes, we are pregnant. This is true. It's been a long journey. It's been tough because I've been trying to hold on to a shred of privacy."

　　几个月来，关于怀孕的各种传闻平凡见诸于各类媒体，乐坛天后玛利亚-凯莉即将做母亲一事似乎已经成了娱乐圈“可以说的秘密”，不过当事人玛利亚与丈夫尼克一直三缄其口，态度不明。

　　近日，在接受娱乐节目《直通好莱坞》的采访时，天后终于可以光明正大的将喜讯与歌迷分享，“是的，我们怀孕了，是真的。这是个漫长的经历。因为想保持隐私，所以事情变得挺难的。”

　　Nick, 30, also spoke about the “absolutely emotional” news, saying: "The greatest gift on earth is a child.

　　三十岁的尼克对次感概良多，他说“世界上最伟大的礼物就是一个孩子。”

　　“We’ve had names picked out from the first day we met and we want to stay true to that.”

　　“我们从结识的第一天便在考虑将来的孩子会叫什么名字，这是不假的。”

　　Mariah -- who refused to reveal when she is due to give birth and said she didn’t know the sex of the baby -- also spoke about her sadness at suffering a miscarriage shortly after she married Nick two years ago.

　　She said in an interview with Access Hollywood: "It kind of shook us both and took us into a place that was really dark and difficult.

　　“When that happened I wasn't able to even talk to anybody about it. That was not easy."

　　玛利亚拒绝透露具体的预产期，并称目前还不知道孩子的性别，她还谈到了两年前与尼克新婚不久便遭遇的流产一事。“那次经历让我们夫妻俩都跌入了黑暗的谷底，那时候我没办法把这事与别人谈论，这实在太难开口了。”

　　Nick added: "It strengthened our relationship so much. She handled it so well."

　　尼克还说：“这让我们之间的感情愈加坚定了，她将之处理得相当得当。”