魏明的美国朋友杰克开始学习中国文学，来信询问鲁迅其人及作品。魏明回信介绍鲁迅：
    1．鲁迅是著名的中国作家。他不仅是作家、思想家，而且还是中国现代文学的开创者。
    2．他的小说被译成多种文字，并被改编成电影，如《阿Q正传》《祝福》这两部影片深刻地揭露了旧社会。毛主席对他有高度评价。他的一些作品还被选入了中学和大学课本。
  3．认为读鲁迅作品对他很有益处。

                         To Jack
Dear Jack,
     I was very glad to receive your letter on the tenth of February.You ask me something about Lu Xun and his works since you began to study Chinese literature. Now let me tell you something about him.
     Lu Xun was a well-known Chinese writer.  He was not only a writer, a thinker, and translator, but also a founder of modern Chinese literature. His novels have been put into many languages and some of them have been made into films,such as The True Story of AH Q and The New Year's Sacrifice which expose sharply the old society.The late Chairman Mao spoke highly of him. Some of his novels have been collected in high school and college textbooks.  Since you are learning Chinese literature, I think reading Lu Xun's novels will benefit a lot.
                                                                          Yours,
                                                                       Wei Ming

    给杰克的一封信
  亲爱的杰克：
    我于2月10日收到你的来信，感到非常高兴。上次你问我有关鲁迅和他的作品的情况，因为你开始学汉语言文学了。现在我就告诉你有关他的一些情况。
    鲁迅是中国伟大的作家，他不仅是一位作家、思想家、翻译家，还是中国现代文学的奠基人。他的小说已被译成许多语言，有的还被改编成电影。例如《阿Q正传》和《祝福》，这两部影片深刻地揭露了旧社会。毛主席对他有高度评价。他的一些作品还被选入了中学和大学课本。既然你在学习汉语言文学，我认为读鲁迅的作品对你将很有益处。
    你的朋友
    魏  明