為了把女人吃驚時的樣子演活，梅蘭芳曾花費了不少心思，但總是找不到感覺。一天，他從劇場回到家里，見妻子正聚精會神地整理衣服，他忽然靈機一動，抄起身旁的一個蘭花瓷盆，使勁兒摔在地上。“哐”的一聲，瓷盆粉碎。妻子大吃一驚，驚慌地轉(zhuǎn)過身來。就在這一瞬間，梅蘭芳及時地捕捉到了妻子的表情和動作，并牢牢地記在了心里，經(jīng)過反復(fù)練習(xí)，然后運用到戲里，終于把女人吃驚的樣子演得活靈活現(xiàn)。

　　【參考譯文】

　　Mei Lanfang took great pains to act an astonished woman in a lifelike way,but he could never find the right feel.One day,when he came home from the theater,he saw his wife absorbed in tidying up clothes.He hit upon a bright idea,and,seizing a porcelain pot with designs of orchid he smashed it onto the floor.With a crash the pot broke into pieces.Astonished,his wife turned around in panic.In this instant,Mei Lanfang captured her expression and actions and kept them firmly in his mind.After repeated practice,he employed them in his acting,and at last succeeded in vivid acting of an astonished woman.