澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-24

Hello, Geoff Ernest with the National Weather.

Tropical¹ Cyclone² Olga will spread heavy squally rain over north Queensland. The cloud in a trough over WA is also bringing showers and storms. Another trough near the New South Wales³ coast is causing light rain. And a high will keep southern parts mostly dry and warm.

To the states now, there will be heavy rain and storms north of Mackay as Tropical Cyclone Olga moves towards the Queensland coast. It will remain very hot in the west.

The cool change moving up the New South Wales coast will combine with a trough and produce showers. It will be hot in the north and dry inland.

The skies should stay clear for the fourth round of the Australian Open in Melbourne. There is a cloud above, but it's not expected to produce any major falls.

Tasmania can expect a cool dry day with just a few falls near the southern coast.

Another fine summer's day for South Australia, northern parts will remain hot as a mass of warm air pulls in the interior⁴.

More showers for the south coast of WA, a trough for spread falls over the east and near inland, it should stay fine elsewhere⁵.

Further north, a monsoon⁶ trough is delivering plenty of heavy rain and storms over the Kimberley and the Northern Territory⁷. It should be hot and dry inland with Alice Springs in for a top of 40 degrees.

Looking ahead, a few more showers for Sydney, storms in the north and it should be fine elsewhere.

1 tropical   

adj.热带的，热带的，炎热的

参考例句：

• You must grow these tropical flowers in a glasshouse.你必须把这些热带花卉种在温室里。
• This disease is widespread in tropical areas.这种疾病在热带地区蔓延很广。

2 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。

3 Wales   

n.威尔士(在大不列颠岛西南部)

参考例句：

• The company are opening up a new factory in Wales.公司将在威尔士开一家新工厂。
• She teaches English at the University of Wales.她在威尔士大学教英语。

4 interior   

adj.在内的，内部的，内地的，国内的；n.内部

参考例句：

• There is water in the interior of the cave.在山洞的内部有水。
• They went into the interior room.他们进了内室。

5 elsewhere   

adv.在别处，到别处

参考例句：

• Our favourite restaurant was full so we had to go elsewhere.我们最喜欢去的那家饭店客满了，因此不得不改去别处。
• I have half a mind to move elsewhere.我有点想搬到别处去。

6 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。

7 territory   

n.领土，领地，版图，地区，活动范围

参考例句：

• Resources in plenty can be found in this territory.这一地区能找到大量自然资源。
• Our country has a vast territory and abundant resources.我国土地辽阔，资源丰富。