澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-02-16

 Take a look at the satellite.

 

Troughes over central and eastern Australian are producing showers and the odd¹ thunderstorm. Hot Northerlies are affecting Victoria, South Australia and southern parts of Western Australia. A trough is causing storms over western Australian and the Northern Territory. And Onshore winds are causing showers on the NSW and Queensland coasts.

 

Looking around the states.

 

Showers and storms in Queensland east, heaviest over the central coast, hot in the west and thundery showers inland.

 

Showers over the east of NSW, storms on the ranges, hot in the west with isolated² storm.

 

Showers and storms expected in Victoria, heaviest on the ranges, hot in the west and warm in the east. 

 

Mostly sunny and dry throughout Tasmania with light northerlies and patchy morning fog.

 

Isolated showers and storms in South Australia's east, mostly sunny and warm elsewhere³.

 

In Western Australia, it will be hot and mostly sunny in the south, a thundery shower is expected in the north.

 

In the Northern Territory, showers and storms expected across the north, heaviest in the northwest. In the south, it will be mostly sunny and hot.

 

Looking ahead to tomorrow, and showers are expected in Brisbane, Sydney and Perth. Mostly fine in Canberra, Hobart and Adelaide. Late thunder in Darwin.

1 odd   

adj.奇特的；临时的；奇数的；n.[pl.]机会

参考例句：

• She looks a bit odd.I wonder what has happened to her.她的神色有些异样，不知出了什么事。
• He's an odd character and no mistake!他的确是个怪人！

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 elsewhere   

adv.在别处，到别处

参考例句：

• Our favourite restaurant was full so we had to go elsewhere.我们最喜欢去的那家饭店客满了，因此不得不改去别处。
• I have half a mind to move elsewhere.我有点想搬到别处去。