澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-03-14

 Let’s take a look at the satellite. Tropical Cyclone¹ Owen is producing heavy rain gales² over Western Australia while on the other side of the country, Tropical Cyclone Nathan is generating heavy rain and thunderstorms over far northern Queensland. 

 

Looking around the country, wind, rain and storms easing in the northeast of Queensland. Showers easing on the coast, sunny and hot in the west. 

 

In New South Wales, we’ve got early showers in the northeast of the state clearing. Mostly sunny and very warm in the west.

 

Cloud increasing in the south of Victoria with late showers expected. Moderate westerly winds with late sea breezes. 

 

Cloud and wind increasing ahead of cooler change in Tasmania. Showers forecast mainly in the west of the state with the odd shower in the east. 

 

South Australia can expect very warm conditions in the north with the odd shower in the southeast. Mostly sunny elsewhere.

 

In WA, Tropical Cyclone Owen is expected to continue to weaken as it tracks in the southeast along the mid-west. 

 

Showers and storms in the southwest of the state. Isolated³ showers and storms in the north and west of Top End. Mostly sunny and hot elsewhere.

 

Looking ahead to tomorrow’s forecast for the capital cities, a shower or two in Sydney and Perth. An early shower in Melbourne. Sunny and 32 in Brisbane. Partly cloudy in Adelaide, Hobart and Canberra. And a possible storm in Darwin.

1 cyclone   

n.旋风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
• The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

2 gales   

龙猫

参考例句：

• I could hear gales of laughter coming from downstairs. 我能听到来自楼下的阵阵笑声。
• This was greeted with gales of laughter from the audience. 观众对此报以阵阵笑声。

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。