英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-02-22

 A low pressure trough is generating showers and storms over central and southeastern Queensland. The monsoon¹ trough over the tropics is producing thunder and showers. They'll be heaviest over the Gulf². 

 

Looking around the country now.

 

Heavy rains and storms over the Queensland gulf. There'll be showers elsewhere.

 

Showers in eastern New South Wales, mostly in the morning. It'll be sunny in the west.

 

Light showers and drizzle³ should clear in Victoria's south. It'll will be mostly sunny in the north of the state.

 

Mostly sunny in Tasmania as well with some light, clearing showers in the west.

 

South Australia will be mostly sunny with some light winds. Clearing showers on the southern coasts.

 

The odd storm in Western Australia's west and north with warm temperatures.

 

And in the Northern Territory, showers and storms in the north and east. It'll be hot and dry in the south and in the west.

 

Now looking ahead to tomorrow's forecast for the capital cities: possible showers in Brisbane and Sydney, increasing sunshine in Melbourne, fine in Hobart, Adelaide and Perth and light showers on the way for Darwin.

 

1 monsoon   

n.季雨，季风，大雨

参考例句：

• The monsoon rains started early this year.今年季雨降雨开始得早。
• The main climate type in that region is monsoon.那个地区主要以季风气候为主要气候类型。

2 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

3 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。