澳洲新闻 (ABC天气预报) 2009-07-18

Hello, Geoff Ernest with the national weather.

The cloud building over the southeast is ahead of a weak frontage triggering the odd shower about exposed parts of the South Australian coast and the other offshore¹ storm. Low cloud extending along parts of the southwest WA coast in onshore winds are causing too much rain, and it’s (去掉the) mostly dry elsewhere.

To the states now, that’s fine and dry in Queensland with only a few light showers over the far northern Cape² York Peninsular and Torres Strait islands. A fine and sunny start of the weekend for New South Wales as well with just a few light winds in the northeast

It will be cloudy right across Victoria with isolated³ showers developing in the west and central areas later in the day. There’s the chance of afternoon showers on the northeast ranges and more snow for Alpine⁴ regions.

 Tasmania is in for a cloudy day as well with isolated showers about the north increasing to rain over the west coast, it will be fine elsewhere.

There will be showers right across South Australia’s southern agricultural areas. The far southern coasts and ranges can expect fogs as well.

Showers in WA scattered⁵ in the lower west and southwest districts.

And there will be a mostly fine and sunny day in the Territory.

Now look ahead in the major centers, fine in Brisbane and sunny in Sydney, Melbourne can expect a shower too, with possible showers in Adelaide and Perth.

1 offshore   

adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面

参考例句：

• A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
• A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。

2 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

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 alpine   

adj.高山的；n.高山植物

参考例句：

• Alpine flowers are abundant there.那里有很多高山地带的花。
• Its main attractions are alpine lakes and waterfalls .它以高山湖泊和瀑布群为主要特色。

5 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。