澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-01-02

 Taking a look at the satellite image first. Thick cloud over the northwest tropics around a developing tropical low is bringing scattered¹ showers. Cloud over the northern territory in Queensland in a trough is triggering scattered showers and storms. A cloud band sweeping² over the southeast in a trough is producing a few showers and storms.

 

Around the states, Queensland can expect further showers and storms of the far north. Isolated³ afternoon thunderstorms are possible about the central and southern interior. 

 

In New South Wales, clearing showers on the far north coast and partly cloudy in the far southwest. Isolated showers and thunderstorms elsewhere, tending scattered in the afternoon on the western slopes, the central and northern ranges.

 

Fine in Victoria, apart from some morning coastal⁴ drizzle⁵, mild in the south but warm inland and with moderate to local fresh southwest to southerly winds.

 

Isolated showers in the west for Tasmania, mainly fine in southeast and fine elsewhere.

 

In South Australia, isolated showers and thunderstorms north of Port Lincoln and Loxton. 

 

Fine over the remainder. Western Australia can expect scattered showers and thunderstorms in the northwest in Kimberley region. Areas of morning drizzle in southern coastal districts.

 

And isolated showers and storms in the Northern Territory.

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 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

3 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。

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。

5 drizzle   

v.下毛毛雨；n.毛毛雨，蒙蒙细雨

参考例句：

• The shower tailed off into a drizzle.阵雨越来越小，最后变成了毛毛雨。
• Yesterday the radio forecast drizzle,and today it is indeed raining.昨天预报有小雨，今天果然下起来了。