为了把女人吃惊时的样子演活，梅兰芳曾花费了不少心思，但总是找不到感觉。一天，他从剧场回到家里，见妻子正聚精会神地整理衣服，他忽然灵机一动，抄起身旁的一个兰花瓷盆，使劲儿摔在地上。“哐”的一声，瓷盆粉碎。妻子大吃一惊，惊慌地转过身来。就在这一瞬间，梅兰芳及时地捕捉到了妻子的表情和动作，并牢牢地记在了心里，经过反复练习，然后运用到戏里，终于把女人吃惊的样子演得活灵活现。

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　　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.