澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-24

 Fine across Queensland with light to moderate south to southeasterly winds. Dangerous beach and surf conditions about some of the east coast beaches. 

 

In New South Wales, possible showers along the northern coast. Showers also over the southern inland during the afternoon, possibly spreading to the remaining southern and central districts. It's looking partly cloudy elsewhere. 

 

Victoria will experience some early frost and fog in the east. There will some scattered¹ showers extending to most areas, it will be a cool and mainly cloudy day with light to moderate northerly winds. In Tasmania, isolated² showers about the northwest and King Island. It should be fine elsewhere apart from areas of morning frost and fog. 

 

In South Australia, isolated showers about the agricultural areas and far south of the pastoral districts. Some thunderstorms about western and southern coasts. 

 

Some patchy cloud over southwest WA with a weak trough triggering³ light showers. Sky should be mostly clear elsewhere. 

 

And in the Northern Territory, high cloud will be streaming over the state's east, but that isn't likely to cause any rain.

 

And looking ahead to tomorrow's conditions for the capital cities. It's looking mostly fine for Brisbane, there is the chance of showers in Sydney. Mostly sunny for Hobart and Darwin; cloudy for Perth and there will be showers elsewhere.

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 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 triggering   

起动，触发，控制

参考例句：

• To set off an H-bomb, a special triggering device is required. 要爆炸氢弹，就需有一个特殊的引爆装置。
• This is triggering a second stage of new star formation. 由此触发了第二阶段新恒星的形成。