赖世雄英语新闻听力通 第91期:台湾北部降雨逐渐缓和

 　　After isolated¹ areas of severe weather over Taipei, the region's rainfall has tapered² off a bit.

　　在台北的某些局部地区经过一场恶劣的气候之后，该区域的降雨量已逐渐缓和。

　　Light to moderate rain continues to fall over northern Taiwan.

　　台湾北部继续下着小到中雨。

　　The weather system causing all the precipitation is staying put over the area, and is not forecast to move anyrime soon.

　　造成这次降雨的天气因素仍滞留在该区，而且根据天气预报，短期之间也不会移走。

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 tapered   

adj. 锥形的，尖削的，楔形的，渐缩的，斜的 动词taper的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The tail tapered to a rounded tip. 尾部越来越细，最后成了个圆尖。
• The organization tapered off in about half a year. 那个组织大约半年内就逐渐消失了。