澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-05-12

 Taking a look at the satellite, and a deep low to south of Tasmania is sending gale¹ force winds, showers and alpine² snow across Tasmania and Victoria, humid southeasterlies are bring a few showers to the Queensland's north coast, a high is keeping skies mostly clear elsewhere.

 

In Queensland, fine and sunny over most of the state, with isolated³ showers along the central and northeast coast, with isolated thunderstorms threat Torres Strait.

 

Some isolated showers in the east and interior of New South Wales, fine and mostly sunny through the rest of the state.

 

In Victoria, some local frost in the north, with scattered⁴ showers and possible hail over the southern and mountain districts, showers in the south and east.

 

Scattered showers and hail about the west and south of Tasmania, some possible morning thunderstorms about the southwest.

 

Cool and sunny across most of South Australia, with isolated showers about the south and west coast district.

 

In western Australia, showers and storms easing in the north, mostly fine and sunny for the rest of the state.

 

In the Top End, isolated showers about the north and east coasts, mostly sunny elsewhere.

 

Looking ahead for tomorrow, and a few showers for Melbourne and Hobart, fine in Brisbane, some rain in Perth, sunny in Sydney, a shower or two clearing for Adelaide, and a possible afternoon shower in Canberra and Darwin.

1 gale   

n.大风，强风，一阵闹声（尤指笑声等）

参考例句：

• We got our roof blown off in the gale last night.昨夜的大风把我们的房顶给掀掉了。
• According to the weather forecast,there will be a gale tomorrow.据气象台预报，明天有大风。

2 alpine   

adj.高山的；n.高山植物

参考例句：

• Alpine flowers are abundant there.那里有很多高山地带的花。
• Its main attractions are alpine lakes and waterfalls .它以高山湖泊和瀑布群为主要特色。

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 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。