英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-09-28

 A trough is extending from WA to northern New South Wales, generating showers and thunderstorms. A cold front and a trough crossing the southeast is producing showers, storms and powerful winds in Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia. 

 

Looking around the country. 

 

Patchy rain and isolated¹ thunderstorms for most of Queensland. Isolated thunderstorms developing again in the afternoon. 

 

For New South Wales, isolated showers inland with the chance of early thunder.  Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere.

 

Isolated thunderstorms and small hail possible near the Victorian coast in the morning and early afternoon. Showers above the northwest of Tasmania with possible morning thunderstorms and gusty² periods. Snowfalls to around 1,000 metres. 

 

In South Australia, isolated showers and cooler temperatures in the south, grating to warm in the north. 

 

For WA, isolated showers near the south coast, south of Perth, and over the southwest. Afternoon thunderstorms are possible over the north and east Kimberley.  

 

Mostly sunny in the Northern Territory apart from isolated showers near the west coast and early morning fog patches above the coast.

 

Looking ahead to tomorrow's forecast for the capital cities. Mostly sunny in Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Perth, cloudy in Hobart and Adelaide, overcast³ too in Perth and fine for Darwin.

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 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 overcast   

adj.阴天的，阴暗的，愁闷的；v.遮盖，（使）变暗，包边缝；n.覆盖，阴天

参考例句：

• The overcast and rainy weather found out his arthritis.阴雨天使他的关节炎发作了。
• The sky is overcast with dark clouds.乌云满天。