英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-02-15

 Lows and an associated trough are causing areas of rain over New South Wales and Victoria, heaviest in the east with gusty¹ storms over parts of South Australia. An area of low pressure over the tropics is triggering a few showers and storms. 

 

Taking a look around the country.

 

Queensland will be hot in the south. Scattered² showers and storms expected above southwest with isolated³ showers and storms in the far north and also the southeast. 

 

In New South Wales, an area of rain and possible thunderstorms across much of the state. Patchy in the northeast, gusty winds along the coast this afternoon. 

 

Victoria can expect areas of rain near the northern border with scattered showers and the odd storms through mountain areas.

 

In Tasmania, early drizzle⁴ in the east will develop into showers statewide. Easing by evening. Locally heavy falls around the northeast.

 

Showers and storms in the northeast of South Australia, moving north. Showers in the south, clearing in the west.

 

In WA, showers and storms over the Kimberley and northern inland. Mostly sunny in the south. Very warm in the west.

 

Rain and storms in the south of the Territory with showers and storms in the Top End.

 

And looking ahead to tomorrow's forecast for the capital cities: partly cloudy in Brisbane, rain clearing in Sydney and Canberra, showers in Melbourne and Hobart, dry in Adelaide and Perth, showers in Darwin.

1 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？

2 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

3 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。

4 drizzle   

v.下毛毛雨；n.毛毛雨，蒙蒙细雨

参考例句：

• The shower tailed off into a drizzle.阵雨越来越小，最后变成了毛毛雨。
• Yesterday the radio forecast drizzle,and today it is indeed raining.昨天预报有小雨，今天果然下起来了。