The Magic of Face-changing

The Magic of Face-changing

神奇的“变脸”

说到川剧，很多同学可能会不太熟悉。但如果说“变脸”，相信会有不少同学听说过吧！“变脸”是川剧里的一种非常有趣的特技，是一项绝活。不过，川剧变脸可是国家二级机密呢，不能轻易外传哦。想了解变脸的秘密？就赶紧读读下面的介绍吧。

by WJ

本篇适合：朗读、挑战

Sichuan Opera（戏剧）is one of many local（当地的）operas in China. It is popular in the provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou. Face-changing is a special skill（技巧）in Sichuan Opera.

According to（根据）history（历史）, face-changing was a skill for people to scare（惊吓）the wild（野生的）animals. In the old days, when people met a strong animal, they used to draw（描绘）different patterns（图案）on their faces to scare the animal away and keep themselves safe. Later on, face-changing was used in operas.

Artists（演艺人士）often change different faces quickly. In this way, they can show different feelings, like anger, sadness and fear（恐惧）. It is said that a master（大师）of face-changing can change masks over 30 times in 5 minutes.

Face-changing usually happens in three ways: “wiping（涂抹）”,“blowing” and “pulling”. “Wiping” is to spread（铺开）the paint over the face when the artists are playing the opera. “Blowing” can be used when the artist blows the powder（粉末）onto his face in the play.

When one is going to use the “pulling” skill, he has to draw different masks on silk（丝绸）cloth（织物）. He has to cut them into the right size, tie（系上）a small thread（线）to every mask and stick（粘贴）them onto his face. When on the stage（舞台）, the artist would pull the mask off one after another during（在……期间）different dances.

判断对错。正确的填T，错误的填F。

( ) Sichuan Opera is popular only in the province of Sichuan.

( ) Face-changing was a skill for people to scare the wild animals.

( ) It is said that a master of face-changing can change masks over 50 times in 5 minutes.

( ) Face-changing has three ways: “wiping”, “blowing” and “painting”.

( ) When one is going to use the “pulling” skill, he has to draw different masks on silk cloth.

中文大意及答案请见第47页。