英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-11-16

 A trough in the east is bringing showers and storms to eastern New South Wales and potentially severe storms to southern Queensland. Another trough stretching through WA and South Australia is triggering¹ isolated² showers and storms. 

 

Looking around  the country.

 

In Queensland, showers and potentially severe storms in the east. Hot and mostly sunny in the west. 

 

Isolated showers and thunderstorms over the east and half of New South Wales, with chance of showers and thunderstorms in the far northwest. Partly cloudy elsewhere³.

 

Rain in the north of Victoria, mainly on the ranges to the east. Generally dry in the south and west.

 

In Tasmania, isolated showers above the north, mostly clearing by late afternoon. Otherwise fine.

 

Fine in South Australia, apart from isolated showers and possible thunderstorms in northeast of above Coober Pedy, Sajuna to Port Gangsta. 

 

To Western Australia, showers and storms from the southwest to the Kimberly. Hot in the north and west, warm in the southeast. 

 

In the Northern Territory, showers and storms in the north. Hot throughout. Fresh winds in the south.

 

Let's check the weather around the country. Showers in Brisbane, Sydney and Canberra, becoming dry in Melbourne. It'll be sunny in Hobart, Adelaide and Perth, an afternoon shower or two for Darwin.

1 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。

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。