莫泊桑是法国有名的作家,他在未成名前,曾经向当时最有名的小说家福楼拜请教写作的方法。福楼拜叫他到街头观察一百个人,写出他们的神情、相貌,并揣测他们的行为、举止背后的成因,或猜测他们的想法,做成纪录。莫泊桑照做了,后来他有许多领悟,观察所得,便成了他日后写小说的好素材。 Maupassant is a famous French writer, before he became famous, had to ask the most famous novelist Flaubert for writing. Flaubert called him to the street to observe a hundred people, write down their looks, looks, and speculate about their behavior, the reasons behind the behavior, or to guess their thoughts and make a note. Maupassant did so, and later he had many comprehendings and observations that made him a good material for his later fiction.