Pan the Panda trains in martial arts along the Great Wall of China.
JLPT N4 stories are longer and bring in te-form, casual speech, conditionals, and chained verbs. The narratives start adding slight twists — family, hobbies, work, and school told with more nuance.
パンは、中国の山に住むパンダです。彼は毎日、武術の練習をしています。2年前から、師匠と一緒に、万里の長城で特別なトレーニングを続けています。
Pan is a panda who lives in the mountains of China. Every day, he practices martial arts. For two years, together with his master, he has been continuing special training at the Great Wall of China.
毎朝、パンは竹を食べて力をつけます。パンダの食べ物はほとんど竹です。パンはたくさん食べて、トレーニングに備えます。
Every morning, Pan eats bamboo to gain strength. A panda’s food is mostly bamboo. Pan eats a lot and prepares for training.
今日は、師匠と一緒に万里の長城でトレーニングです。長城の石の階段を何度も上り下りして、パンは足を強くしました。師匠は「もっと速く！」と声をかけました。
Today, Pan trains with his master at the Great Wall. By going up and down the stone steps of the Wall many times, Pan strengthened his legs. The master called out, “Faster!”
トレーニングの後、パンはお寺で武術の練習をします。今日はパンチとキックの練習です。「力を入れて！」と師匠が教えました。パンは一生懸命練習しました。
After training, Pan practices martial arts at the temple. Today is practice of punches and kicks. “Put in strength!” the master instructed. Pan practiced with all his effort.
午後も、パンはまた万里の長城を走りました。「いつか自分の銅像がこの長城に立つように、もっと強くなるんだ！」とパンは思いました。
In the afternoon as well, Pan ran again on the Great Wall. “Someday, so that my statue will stand on this Wall, I will become stronger!” Pan thought.
夜になると、パンは家に帰って竹を食べながら休みます。疲れますが、パンは毎日もっと強くなるために頑張っています。
At night, Pan returns home and rests while eating bamboo. He gets tired, but every day Pan works hard to become stronger.
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