Heavy rains to hit south China

 BEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rains will sweep south China in the next four days, with rainstorms expected in some southwestern regions, weather authorities said Sunday.

Moderate to heavy rains will hit most of southwest China and southeastern parts of the Tibet Autonomous¹ Region from Sunday to Wednesday, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) forecast.

Meanwhile, parts of southwest China's Sichuan and Guizhou provinces will see torrential rains and thunderstorms, the CMA said.

Heavy rains are also expected in certain areas of the northeastern part of north China and mid-southern part of northeast China, accompanied by thunderstorms, gale² or hailstones, it added.?

1 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

2 gale   

n.大风，强风，一阵闹声（尤指笑声等）

参考例句：

• We got our roof blown off in the gale last night.昨夜的大风把我们的房顶给掀掉了。
• According to the weather forecast,there will be a gale tomorrow.据气象台预报，明天有大风。