澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-11-28

 So spare a thought for the Wallabies' play in France at the moment, we might try and find out just what temperature there their play in. And taking a look at the satellite image first. 

 

Thick cloud over the north and eastern states is bringing heavy rain and storms to the Top End, Queensland and New South Wales. Cloud over northern WA in another trough is causing thundery showers. 

 

Around the states:  

 

Widespread rain and showers over the tropics in Queensland becoming dry over the northwest of the state. 

 

New South Wales can expect more rain and possible thunderstorms with heavy falls about the west. A cold front will bring a cooler change in the afternoon. 

 

The rain has eased in Victoria with a few isolated¹ thunderstorms developing in the northeast throughout the day. There'll be some scattered² showers over the remaining southern and mountain districts. More isolated in the west. 

 

A misty³ morning in Tasmania, clearing to a mostly fine day with the exception of a few scattered showers in the west and northeast. 

 

To South Australia where there'll be a few showers near the coast and agricultural areas, fine elsewhere. 

 

Fine and dry for most parts of WA. There's the possibility of a few isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. 

 

It will be mostly fine in the Top End with showers and thunderstorms contracting to the north. 

 

Looking ahead now. A few showers in Brisbane, 26; Sydney, overcast⁴ and 22. Melbourne, a few showers; Adelaide, mostly fine, 23. Perth, 35; and Darwin, 32 degrees with the chance of an afternoon thunderstorm.

1 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。

2 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。

3 misty   

adj.雾蒙蒙的，有雾的

参考例句：

• He crossed over to the window to see if it was still misty.他走到窗户那儿，看看是不是还有雾霭。
• The misty scene had a dreamy quality about it.雾景给人以梦幻般的感觉。

4 overcast   

adj.阴天的，阴暗的，愁闷的；v.遮盖，（使）变暗，包边缝；n.覆盖，阴天

参考例句：

• The overcast and rainy weather found out his arthritis.阴雨天使他的关节炎发作了。
• The sky is overcast with dark clouds.乌云满天。