澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-05-01

 Patchy cloud over the east coast in moist southeast winds and an upper level trough is causing showers and isolated¹ storms, heaviest in northeast New South Wales. Thick cloud stretching from Western Australia to the southeast along a trough, is causing patchy rain over Western Australia, South Australia, western Victoria and Tasmania. 

 

In Queensland, the surface low will continue deepening as it moves south into the Tasman Sea. The low will also increase to the state's east, causing swells² in dangerous surf conditions. 

 

There'll be patchy rain over the southern and northwestern New South Wales inland, and the chance of coastal³ showers. Partly cloudy elsewhere. 

 

To Victoria now, and there will be patchy rain in the southwest, extending to central districts in the afternoon. And evening, possible isolated showers elsewhere.

 

Scattered⁴ showers in Tasmania's west, increasing to rain early and extending statewide during the morning. It will be patchy in the east, but rain will ease in the west later in the afternoon.

 

Widespread showers over the south and west of South Australia with cooler southerly winds, spreading throughout the state.

 

Sunny conditions for Western Australia with light to southeasterly winds, becoming moderate south to southwesterly in the afternoon.

 

It will be cloudy in the Top End with areas of light rain in the south. Moderate east to northeasterly winds (are) expected ahead of a cooler southeast change, extending throughout the day.

 

Now looking ahead to tomorrow. Showers for Melbourne and Adelaide. Some early morning fog for Canberra. A little rain for Hobart and Sydney, and it will be fine elsewhere.

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 swells   

增强( swell的第三人称单数 )； 肿胀； （使）凸出； 充满（激情）

参考例句：

• The waters were heaving up in great swells. 河水正在急剧上升。
• A barrel swells in the middle. 水桶中部隆起。

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。

4 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。