英语文摘:Dion: Nothing gives more happiness than babies

BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhuanet)-- Céline Dion's dream to expand her family has come true as the 42-year-old Canadian singer and her husband announced that she is expecting twins, according to media reports on Monday.

The singer is pregnant with twins after undergoing her sixth in-vitro fertilization attempt and turning to acupuncture to improve her chances of a pregnancy, her rep Kim Jakwerth confirms.

Dion, whose previous IVF attempts had failed, said she never gave up and was physically and emotionally exhausting.

Canadian singer Celine Dion performs at the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City August 22, 2008.

Dion's husband and manager Rene Angelil told People magazine that she is 14 weeks' pregnant and will find out the gender of the twins next month.

The singer says she's following her doctors' orders closely. "I look at my little belly. I do almost nothing," she said, "I will stay in bed until November, when the babies are born. To bring them into the world, there's nothing more important than that. It's incredible."

Dion, planing to kick off a new Las Vegas show next year, said she realized that there's an even higher priority in her life.

"There are no accomplishments bigger than [being a mom]. The trophies and the money, that doesn't give meaning to life and that doesn't give you true happiness," she said. "A baby -- yes."