《中英對照讀新聞》Blair's suntan captures headlines in Britain
布雷爾曬黑成為英國頭條新聞

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It's become the burning issue of Britain's national election campaign. Where did Prime Minister Tony Blair get his suntan?

此事已成為英國大選選戰的發燒話題。首相東尼．布雷爾是在哪裡曬黑的？

Britain's tabloid newspapers published pictures of Blair's bronzed face and questioned whether the leader had used fake tanning lotion. “Where did he get that glow?” asked the Daily Express. The newspaper published side-by-side photos of a rather pasty Blair with the swarthier image snapped during a Labour Party news conference. “Tanny Blair,” quipped the Daily Star. “So is it out of a bottle, PM?”

英國小報刊登布雷爾曬成古銅色臉龐的照片，並質問這位領袖是否用了防曬乳液。「他在哪裡曬黑？」每日快報詢問。該報將相當蒼白的布雷爾與他在工黨某場記者會上被拍到比較黝黑模樣的照片並排刊登。「黑尼．布雷爾，」每日星報如此挖苦。「所以這是喝酒而來的，首相？」

Blair countered, telling a radio station that his healthy tan was thanks to working in his garden over the weekend. Was it down to a bronzing lotion, the interviewer asked. “No, it's not,” Blair replied. “It was really sunny down in London. What I often do is I sit out and work outside if it's sunny.”

布雷爾提出反駁，向一家廣播電台表示，他的健康黝黑膚色是拜週末在他的花園內勞動所賜。是否因為擦了古銅膚色乳液，訪問者詢問。「不，不是，」布雷爾回答。「倫敦真的是陽光普照。我經常做的就是，如果是晴天，就坐在外面，在戶外勞動。」

Dictionary-新聞辭典

capture the headlines：片語，亦可說成hit/grab/make the headlines，意指成為報紙的大新聞或新聞大肆報導。新聞標題寫作通常略去定冠詞與不定冠詞，故the在本文標題中被省略。例句：The president's scandal captured the headlines of all the newspapers. （所有報紙都大肆報導總統的醜聞。）

tabloid：名詞，小型報紙，尺寸只有一般報紙（或稱大型報紙，broadsheet）的一半，亦即約A3紙張的大小。

bronze：可當名、動詞；名詞是指青銅、古銅色或青銅物品，動詞則是鍍上青銅、使成古銅色。例句：Her face was bronzed by the sun. （她的臉被太陽曬成古銅色。）

out of：片語，在本文當作因為、出於的意思。例句：I came out of interest. （我因為興趣而來。）

down to …：片語，…的責任。例句：It is down to John whether he decides to pay. （約翰是否決定付錢，要看他自己了。）