澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-09-19

Cloud over central and eastern Australia is bringing some rain as humid tropical air is drawn¹ into a developing trough. There will also be isolated² showers over the southeast from low cloud being driven over in southwesterly winds.

Queensland can expect a cloudy cool day with rain areas over the west and south, and scattered³ showers over the tropical coast. Falls will contract to the central and southern interior during the day.

Cloudy in the north New South Wales with patchy rain in the northeast. Partly cloudy elsewhere.

A fine and mostly sunny day over Victoria's north, isolated showers over southern districts.

To Tasmania, scattered showers above the west and south, extending to central areas during the day. It will be fine elsewhere. Some snow above the higher peaks will clear through the day.

In South Australia, there will be isolated light showers over southern and far western coastal⁴ districts. Areas of rain in the Far North will contract east and clear by the evening.

Western Australia can expect isolated showers over the Eucla district and a windy day over central and northern parts of the state.

A mostly fine day for the Northern Territory apart from isolated showers and storms over the Top End and Roper-McArthur district.

Looking ahead to Monday. It will be a sunny day for most of the capitals. Though, there will be a shower or two for Melbourne and Brisbane.

1 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

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 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。

4 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。