澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-01-24

 A trough is triggering widespread heavy rain and isolated¹ thunderstorms about southeast Queensland while a separate trough over New South Wales is causing showers, generally in the state’s southwest. The monsoon² trough is generating thundery showers and some heavy ones over the tropics. Looking around the country now, showers right throughout Queensland with storms in the north and east. Warm and humid northerly winds.

 

Showers also in most of New South Wales. Storms for the east. Dry and cool in the west.

 

In Victoria, you can expect heavy rain and storms in the east, easing throughout the day. Cool with gusty³ southwesterly change in the west.

 

Areas of light rain and drizzle⁴ for Tasmania. Clearing in the state’s northeast. Warm northerly winds developing around the state during the day. 

 

A few light showers and drizzle along the coast of South Australia. Cool southerly winds throughout.

 

Over in the west, light rain and drizzle is forecast for the south of WA. Showers and storms in the state’s north.

 

And more showers and storms for the Top End in the Northern Territory. A cool southwesterly change will spread across the else.

 

Looking ahead to the forecast for the capital cities. Showers for Brisbane in the morning, mostly sunny in Sydney. Thunderstorms for Canberra. Mostly sunny in Melbourne. Clearing showers forecast for Hobart. Mostly sunny for Adelaide and Perth. And thunderstorms in Darwin.

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 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。

3 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？

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。