澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-08-08

On the satellite image, a high over the interior and the north is keeping skies mostly clear. There is some patchy low cloud over southeast. But it's staying dry. And cloud over southern WA will bring a few showers.

On this synoptic chart, a high will bring another cold morning to the east and a dry day to New South Wales and the interior. A front and a low should spread cold winds, cloud and rain across the south.

In Queensland, there will be a few showers in the tropics but sunny elsewhere. Widespread frost inland in New South Wales, but it'll be mostly clear and dry throughout.

To Victoria, patchy rain will develop in the west with cloud spreading throughout the state.

Showers will increase over the north of Tasmania with freshening northerly winds.

In South Australia, it will be mostly dry and sunny in the north, but scattered¹ showers above the south with a chance of small hail.

Cool in southern Western Australia with some isolated² coastal³ showers. It will be dry and clear in the west and the north.

And the Northern Territory can expect some isolated showers on the northeast coast, mostly sunny elsewhere.

Looking ahead to tomorrow. Mostly sunny but cool in Sydney. Early frost and clear skies in Canberra. A little rain possible in Melbourne and showers for Adelaide. Sunny in Perth. And a cloudy day with 32 in Darwin.

1 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

2 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

3 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。