CCTV9英语新闻：炎热夏季，熊猫宝宝忙祛暑

Recently, a small litter of panda cubs¹ were born in the city of Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province.
 今日，一窝熊猫幼崽在中国四川省会——成都出生。
 
During this hot summer, a few specially-made ice cones² with fresh apples inside have been made to help the cubs beat the heat, but it seems it has also provoked a little competition as well.
 在这个炎热的夏季，工作人员特别为熊猫崽们制作了一种苹果甜筒为它们降暑，但是似乎这些甜筒激起了这些小东西们的哄抢。
 
Despite being very hot, these panda cubs are still trying to master the art of tree climbing, but it seems luck isn’t on their side. To keep these fluffy³ cubs cool, ten big houses have been built, fully⁴ equipped with air conditioning. Hopefully they’ll get through this summer without breaking a sweat.
 尽管天气炎热，这些熊猫崽们仍然试图掌握爬树技能，但是似乎还不得要领。为使这些毛茸茸的小幼崽保持凉爽，动物园修建了10套装有空调的房子。希望他们可以度过一个凉爽的夏天。
 

1 cubs   

n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮
• Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 cones   

n.（人眼）圆锥细胞；圆锥体( cone的名词复数 )；球果；圆锥形东西；（盛冰淇淋的）锥形蛋卷筒

参考例句：

• In the pines squirrels commonly chew off and drop entire cones. 松树上的松鼠通常咬掉和弄落整个球果。 来自辞典例句
• Many children would rather eat ice cream from cones than from dishes. 许多小孩喜欢吃蛋卷冰淇淋胜过盘装冰淇淋。 来自辞典例句

3 fluffy   

adj.有绒毛的，空洞的

参考例句：

• Newly hatched chicks are like fluffy balls.刚孵出的小鸡像绒毛球。
• The steamed bread is very fluffy.馒头很暄。

4 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。