澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-03-16

 Take a look at the satellite, and a cold front is sweeping¹ across Tasmania and Victoria, bringing strong and gusty² southwesterly winds and showers. The trough in the west is generating showers and thunderstorms in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. While tropical cyclone³ Tim and ex-tropical cyclone Sandra remain well offshore⁴.

 

Looking around the states.

 

It will be a mostly sunny day for Queensland, warm on the coast and hot in the west, with showers and storms in the far north.

 

For NSW, very warm in the east, with a late cool change, showers and storms mostly in the south.

 

In Victoria, a colder gusty change developing, it will be windy with showers, mainly in the south.

 

For Tasmania, cold strong southerly winds developing. Shower as well with heavy falls, possible snow for the highlands.

 

In South Australia, a colder gusty southerly change developing, showers in the south, mainly in the southeast.

 

Showers and storms in the southwest of Western Australia, mild in the southeast, hot elsewhere.

 

And for the Northern Territory, there'll be few showers and storms about the top end. Hot and dry in the south.

 

Looking ahead to tomorrow, and late showers in Brisbane, windy with showers for Sydney, possible showers for Melbourne and Hobart, mostly sunny in Adelaide, sunny in Perth and possible thunderstorms for Darwin.

1 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

2 gusty   

adj.起大风的

参考例句：

• Weather forecasts predict more hot weather,gusty winds and lightning strikes.天气预报预测高温、大风和雷电天气将继续。
• Why was Candlestick Park so windy and gusty? 埃德尔斯蒂克公园里为什么会有那么多的强劲阵风？

3 cyclone   

n.旋风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
• The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

4 offshore   

adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面

参考例句：

• A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
• A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。