澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-01-09

 Fresh easterlies are bringing heavy showers and storms to southeast Queensland and eastern New South Wales. A trough is spreading showers across South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. A monsoon¹ trough is delivering widespread areas of rain and storms across the tropics. 

 

A closer look at the states now, Queensland can expect the showers and storms in the southeastern tropics. Mostly dry and warm in the west, mostly fine in the far northwest of New South Wales. Rain periods of showers elsewhere and a chance of thunderstorms. 

 

Local morning drizzle² for Victoria's south. Isolated³ showers and thunderstorms mainly in the north and east. Fine in Tasmania apart from early fog patches and a chance of patchy drizzle about the northwest this evening. 

 

A strong wind warning has been issued for the far west, west and south central and southeast coast of South Australia. Elsewhere, expect(ed) isolated showers and thunderstorms across the pastoral, Flinders and Riverland districts extending to remaining districts over and east of the ranges during the afternoon. Over to WA, there will be showers and storms across the north and the Kimberley, Northern Interior, Pilbara and Gascoyne districts. And expect(ed) storms over central and northern parts of the Top End.

 

Looking at the capitals for tomorrow. Rain is expected in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and parts of Adelaide. A possible storm in Darwin, and it will be sunny in Hobart and Perth with a top of 34 degrees.

1 monsoon   

n.季雨，季风，大雨

参考例句：

• The monsoon rains started early this year.今年季雨降雨开始得早。
• The main climate type in that region is monsoon.那个地区主要以季风气候为主要气候类型。

2 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。

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。