写作思路：开头直接说明一下中国的四大名著都有什么，然后将四大名著分别详细地介绍一下，说出作者以及主要内容等等。
正文：
The four famous works in China are journey to the west, outlaws of the marsh, romance of the Three Kingdoms and a dream of Red Mansions.
我国的四大名着分别是：《西游记》，《水浒传》，《三国演义》和《红楼梦》。
Journey to the West was compiled by Wu Chengen in Ming Dynasty, with a total of 101 chapters. The first part (one to seven chapters) introduces the monkey king's great powers and makes havoc in heaven; The second part (eight to twelve chapters) narrates the reason of Sanzang's seeking scriptures.
《西游记》是明代吴承恩所编着，总共一百零一回。第一部分（一到七回）介绍孙悟空的神通广大，大闹天宫；第二部分（八到十二回）叙三藏取经的缘由。
The third part (thirteen to one hundred chapters) is the main part of
the story, which describes Wukong and other people who subdue the demons
and finally get back the Sutra in the West.
第三部分（十三到一百回）是全书故事的主体，写悟空等降伏妖魔，最终到达西天取回真经。
A dream of Red Mansions is composed by Cao Xueqin, a novelist in Qing Dynasty. It has 120 chapters. The first 80 chapters are written by Cao Xueqin, and the last 40 chapters are generally believed to be written by Gao E. In the process of writing and revising, Cao's 80 chapters were circulated in the form of transcripts.
《红楼梦》是清代小说家曹雪芹所编着，总共一百二十回，前八十回是曹雪芹所写后四十回一般认为是由高鹗所作。曹作八十回在撰写、修改过程中就以抄本的方式流传。
In 1791, Cheng Weiyuan printed the first 80 chapters and the last 40 chapters in movable type. From then on, 120 chapters became popular. However, the text of the first 80 chapters has been changed.
乾隆五十年(1791年)，程伟元将前八十回及后四十回续稿以活字排印，从此一百二十回本流行。但前八十回的文字曾有改动。
The romance of the Three Kingdoms was compiled by Luo Guanzhong, a popular novelist in Ming Dynasty, with a total of 120 chapters《 The story of the romance of the Three Kingdoms begins with the marriage of Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in Taoyuan, and ends with Wang Junping.
《三国演义》是明代通俗小说家罗贯中所编着，总共一百二十回。《三国演义》故事开始于刘备、关羽、张飞桃园三结义，结束于王浚平吴.
It describes the military and political struggles among Wei, Shu and Wu in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period. The characters are simple, the characters are deeply depicted, the plot is tortuous and the structure is grand.
描写了东汉末年和三国时代魏、蜀、吴三国之间的军事、政治斗争。文字浅显、人物形象刻画深刻、情节曲折、结构宏大。
The outlaws of the marsh was compiled by Shi Naian in Ming Dynasty. There are many kinds of books in the spread of the outlaws of the marsh. There are mainly 100 copies, 120 copies and 70 copies.
《水浒传》是明代施耐庵所编着，：《水浒传》在流传中，出现了多种不同的本子。现在所见的，主要有100回本、120回本和70回本。
After "Zhaoan", there were plots of "conquering Liao" and suppressing fangla uprising; The 120 chapters add the plot of suppressing Tian Hu and Wang Qing. Later, Jin Shengtan deleted this book and removed Zhaoan and later events, which was called 70 chapters (actually 71 chapters).
100回本在“招安”后，有“征辽”和镇压方腊起义等情节；120回本又插增了镇压田虎、王庆的情节。后金圣叹将此书删改，去掉了招安及以后的事，称为70回（实为71回）。
A Dream of Red MansionsThe novel A Dream of Red Mansions was written 200 years ago. During the last 200 years it conquered countless readers. A Dream of Red Mansions is the peak of ancient Chinese novel. It is also a well－known masterpiece in the world of literature. The author Cao Xueqin lived through the reigns of Emperors Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. At first his family was favoured by the emperor. But later his house was confiscated and his family sank to the rock bottom of the society. Cao Xueqin too turned from a noble scion to an impoverished youth. In his old age he was so poor that the whole family had to live on thin gruel. In the drastic change he experienced the ups and downs in the snobbish world and observed the sharp conflicts between the rich and the poor. He clearly understood the degenerating quality of his feudal aristocratic family. He wrote this immortal novel in the dire straits. Unfortunately he died in poverty and illness before he finished his work. He was still in his forties then. The novel originally entitled The Story of the Stone, also known as A Dream of Red Mansions, has 80 chapters finished. The rest 40 chapters are believed to have been added by Gao E. An outstanding achievement of A Dream of Red Mansions is that it successfully presents a heart－stirring tragedy, a tragedy of the society, of the time and of human life. A good part of the novel was assigned to the description of the daily depletion of Family Jia and the final bankruptcy of the influential family that had enjoyed a hundred years' prosperity. This symbolised the decline of the feudal society. Cao Xueqin devotes all his feelings to a number of trampled and destroyed young women whom he admired. Neither daughters of influential families nor maid－servants nor actresses from low origins escaped their tragical fate. The destruction of the beautiful invested the whole book with a grace of tragic. Since Jia Baoyu's birth his family arranged him a path to wealth and fame. But his special life experience turned him into a rebel of the feudal family. The genuine love between him and Daiyu was opposed by his family. At last he chose to go to a monastery. Daiyu was intelligent and gifted. She showed contempt to vulgar feudal scholars and denounced the hypocrisy of those who sought fame by way of writing stereotyped essays. She pursued Baoyu's genuine love, but she died in grief. Baochai observed the feudal moral code. To win her parents' favour and to ensure the family's interests, she was forced by Jia's mother and Lady Wang into marrying Baoyu. But she did not win love. She became a victim of the arranged marriage. The tragical marriage among Baoyu, Daiyu and Baochai is the main thread of the whole novel. Their love story has moved every reader. The greatest achievement of the novel lies in its convincing and vivid characterisation. Of the more than four hundred persons depicted in the novel, at least forty are highly individualised. Under Cao Xueqin's pen those persons not only have their special looks, but their voices and emotions. The subtle mentality of the characters leaves indelible impression in the reader's mind.
我听说你决定来中国学习汉语,我写信是为了向你推荐北京
I heard that you decided to come to China to learn Chinese, I am writing to recommend Beijing to you