The secret of Prime Minister Tony Blair famous all-year healthy glow has been revealed -- his spends almost twice as much on make-up as the average British woman. (AFP)
The secret of Prime Minister Tony Blair famous all-year healthy glow has been revealed -- his spends almost twice as much on make-up as the average British woman.
Figures released by Downing Street in answer to a parliamentary question showed that Blair spent more than 1,800 pounds (2,600 euros 3,100 dollars) of taxpayers' money on make-up and make-up artists over the past six years.
In contrast, the average British woman spends 195 pounds a year on both make-up and skincare .
The written answer -- released quietly on Thursday, the final day of the parliamentary session before MPs begin their summer break -- said that between 1999-2005, Downing Street paid out 1,050.22 pounds in cosmetics for the prime minister's media appearances.
In the past two years, a further 791.20 pounds was spent on make-up artists.
In the run-up to the May general election, many pundits noted that Blair had acquired a suspiciously orange glow.
The prime minister insisted he had merely picked up a tan while sitting in his garden during the month of April.
(Agencies) Vocabulary:
make-up: cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance（化妆品）
skincare : （皮肤护理）
pundit: someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field（专家）
英国首相托尼·布莱尔一年四季总是光彩照人的秘密终于被揭开了，那就是，比英国女人平均水平高出近两倍的高昂的美容费用。
英国政府为回答议会提出的问题而递交的书面材料中的数据显示，过去六年中，布莱尔为了美容及支付美容师的费用共花去纳税人1800多英镑（约合2600欧元、3100美元）。
相比，英国妇女每年平均用在美容和皮肤护理上的费用仅为195英镑。
书面材料中指出，1999至2005年期间，唐宁街用于首相出席媒体见面会而支付的化妆品费用达到1,050.22英镑。该书面材料于上周四，也就是英国议会夏季休假前的最后一天，悄悄公布的。
过去两年中，为美容师支付的服务费达到791.20英镑。
在准备今年五月大选时期，许多政治问题专家指出，布莱尔突然间变得红光满面，这很让人怀疑。
布莱尔则一再强调，这只是因为他4月份经常在自家花园中晒太阳的结
